Falkland Islands

• Thursday, November 17th 2011 - 03:49 UTC

  Uruguay denies access to Malvinas-bound Royal Navy vessels to please Argentina

  

  Uruguay had to stand up to a world power and deny dock access to a Royal Navy vessel on its way to the Falklands/Malvinas to retain good relations with Argentina, admitted the Uruguayan President Jose Mujica in Guadalajara where he met with members of the Uruguayan colony in Mexico.

• Tuesday, November 15th 2011 - 20:40 UTC

  Falklands turns out for Remembrance Day and to honour Islanders killed in active service

  

  Last Sunday was Remembrance Sunday, the nearest Sunday to Armistice Day, the anniversary of the ending of the First World War, which came at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.

• Tuesday, November 15th 2011 - 18:46 UTC

  Strong support in Caribbean countries for Falklands’ right to self determination

  

  Falkland Islands lawmakers said on Tuesday they found a very positive attitude from Governments and civic leaders in support for self-determination in all non-independent territories during their current round of visits to Caribbean independent countries.

• Tuesday, November 15th 2011 - 17:04 UTC

  Contract for infrastructure defence support in Falklands, Gibraltar and Ascension

  

  A UK-based company named as the Ministry of Defence’s new infrastructure support provider in Gibraltar has also won contracts for other British complexes in the Falkland Islands, Ascension Island and Cyprus as well as Gibraltar.

• Monday, November 14th 2011 - 21:21 UTC

  Falklands establishes agriculture and trade cooperation links with Uruguay

  

  If proof was ever needed that adversity leads to a greater determination to succeed, it has been amply provided in a recent trip by the Falkland Islands Senior Agricultural Advisor, “Mac” McArthur, on a trade mission and cultural visit to Uruguay.

• Monday, November 14th 2011 - 18:29 UTC

  Meryl (Lady Thatcher) unveils “The Iron Lady” poster before Parliament

  

  US actress Meryl Streep gave a sneak peek Monday at what she will look like as.” The award-winning star unveiled the official poster for the upcoming film in London before Parliament House.

• Monday, November 14th 2011 - 06:32 UTC

  Prince Andrew reveals Falklands’ conflict experiences and anxieties

  

  Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, who served with the Royal Navy as a Sea King helicopter co-pilot in the Falkland Islands conflict, said that in spite of confidence in recovering “British territory” there was anxiety on the air carrier whether “we were doing the right thing”.

• Monday, November 14th 2011 - 06:16 UTC

  Falklands’ deployment of Prince William not intended to be a “provocative act”

  

  Britain's chief of armed forces David Richards denied that the recent announcement of the deployment of Prince William to the Falklands Islands was a “provocative act” towards Argentina.

• Saturday, November 12th 2011 - 09:48 UTC

  Argentina describes Prince Williams Falklands’ deployment as “a provocative act”

  

  Argentina complained Friday that Prince William's six-week mission as a rescue pilot in the Falkland Islands, the object of a 1982 British-Argentine war, is “a provocative act.”

• Friday, November 11th 2011 - 07:35 UTC

  Prince William to be posted to the Falklands on tour of duty with the RAF

  

  Prince William will be posted on a tour of duty to the Falkland Islands next year, the Royal Air Force said Thursday in a statement. The South Atlantic Islands are disputed by Argentina.