Falkland Islands

• Saturday, November 22nd 2014 - 05:30 UTC

  UK reacts to 'Malvinas are Argentine' signs on public transportation

  

  The UK has objected to Argentine congress decision that public transportation should carry signs expressing the country's claim over the Falkland Islands. A law passed by the Argentine Congress says vehicles must declare “Las Malvinas son Argentinas”, or the “Malvinas are Argentine”.

• Friday, November 21st 2014 - 21:16 UTC

  Falklands opens dock facility to support oil industry exploration beginning 2015

  

  This week Houston based Noble Energy, one of the several oil companies operating in the Falkland Islands made the official opening of the temporary dock facility (TDF) in Stanley, an essential piece for the logistics of the industry which is scheduled to begin another round of exploratory drilling in the first quarter of next year.

• Thursday, November 20th 2014 - 04:13 UTC

  “Malvinas are Argentine”, mandatory in all Argentine public transport systems

  

  All Argentine public transport must include the logo “Malvinas are Argentine”, according to the latest bill approved by the Lower House in Congress, following on an initiative from Senator Teresta Luna from the ruling coalition of President Cristina Fernandez. Victory Front.

• Wednesday, November 19th 2014 - 07:44 UTC

  Falklands contracts strategic review of Telecommunications provision

  

  The Falkland Islands Government have announced that Cartesian Ltd have recently been appointed to carry out a strategic review of Telecommunications Provision in the Falklands Islands. Cartesian will be starting work on the review immediately, with the first draft report due on 24th December.

• Monday, November 17th 2014 - 06:23 UTC

  Falklands' giant mural paying tribute to the Royal Navy painted by school in Hampshire

  

  Students from a Hampshire college in the UK have completed a giant mural paying tribute to the Royal Navy’s role in the Falklands Conflict. Twenty students from South Downs College at Waterlooville spent a week completing the 12ft square artwork on a wall in the Warrant Officers and Senior Rates Mess at HMS Excellent in Portsmouth.

• Monday, November 17th 2014 - 06:06 UTC

  UK will not support World Bank loans to Argentina; British public opinion against such aid

  

  The United Kingdom contributions mostly through World Bank loans and aid to Argentina have again been questioned in Britain with demands on Prime Minister David Cameron to block British taxpayers cash going to the country which has 'precarious finances' and a long standing demand over the Falkland Islands sovereignty.

• Monday, November 17th 2014 - 06:01 UTC

  Thousands march in Buenos Aires marathon in support for Falklands' dialogue

  

  Thousands of people participated Sunday in a race organized by Argentina's government to press for a dialogue with Britain over the Falkland Islands, officials said.“#YoCorroPorMalvinas was a success! More than 10 thousand people came out today to say Yes to a dialogue for the Malvinas,” Malvinas Islands Affairs Secretary Daniel Filmus said in a Twitter post.

• Saturday, November 15th 2014 - 05:24 UTC

  Falklands' naval exercises: “regular routine training”, says Ministry of Defense

  

  UK described recent combined military exercises in and around the Falkland Islands as part of regular routine training. The statement follows on Thursday's strong Argentine protest, (which claims sovereignty over the (Malvinas) Islands), and called the military exercises a “new provocation”.

• Saturday, November 15th 2014 - 01:13 UTC

  Parlasur dialogue with Kelpers: a great opportunity lost

  

  By Jaime Trobo (*) - Parlasur, acronym for Mercosur Parliament, decided to approve a declaration relative to the Malvinas Islands situation, and more specifically on the sovereignty conflict between the Argentine Republic and Great Britain, which has been ongoing for over 180 years with no reasonable accord.

• Friday, November 14th 2014 - 07:27 UTC

  Falklands accepts Premier's 'realistic solution' to current world oil price environment

  

  The Falkland Islands Government said on Thursday it took notice of the announcement by Premier Oil of their revised proposal for commercial oil production in the Falkland Islands, which “it is considered represents a realistic solution to progress development in the current international oil price environment”.