Falkland Islands

• Friday, April 20th 2012 - 04:39 UTC

  Bumper Loligo squid season in Falklands with over 34.900 tons

  

  Falkland Islands fishing companies had tons of reasons to be cheerful as the first Loligo squid season of 2012 drew to a close last weekend.

• Friday, April 20th 2012 - 04:25 UTC

  Malvinas veterans revisit scenes of war where they were tortured by their officers

  

  In the this 30th anniversary year of the armed conflict between British and Argentine forces it is not surprising that we have seen, and will continue to see, increased numbers of veterans from both sides arriving in the Falkland Islands.

• Thursday, April 19th 2012 - 20:20 UTC

  Containerization proves its advantages for Falklands’ fishing industry

  

  The Falkland Islands fishing industry must, “use it or lose it,” Director/Owner Beauchene Fishing Cheryl Roberts told the local weekly Penguin News referring to the Falklands containerisation link with the rest of the world.

• Thursday, April 19th 2012 - 05:18 UTC

  Falklands’ dispute controversy reaches The Washington Post

  

  The Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute has reached the US capital triggering an interesting exchange in the Washington Post, involving the newspaper and the ambassadors from Argentina and the UK.

• Wednesday, April 18th 2012 - 18:47 UTC

  HMS Plymouth where the Argentine surrendered South Georgia in 1982, to be scrapped

  

  The Royal Navy warship which hosted the Argentine surrender of South Georgia in 1982 is to be scrapped despite an intensive campaign to save it from extinction, reports the UK media.

• Wednesday, April 18th 2012 - 08:06 UTC

  Argentina’s Malvinas claim with no support statement from hemisphere defence ministers

  

  A preparatory meeting for a Ministers of Defence of the Americas Conference to be held in the second half of the year concluded in Montevideo with no inclusion of the Malvinas Islands dispute in the final declaration because of lack of agreement among the participants.

• Wednesday, April 18th 2012 - 00:54 UTC

  Letter on identification of Argentine soldiers buried in Falklands sent to the Red Cross

  

  Malvinas conflict next-of-kin commission sent a letter to the International Red Cross expressing their position regarding the request from President Cristina Fernandez for that organization to help with the identification of soldiers’ remains buried in the Falkland Islands Argentine cemetery.

• Tuesday, April 17th 2012 - 19:32 UTC

  Falklands 30th anniversary will focus on remembering the 1982 legacy of sacrifice

  

  A Foreign and Commonwealth Minister a front bench spokesperson from the Labour Party and a representative from the Conservative Party will be among VIP guests at the June Falkland Islands 30th commemorations.

• Monday, April 16th 2012 - 06:49 UTC

  Timerman says summit left “a very positive balance” for Argentina

  

  Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman indicated that Argentina’s participation in the 6th Summit of the Americas “left a very positive balance,” and stressed on the importance of the bilateral meeting between President Cristina Fernández and US president Barack Obama.

• Monday, April 16th 2012 - 04:55 UTC

  Obama confirms at the summit US neutrality on the Falklands/Malvinas question

  

  The US will remain on the sidelines in the dispute between the UK and Argentina over the Falkland Islands sovereignty, said President Barack Obama on Sunday at the conclusion of the Summit of the Americas in Colombia.