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Falkland Islands

  • Thursday, April 11th 2013 - 07:37 UTC

    Cooperate and move on

    Falklanders celebrating the March 10/11 referendum

    By Fabian Bosoer and Federico Finchelstein (*) - In Argentina, the passing of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher brings memories of a seemingly irresoluble conflict. The conflict stands as a metaphor of a larger history of global misunderstandings.

  • Thursday, April 11th 2013 - 07:31 UTC

    Confidence behind the Falklands

    (*) Klaus Dodds is a professor of geopolitics at Royal Holloway, University of London and the editor of The Geographical Journal.

    By Klaus Dodds (*) - Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s death does not represent an opportunity to resolve the long-standing sovereignty dispute over the Falkland Islands, or Islas Malvinas. If anything it is a reminder of how entrenched her legacy is to this particular aspect of British foreign and security policy.

  • Thursday, April 11th 2013 - 07:04 UTC

    Pinochet followers call Lady Thatcher an “extraordinary world stateswoman”

    ”Lady Thatcher defended the jurisdictional sovereignty of Chile in very difficult moments in recent history”

    Followers of the late Chilean dictator Augusto Pinocher published two obituaries in the country’s leading newspaper expressing their condolences on the death of the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, whom they describe as “an extraordinary stateswoman” and friend of Chile “in very difficult moments in recent history”

  • Thursday, April 11th 2013 - 06:38 UTC

    When oil is involved, compromise is key

     Professor Terry Karl

    By Terry Karl (*) - The death of Margaret Thatcher will not change the necessity for or the timing of negotiations on the Falklands/Malvinas issue. This political football has re-emerged repeatedly – regardless of the leaders in power – usually for domestic reasons in both Argentina and the United Kingdom. There is little political will for a settlement in the short-term on either side, especially now that offshore oil is publicly and definitively in the picture.

  • Thursday, April 11th 2013 - 02:54 UTC

    Parliament pays tribute to Lady Thatcher but there were also critical voices

    “She made this country great again” let that be her epitaph said PM Cameron (Pic PA)

    Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday paid tribute to Baroness Thatcher as an “extraordinary leader and an extraordinary woman”. Cameron told the British parliament at the start of a specially convened session the former prime minister “defined and overcame the great challenges of her age”.

  • Thursday, April 11th 2013 - 02:35 UTC

    Falkland Islands without Thatcher in The New York Times Room for Debate

    Gavin Short MLA

    The New York Times has introduced a new section called The Opinion Pages, Room for Debate and this week’s theme was “The Falkland Islands without Thatcher”. For that purpose it invited six opinions related to the issue.

  • Thursday, April 11th 2013 - 00:35 UTC

    Falklands’ oil company completes 3D seismic program and is planning next drilling campaign

    CEO Howard Obee, B&S intends to bring partners into the licences and is actively monitoring the rig market

    Borders & Southern announced this week it has completed the 3D seismic program in the South Falkland Basin offshore the Falkland Islands. The group acquired 1,025 sq km of full fold seismic data collected by the ‘Ramform Challenger’, which will be processed by Petroleum Geo-Services.

  • Wednesday, April 10th 2013 - 15:41 UTC

    Falkland Islands’ toothfish fishery awarded “Best Choice” rating by Seafood Watch

    Dr. Tom Pickerell, Senior Science Manager at Seafood Watch: “it is possible to harvest toothfish in a responsible manner”.

    The Falkland Island Toothfish fishery is one of the three toothfish fisheries around the world awarded a category of “Best Choice” by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Program. Seafood Watch is the most well-known and trusted source in North America for consumers and businesses seeking information about environmentally responsible seafood choices.

  • Wednesday, April 10th 2013 - 15:26 UTC

    Falkland Islands Baroness Thatcher memorial service and public holiday on April 17

    The ceremony will be held at Christ Church Cathedral in the afternoon to allow Islanders to follow the funeral service in London (Pic P. Smith)

    The Falkland Islands will be holding a memorial service for the late Baroness Thatcher on Wednesday 17th April, which has been declared a public holiday, announced the local government.

  • Tuesday, April 9th 2013 - 02:10 UTC

    Falkland Islands’ delegation expected in Mexico to talk about referendum results

    MLA Elsby and Ms Ormond during their recent visit to Colombia

    Falkland Islands lawmaker Dr. Barry Elsby and young Islander Krysteen Ormond are expected this week in Mexico with a full agenda of political contacts and media interviews referred to the March referendum when Islanders by an overwhelming turnout and support, 92% and 99.8%, decided to continue as a British Overseas Territory.