Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, January 4th 2017 - 08:54 UTC

  Malvinas question: Macri should surround himself of prudent, skilful advisors, says ex Army chief

  

  A former Argentine Army chief and Malvinas veteran, General Martin Balza said on Tuesday that president Mauricio Macri's government must “strengthen its dissuasion and negotiation capacities” in the Malvinas Islands question, and should surround himself of prudent advisors on the matter.

• Tuesday, January 3rd 2017 - 09:24 UTC

  Argentine government apologize for forgetting the Falklands in a map of Argentina in New Year greetings

  

  The Argentine government apologized on Monday for having omitted the disputed Falkland Islands in a map of Argentina included in a New Year greetings message. “Our apologies for the mistake from the Design Department in our end of the year greetings”, twitted the Development Ministry for having not included the Malvinas Islands.

• Tuesday, January 3rd 2017 - 06:56 UTC

  New Year greetings to Falkland Islanders from Tierra del Fuego governor, “your governor”

  

  Rosana Bertone, governor of Argentina's extreme south province, officially Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands, which obviously includes the Falklands, included in her New Year greetings a message to the Islanders calling for peace and understanding leaving aside fear and mistrust.

• Tuesday, January 3rd 2017 - 06:41 UTC

  Malvinas: Argentina calls on UK for dialogue and sovereignty discussions

  

  Argentina has invited the United Kingdom to advance with the dialogue initiated last year to resume negotiations to enable in the shortest time possible, to find a peaceful and definitive solution to the sovereignty dispute over the Malvinas Islands, abiding the iterative calls from the international community, according to a release from the Argentine foreign ministry.

• Thursday, December 29th 2016 - 19:58 UTC

  Falklands' fisheries and oil issues must be discussed with the Argentine congress, warns lawmaker Carrió

  

  All issues linked to fisheries and hydrocarbons in the Falklands/Malvinas must be discussed and approved by Congress, warned Argentina's chair of the foreign affairs committee adding that if necessary the officials involved, who ignore the legislative will be summoned and sacked with a no confidence vote and political trial.

• Wednesday, December 28th 2016 - 06:54 UTC

  Air link to Falklands requested by an Argentine charter airline from Neuquén

  

  A private charter airline planning to operate as a low cost option, based in Neuquén and San Fernando, Buenos Aires has requested the Argentine government for domestic and regional routes including one to the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, December 28th 2016 - 06:51 UTC

  Argentine congress opens Malvinas Observatory; Malcorra will not be attending

  

  Argentine foreign minister Susana Malcorra will not be going this Wednesday to the Lower House where she was first summoned, and later invited for the formal constitution and opening of the Malvinas Observatory. Lawmaker Elisa Carrió, a close ally of president Mauricio Macri, and chair of the Lower House Foreign Affairs committee originally summoned the minister.

• Wednesday, December 28th 2016 - 04:32 UTC

  Falklands a century ago, record prices for exports: wool and whale oil

  

  The Penguin News with background information from the Jane Cameron National Archives has published an interesting article about the Falkland Islands, economy and trade, a century ago in the midst of the First Great War. Wool from a flock of almost 700.000, and whale oil were the Islands main exports in 1916, while coal with soaring prices the main import. A century ago there were 61 births and 17 marriages.

• Monday, December 26th 2016 - 14:33 UTC

  Falklands government secures environmental planning contract with Aedis

  

  The Falkland Islands Government have secured the services of Tees Valley based building control firm Aedis. The contract will see Aedis delivering a raft of professional consultancy services based upon their building control expertise. This includes providing a remote plan checking service to help the Falkland Islands Environmental Planning Department ensure all new building work complies with the necessary building regulations.

• Monday, December 26th 2016 - 04:08 UTC

  “You lot can sod off”, ex Top Gear Clarkson Xmas greeting for Tierra del Fuego

  

  Jeremy Clarkson, the ex leading star of one of BBC's most successful programs, Top Gear is back again squabbling with his not so generous hosts in the extreme south of Argentina. A veteran provocateur which feeds into British nationalism, this time in his Christmas greetings he had a special reference to Tierra del Fuego from which he was chased away in late 2014.