Falkland Islands

• Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 06:38 UTC

  Olympic Games joins Falklands’ dispute: “To compete in English soil, we train in Argentine soil”

  

  As was somehow anticipated by Ambassador in UK Alicia Castro’s attitude, Argentina is determined to take advantage of the London Olympic Games global exposure to press for its claims over the Falklands Islands, as part of a plan allegedly called “Sowing for the Malvinas claim”.

• Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 02:19 UTC

  UK describes incident of Ambassador Castro with Hague as “disappointing”

  

  The United Kingdom ratified on its refusal to start any negotiation over the sovereignty of the Malvinas Islands, and considered “disappointing” the episode occurred on Monday between Argentine ambassador to London Alicia Castro and British Foreign Secretary William Hague.

• Wednesday, May 2nd 2012 - 22:42 UTC

  With oil development in mind, Falklands’ trade delegation visits Aberdeen and Shetlands

  

  A numerous delegation from the Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce is on its way to Scotland for a five day high-profile meeting with peers from Aberdeen and the Shetland Islands which begins next May 8.

• Wednesday, May 2nd 2012 - 15:06 UTC

  Peru could find itself snared in the Falklands/Malvinas dispute

  

  By W. Alex Sanchez, Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs - Thirty years after a bloody war between the United Kingdom and Argentina, the longstanding territorial conflict over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands continues to simmer.

• Wednesday, May 2nd 2012 - 05:50 UTC

  Peace Nobel laureates deliver letter to PM Cameron office calling for Falklands’ dispute dialogue

  

  Argentine Peace Nobel prize winner Adolfo Pérez Esquivel delivered in London a letter of seven Peace Nobel winners to Prime Minister David Cameron urging UK along with Argentina to reach a peaceful solution over the sovereignty of the disputed Falklands/Malvinas Islands.

• Wednesday, May 2nd 2012 - 05:37 UTC

  Argentina promises more public harassment on Falklands: “you wait and see”

  

  Argentine ambassador in London Alicia Castro who on Monday surprised and embarrassed (‘ambushed’, according to the UK media) Foreign Secretary William Hague asking him at a public meeting on talks on the disputed Falkland Islands future, has promised more of the same stuff.

• Wednesday, May 2nd 2012 - 05:16 UTC

  Argentina recalls Air Force Malvinas’ baptism of fire; promises “utmost respect for Islanders”

  

  Defence Minister Arturo Puricelli assured that the Argentina government will reiterate its claims over the UK militarization at the Malvinas Islands and highlighted the backing of Latin American countries in the struggle fight for sovereignty over the archipelago.

• Tuesday, May 1st 2012 - 00:14 UTC

  Falklands fishing industry participates of Europe’s leading seafood Show

  

  Representatives from the Falkland Islands’ fishing industry travelled to Belgium last week to attend the Brussels Seafood Show.

• Monday, April 30th 2012 - 12:06 UTC

  University anniversary focus on Falklands

  

  The remarkable recovery of the Falklands Islands from the 1982 invasion and the Islanders’ impressive achievements since have been given valuable publicity at a three-day conference at Kent University in the United Kingdom marking the 30th anniversary. It was attended by a distinguished group of academics, military commanders, journalists, and three former governors, Alan Huckle, David Tatham and Howard Pearce.

• Saturday, April 28th 2012 - 06:11 UTC

  Falklands’ budget enjoys additional surplus boosted by the oil industry

  

  The Falkland Islands oil industry has contributed with an unexpected addition of £9.2M to the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) budget in the first nine months of the financial year 2011/12, reported the Islands government Standing Finance Committee.