Falkland Islands

• Saturday, September 22nd 2012 - 05:22 UTC

  Timerman obtains Colombian support for Malvinas claim and UK/Argentina talks

  

  Foreign minister Hector Timerman thanked the Colombian government for supporting Argentine legitimate claims over the Malvinas Islands and for calling for a resumption of negotiation with the UK to find a peaceful solution to the South Atlantic islands dispute.

• Friday, September 21st 2012 - 06:31 UTC

  Falklands Tourist Board ‘disappointed’ by political pressure at BA Seatrade

  

  Political pressure on organisers of the Seatrade South America convention held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, last week meant the Falkland Islands was ignored during discussions as a tourist destination in the region.

• Wednesday, September 19th 2012 - 10:03 UTC

  Falklands’ badminton team off to the Brazilian International Cup

  

  A team of four are currently emerged in a training camp preparing for competition in Sao Paulo next week.

• Tuesday, September 18th 2012 - 07:21 UTC

  Falklands’ Desire confirms exploration potential and is looking for farm-in partner

  

  Falkland Islands explorer Desire Petroleum said its half-year to end-June period losses decreased from 39.3 million dollars in the previous period to just 2m, due to a fall in exploration and evaluation expenses. It also announced that it was looking for a farm-in partner for the North Falkland basin, where the company is focused.

• Tuesday, September 18th 2012 - 06:56 UTC

  Falklands immigration review to address labour demand from strong economy

  

  The future need of the Falklands Islands labour market is the driving force behind a decision to review the Falklands immigration system, confirmed Head of Policy Jamie Fotheringham this week in a report published by Penguin News.

• Monday, September 17th 2012 - 18:29 UTC

  Falklands’ referendum will send strong message to world public opinion

  

  The Falkland Islands don’t expect Argentina to accept the results of the coming referendum, but will show the rest of the world, particularly South and Central America that the Islands are a democracy and have the right to self determination, said Falklands’ lawmakers in an interview with the Mexican newspaper Excelsior.

• Monday, September 17th 2012 - 14:57 UTC

  FOGL and Edison strike gas discovery to the East of the Falkland Islands

  

  Falkland Oil and Gas Ltd announced Monday that the well drilled to the East of the Falkland Islands to a depth of over 4.000 meters is a gas discovery. The statement comes after a rough week for FOGL when its shares plummeted following poor and unfounded press coverage.

• Saturday, September 15th 2012 - 06:39 UTC

  Busy international agenda for Falkland Islands lawmakers

  

  Members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly Gavin Short and Sharon Halford are currently attending the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Plenary and Small Countries Conference in Sri Lanka.

• Thursday, September 13th 2012 - 19:11 UTC

  A field guide to the wildlife of South Georgia with 350 colour photos

  

  “A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia” is the title of the comprehensive new 200-page soft-back guide to the Island’s wildlife. The book contains over 350 colour photos of the fauna and flora it describes.

• Thursday, September 13th 2012 - 16:01 UTC

  Six ambassadors present credentials in Uruguay, including UK, Germany and Chile

  

  Six ambassadors presented their credentials to Uruguayan president Jose Mujica during a ceremony held at the Executive Tower on Tuesday. The first to meet President Mujica was UK ambassador Ben Lyster-Binns.