Falkland Islands

Saturday, May 5th 2012 - 01:38 UTC
IOC criticizes Argentina for involving the Games with politics and Falklands’ dispute

The International Olympic Committee, IOC, criticized on Friday an Argentine television spot that links the London Games to Argentina's sovereignty dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands, calling it a blatant attempt to use the games for political purposes.
Friday, May 4th 2012 - 21:31 UTC
Y&R holding condemns Falklands-Olympics spot and asks Argentine government to ban the ad

WPP international advertising holding on Friday regretted a controversial TV spot showing an Argentine athlete training for the London Olympic Games in Port Stanley, Falkland Islands.
Friday, May 4th 2012 - 17:21 UTC
Falklands spot: Argentina trying to recover from “some diplomatic setbacks”, says Hague

British Foreign Secretary William Hague has branded as a stunt an Olympic TV advert by Argentina featuring a hockey player training on the disputed Falkland Islands, described in the broadcast as “Argentine soil”.
Friday, May 4th 2012 - 16:52 UTC
Falklands’ spot: UK regrets Argentina’s attempts to exploit and politicise Olympic Games

The British Foreign Office criticized a controversial spot showing an Argentine athlete training for the London Olympic Games in Port Stanley, in the Falklands as an attempt to exploit and politicise the Games.
Friday, May 4th 2012 - 06:35 UTC
The plot behind the Argentine Olympics-Falklands political spot

The controversial Argentine government Olympic spot allegedly in support of the delegation that will competing in the coming London games had everybody on the black: public opinion, the athlete who ignored who really paid for his acting, obviously the Falklands where it was filmed and even the Argentine Olympic Committee.
Friday, May 4th 2012 - 05:57 UTC
Falklands joins Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee global celebrations

The Falkland Islands Government has set aside £3,000 for Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee events. Some of this funding is available to people who wish to organize community events and £500 has been allocated for events on the West.
Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 13:38 UTC
Falkland Islands: Reaction to Argentine Olympic Advert

We were very disappointed this morning to see the advert from the Argentine Presidential Office, attempting to politicise the Olympics in service of their territorial ambitions. This video was filmed without the knowledge of the Falkland Islands authorities.
Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 07:44 UTC
HMS Dauntless en route to Falklands participates in 11 nations exercise

HMS Dauntless impressed the members of other navies during a multinational exercise in the Atlantic last week to practise improving security at sea. Exercise Saharan Express, which took place off the coast of Senegal, saw military personnel from 11 nations, including France, Gambia, Senegal and Morocco, training to deal with people-trafficking, piracy, drug-smuggling and illegal fishing.
Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 07:24 UTC
CFK supports Ambassador Castro during the opening of a ‘Malvinas patio’ in government house

President Cristina Fernández defended Argentine Ambassador to the UK Alicia Castro, who tackled British Foreign Minister William Hague over Falklands/Malvinas Islands dialogue and stressed the fact that “the right to talk cannot be invalidated.”
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”.