Falkland Islands

• Monday, September 24th 2012 - 01:54 UTC

  Falklands’ team schedule for the Brazil Badminton International Tournament released

  

  The wait is finally over for the Falklands’ badminton team as they find out their opponents in the 27th Brazil Badminton International Cup, which will be played in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from 27th to 30th September 2012.

• Saturday, September 22nd 2012 - 05:32 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez off to the UN General Assembly to claim Malvinas sovereignty

  

  President Cristina Fernandez leaves this weekend for New York to attend the UN General Assembly where two of the main issues of the Argentine agenda will be the Malvinas Islands claim and AMIA, the terrorist attack on an Argentine Jewish institution in which allegedly Iran could have been involved.

• 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.