Falkland Islands

• Monday, November 10th 2014 - 09:13 UTC

  Falklands/Malvinas issue to be debated at the Parlasur Parliament

  

  The Falklands/Malvinas dispute and 'colonialism' will be discussed on Monday during an extraordinary session of the Mercosur Parliament, Parlasur, in Montevideo with the attendance of Argentine and Uruguayan foreign ministers Hector Timerman and Luis Almagro.

• Monday, November 10th 2014 - 07:34 UTC

  Latam Energy Organization approves statement on “Malvinas sovereignty”

  

  Energy ministers from the Latin American Energy Organization, OLADE, meeting in San Salvador approved last Friday a statement on “Malvinas Islands sovereignty” referred to the “illegal hydrocarbons exploration and exploitation undertaken in the Islands surrounding waters”, points out a release from the Argentine Foreign ministry.

• Saturday, November 8th 2014 - 11:13 UTC

  Aggressive promotions and solid leadership pays off for the Falkland Islands!

  

  The Falkland Islands Tourist Board has been working hard to produce the highest standard of representation for the islands to date. Following a highly successful campaign over the past two and a half years of developing a higher awareness for the Falkland Islands through targeted and high level marketing, promotions and events, have pulled off the most successful of the years promotions.

• Thursday, November 6th 2014 - 21:50 UTC

  Falklands oil industry regulated by UK North Sea standards, one of the highest in the world

  

  The elected government of the Falkland Islands has strongly refuted remarks by Argentine official 'Malvinas Secretary' Daniel Filmus, published in The Guardian, in which he states that hydrocarbons activities in the Falklands are environmentally reckless, and describes Filmus words as “yet another example of the Argentine's government futile efforts to damage the Falklands economy”

• Wednesday, November 5th 2014 - 21:09 UTC

  Falklands' guardian HMS Clyde braves storms for routine South Georgia visit

  

  Falkland Islands guardian HMS Clyde braved spring storms to pay her first visit of the Austral summer to the wildlife paradise of South Georgia. The patrol ship crossed 850 miles of ocean to reach the remote island – part of its domain as the Royal Navy’s permanent presence in the Falklands – to work with British Antarctic Survey scientists and generally fly the flag for the UK.

• Wednesday, November 5th 2014 - 06:19 UTC

  Falklands' 1914 German sunken battle ships to be explored by marine archeologist

  

  Historian and renowned Marine Archaeologist, Mensun Bound, has been researching the events surrounding the December 2014 Battle of the Falklands and has secured private funding for a once in a life time expedition.

• Tuesday, November 4th 2014 - 05:05 UTC

  Falklands have a per capita GDP “ten times higher than Argentina”

  

  Argentina's financial daily, El Cronista Comercial has published two articles on the Falkland Islands based on data from the 2014 Statistical Yearbook stating that the Islands enjoy a GDP per capita several times higher than Argentina and that the economy has been expanding at 11% annually since 2008.

• Saturday, November 1st 2014 - 04:08 UTC

  BBC refuses to make apology about Top Gear row in Argentina

  

  The BBC has refused to apologize to Argentina over a Top Gear special filmed in the country. The show's stars and crew had to abandon filming last month amid angry protests over a car number-plate that appeared to refer to the Falkland Islands War.

• Friday, October 31st 2014 - 07:04 UTC

  Falklands demining contracts goes to Bactec and Fenix Insight

  

  Two companies have been awarded contracts by the UK Foreign Office for the clearance of minefields in the Falkland Islands, dating back to the 1982 conflict when retreating Argentine forces laid antipersonnel and other explosives particularly in a ring surrounding the capital Stanley.

• Thursday, October 30th 2014 - 06:51 UTC

  Falklands: MPs visit scheduled for the second week of November

  

  Two UK MPs Yvonne Fovargue (L) and Guy Opperman (C) will be visiting the Falkland Islands from 13 to 18 November, accompanied by Falklands government representative in London, Sukey Cameron MBE.