Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, February 5th 2014 - 08:31 UTC

  Argentina grateful to Grenada for Malvinas claim support, promises cooperation

  

  Grenada foreign minister Nickolas Steele is in Buenos Aires for a two-day visit which included a meeting with his peer Hector Timerman and other top officials from the foreign ministry to discuss cooperation, economic development and trade issues.

• Wednesday, February 5th 2014 - 08:21 UTC

  Falklands' oil industry developer Premier CEO steps down

  

  Shares in UK's Premier Oil, which has interests in developing Falkland Islands oil, soared almost 9% on Tuesday despite news that its chief executive is to step down after nine years at the helm. Simon Lockett will leave his position and the board of Premier once a successor has been appointed.

• Saturday, February 1st 2014 - 04:40 UTC

  Falklands' honors only New Zealand soldier killed during the 1982 war

  

  Falkland Islands Member of the Legislative Assembly Mike Summers attended on Friday a wreath-laying ceremony at Palmerston, New Zealand, to honor the sacrifice of Private Richard Absolon who was the only New Zealand solider killed during the Falkland Islands war in 1982.

• Friday, January 31st 2014 - 23:14 UTC

  Falklands referendum: observers mission partially financed by Canada, claims Argentina

  

  The Falkland Islands referendum a year ago when an overwhelming majority of Islanders voted to remain as a British Overseas Territory, supported on the UN charter enshrined peoples' right to self determination has become an obsession for Argentina and the official news agency Telam has been researching the international validation of the event and Canadian support stands out strongly.

• Thursday, January 30th 2014 - 20:48 UTC

  Falklands further advances democracy and names Complaints Commissioner

  

  Former member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly Dick Sawle has been appointed as Falklands Complaints Commissioner, which is a similar role to that of an Ombudsman in the UK. Sawle was appointed by Governor Nigel Haywood and his post came into effect on 15 January 2014 for a period of two years.

• Thursday, January 30th 2014 - 19:09 UTC

  Learning about the Falkland Islands

  

  Unsurprisingly, most Australians don’t know much about the Falkland Islands, so visiting Legislative Assembly member Mike Summers faced lots of questions during his trip to Melbourne this week.

• Thursday, January 30th 2014 - 05:53 UTC

  Malvinas Affairs official meets with Decolonization Committee Bureau

  

  Following on an initiative from the standing Bureau of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization, Argentina's Secretary Related to Malvinas and other South Atlantic Islands Affairs, Daniel Filmus held a meeting with its members on Tuesday at UN headquarters in New York.

• Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 22:38 UTC

  Maduro wants Puerto Rico to join Celac, a territory 'free of colonies'

  

  President Nicolás Maduro described the current CELAC summit in Havana as historic and revealed Venezuela has proposed that the group's territories be considered 'free of colonies' and thus invites Puerto Rico to formally join Celac (Community of Latin American and Caribbean state).

• Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 19:48 UTC

  HMS Portland begins her Atlantic deployment visiting England's centuries old ally Portugal

  

  HMS Portland has called into the Portuguese capital, the first stop of her Atlantic deployment that will take her to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia.

• Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 04:27 UTC

  Falklands lawmaker on political visit to New Zealand and Australia

  

  Mike Summers Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands will visit New Zealand and Australia this week as part of a regional tour where he will present the Falklands as a modern, thriving democracy and address the Falkland Islanders right to self determination. There are long-standing links between the countries, and this tour hopes to build upon existing relationships.