Falkland Islands

• Thursday, April 25th 2013 - 02:49 UTC

  Falklands ‘is about people; it is not about rocks; about people self determining their future’

  

  “The Falkland Islands is about people; it is not about rocks. It is about people’s right to lead lives as they wish to lead them. As people in Argentina can: to live in peace, prosperity. It is about making their choices and leading their lives and having their home as an expression of their wishes, not somebody else’s wishes. They should be able to self-determine their own futures”.

• Wednesday, April 24th 2013 - 06:29 UTC

  Falkland Island's booming economy: request to develop two 200-bed accommodations

  

  In anticipation of the business opportunities the oil industry will bring to the Falkland Islands, a leading company has plans to build in the capital Stanley two temporary 200-bed accommodations, according to the planning applications received.

• Wednesday, April 24th 2013 - 01:47 UTC

  Falkland Island''s tells MPs ‘we’re no quaint toy town’ on suggestion of changing Stanley’s name

  

  A suggestion by some British senior Members of Parliament advocating a change of name for the Falkland Islands capital, Stanley to Port Margaret Thatcher in honour of the late Baroness had a strong reply from the local weekly, Penguin News.

• Wednesday, April 24th 2013 - 01:34 UTC

  Falklands’ debates contribution to Baroness Thatcher’s funeral costs

  

  The UK public opinion controversy over the cost of Baroness Thatcher’s funeral has reached the Falkland Islands where a member of the public proposed a ‘six figure’ contribution towards the event from the local government.

• Friday, April 19th 2013 - 06:32 UTC

  Falkland Islands Holdings expects a quantum leap in the local economy over the next decade

  

  Falkland Islands Holdings, which owns the Falkland Islands Company, FIC, expects to report a slight fall in annual profits but anticipates a quantum leap in the Falklands’ economy over the next decade with the oil industry and the commencement in 2014 of the Sea Lion project.

• Friday, April 19th 2013 - 06:24 UTC

  Falkland Islands’ Sea Lion project will demand 5bn dollars and first oil is expected 2017

  

  UK independent oil and gas Premier Oil company said that the Falkland Islands Sea Lion project is one of their biggest operations undertaken to date involving an investment of 5 billion dollars with first oil expected sometime in 2017.

• Thursday, April 18th 2013 - 22:11 UTC

  Falklands’ referendum and self-determination receive support from US Congress

  

  United States Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart released a statement after introducing a House Resolution recognizing the Falkland Islands referendum which was held March 10/11 with an overwhelming turnout and result.

• Thursday, April 18th 2013 - 01:50 UTC

  Falklands’ service to “the most theologically-minded Prime Minister’ of the XXth century”

  

  In the Falkland Islands Wednesday memorial and thanksgiving service to Baroness Thatcher, Reverend Dr Richard Hines led the congregation through the messages of the hymns and Bible readings she personally chose for the day of her funeral.

• Thursday, April 18th 2013 - 00:30 UTC

  Falkland Islands in moving tribute to Baroness Thatcher, “a great friend of the Islands”

  

  A memorial and thanksgiving service to Baroness Thatcher was held in the Falkland Islands Wednesday afternoon at the local church a few hours after the main ceremony in London’s St Paul cathedral.

• Wednesday, April 17th 2013 - 07:58 UTC

  Malvinas seminar in Argentina to teach education staff how to isolate the war from the sovereignty claim

  

  An estimated 1.600 teachers and education students from all over Argentina are participating in a Malvinas seminar organized by the country’s Education ministry with the main purpose of “setting aside the war issue” from the main sovereignty claim.