Falkland Islands

• Saturday, September 28th 2013 - 04:57 UTC

  Malvinas/Gibraltar: Garcia Margallo admits coincidences, but “no joint actions”

  

  Spain will not be involved in ‘joint actions’ with Argentina regarding sovereignty claims over Gibraltar and Malvinas, said on Friday Spanish Foreign minister Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo, arguing there had been ‘misinterpretations’ in the Argentine version of the bilateral ministerial meeting and which was first denied by the Moncla Palace.

• Friday, September 27th 2013 - 08:20 UTC

  Falklands’ tourism stats: UK and Argentina provide the most arrivals

  

  The Falkland Islands Tourist Board has released statistics from last season and Managing Director Tony Mason explained that the seasonality of tourism in the Falkland Islands is quite significant, with 65.5% (nearly two-thirds) of all arrivals visiting in the first and last three months of the year (Jan-Mar and Oct- Dec) in 2012.

• Friday, September 27th 2013 - 07:30 UTC

  Malvinas/Falklands joint claims: Spain denies Timerman, calls UK a “friend”

  

  The Spanish government denied having agreed with Argentina on joint measures to press Great Britain for Malvinas Islands and Gibraltar sovereignty claims, as had been reported earlier on Thursday by Argentina’s foreign minister Hector Timerman, and described the UK as a friend country.

• Thursday, September 26th 2013 - 21:51 UTC

  Falkland Islands legislative dissolved in advance of November 7 general election

  

  The Falkland Islands elected Legislative Assembly was dissolved on Thursday by Governor Nigel Haywood in advance of the General Election scheduled to be held on November 7.

• Thursday, September 26th 2013 - 20:55 UTC

  Falklands/Gibraltar: Argentina and Spain agree to team up and pressure UK

  

  Argentina and Spain agreed on Thursday to team up to pressure Britain to discuss their separate claims on British territories: the Falklands in the south Atlantic and Gibraltar near the southern tip of Spain.

• Wednesday, September 25th 2013 - 06:28 UTC

  Malvinas militarization and UK nuclear subs in South Atlantic protests Cristina Fernandez

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández used Tuesday’s speech in before the UN General Assembly to once more criticize British military movements in the South Atlantic, condemning the use of nuclear submarines around the disputed Falklands/Malvinas Islands.

• Wednesday, September 25th 2013 - 04:44 UTC

  Falkland Islands next round of oil exploration drilling announced for late 2014

  

  One of the several hydrocarbons companies operating in Falkland Islands waters expects its next drilling phase to begin in the fourth quarter of 2014 with a minimum of two exploration wells following extensive 3D surveying of southern licences in the Diomedea fan complex adjacent to the Darwin discovery.

• Tuesday, September 24th 2013 - 07:05 UTC

  Malvinas sovereignty, the main line of action at OAS pledges Ambassador Garré

  

  The new Argentine ambassador before the Organization of American States, OAS, former Defence and Home Security minister Nilda Garré begins her diplomatic job with a main line of action: ‘claiming the Malvinas Islands sovereignty” and the “resumption of negotiations with the UK”.

• Friday, September 20th 2013 - 19:57 UTC

  Falklands’ ‘friendly VC10’ retires from RAF service after 47 years

  

  After 47 years of service for the Royal Air Force, the VC10 took to the skies on Friday 20 September 2013 for its final Air-to-Air refuelling operational sortie. The aircraft will retire on 25 September 2013.

• Friday, September 20th 2013 - 08:10 UTC

  Falklands and oil company discuss temporary port for exploration needs

  

  Noble Energy Falkland Islands Ltd continue to negotiate with the Falkland Islands Government on the construction of a temporary port to the east of FIPASS prior to progressing the application for planning permission, the company’s representative in the Falkland Islands told Penguin News this week.