Falkland Islands

Monday, June 1st 2015 - 06:36 UTC
Falklands born Alejandro Betts entitled to vote in coming Argentine elections

For the first time a man born in the Falkland Islands, will be voting in the coming Argentine elections, according to reports in the Buenos Aires media. The man is Alejandro Betts, 58, who received his Argentine ID at a ceremony in the Argentine embassy before United Nations, and will thus be eligible to cast a ballot in the coming Tierra del Fuego provincial and municipal elections.
Friday, May 29th 2015 - 09:44 UTC
Falkland Islands welcomes 'oil discovery' at the Isobel Deep exploration

The Falkland Islands Government welcomed Thursday's announcement by Premier Oil and partners that the 14/20-1 ‘Isobel Deep’ exploration well has been declared an “oil discovery”. Isobel Deep in the North Falkland basin, is the second well of a six-well offshore campaign planned to take place in the Islands waters through 2015.
Friday, May 29th 2015 - 09:34 UTC
Falklands War plates' complaint rejected by BBC Trust: 'lack of evidence'

The BBC Trust has rejected complaints over Top Gear's Patagonia special, in which a car number plate which appeared to refer to the 1982 Falklands war. The production team fled Argentina following protests over the use of the registration number H982 FKL.
Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 22:09 UTC
Falklands: “We are an Overseas Territory, very content with the status and endorsed in the 2013 referendum”

The Falkland Islands are very pleased with their current political and democratic status based on the UN charter and confirmed in the 2013 referendum, enjoy a prosperous economy with emphasis on social policies and environment conservation and have good neighborly relations with nearby countries, except for Argentina that “continues to ignore our people's right to self-determination and covet our territory”.
Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 05:11 UTC
Falklands' Isobel Deep well with good prospects of finding oil, say operators

Premier Oil’s high-impact Falklands Isobel Deep well has hit oil shows in a suspected high pressure formation, partners Rockhopper Exploration and Falkland Oil & Gas Ltd., said Tuesday morning. But, the area will now have to be cased, delaying the drilling program.
Tuesday, May 19th 2015 - 07:05 UTC
Falklands celebrates 30th Anniversary of Mount Pleasant Airport opening

”The Falkland Islands airport emerges from rock and peat-bog” said The Times in its 11 May edition, the day before the official opening of Mount Pleasant Airport in 1985, thirty years ago last week.
Monday, May 18th 2015 - 05:03 UTC
Falklands' Borders & Southern releases encouraging technical update of Darwin gas/condensate discovery

Borders & Southern has issued a technical update on its Darwin gas/condensate discovery south of the Falkland Islands and near-field prospectivity. The goal was to improve understanding of the Darwin reservoir interval, both within and surrounding the discovery and also its projected facies trend along the Aptian shelf
Saturday, May 16th 2015 - 08:30 UTC
Falklands' geophysical oil exploration buoy ends up in SW Australia

The hull bears the scars of a 10,483 kilometre journey from the Falkland Islands in the south Atlantic, through the Southern and Indian Oceans to the shores of Esperance in southern Western Australia, according to reports in the Australian media.
Thursday, May 14th 2015 - 08:45 UTC
Malvinas war veterans appeal abuses case to Inter American Human Rights Commission

Malvinas war veterans have taken their Human rights abuse case against Argentine officers to the Inter American Human Rights Commission, IHRC, following on Argentina's Supreme Court decision rejecting the case because of time limit.
Thursday, May 14th 2015 - 00:56 UTC
Falklands debates bringing contract workers for maintenance of roads system

Bringing contract workers in to ensure enough staff to maintain the Falkland Islands' roads ready for the start of the season in the spring, if not earlier is MLA Gavin Short’s wish.