Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, June 16th 2010 - 04:52 UTC

  Brazil denies, and will not accept, contacts with Falklands’ oil industry

  

  The Brazilian government denied that the Falkland Islands “have been looking for business options in Brazil” specifically linked to hydrocarbons exploration, according to the head of the South American Desk at the Brazilian Foreign Affairs ministry.

• Tuesday, June 15th 2010 - 02:32 UTC

  Falklands’ oil exploration “looking at business options in Brazil”

  

  Falkland Islands member of the Legislative Assembly Glen Ross said the Islands are interested in reaching a business agreement with Brazil for the maintenance of the oil rig currently involved in a round of exploratory drilling.

• Monday, June 14th 2010 - 23:59 UTC

  UK committed to strong naval presence around the Falkland Islands

  

  A senior Royal Navy officer stressed that the new British government remains committed to keeping a strong naval presence around the Falkland Islands, reports the Portsmouth press.

• Monday, June 14th 2010 - 04:30 UTC

  Falkland Islands commemorates Liberation Day 14 June 1982

  

  The Falkland Islands are marking today Monday June 14 the 28th anniversary of the liberation of the Islands from Argentine occupation in 1982 and a full program has been outlined by Gilbert House.

• Monday, June 14th 2010 - 03:58 UTC

  Protestors receive Falklands’ bound Lan Chile flight in Rio Gallegos

  

  As had been anticipated a dissident group of Malvinas veterans protested at the Argentine airport of Rio Gallegos during the Saturday stop over of the weekly Lan Chile flight to the Falkland Islands.

• Sunday, June 13th 2010 - 01:31 UTC

  UK Deputy PM Clegg reaffirms Falklands’ British sovereignty

  

  Britain’s Deputy Primer Minister Liberal-Democrat Nick Clegg said in Spain there will be no change in the stance of the Falkland Islands sovereignty and the Islanders wish to remain British.

• Friday, June 11th 2010 - 06:06 UTC

  Argentina reaffirms “exclusive authority” over all Falklands’ hydrocarbons activities

  

  Argentina reaffirmed “exclusive authority” over all hydrocarbons activities in the Islas Malvinas territory and maritime spaces in a strong release to commemorate June 10th, Day of Argentina’s Sovereignty Rights over Malvinas.

• Wednesday, June 9th 2010 - 21:18 UTC

  UK reaffirms Falklands’ self determination and British sovereignty

  

  The British Foreign Office reaffirmed Wednesday the right to self determination of the Falkland Islands and dismissed the latest statements calling for sovereignty negotiations over the Islands with Argentina.

• Wednesday, June 9th 2010 - 01:32 UTC

  OAS assembly gives full support to Argentina’s Malvinas claim

  

  The Organization of American States (OAS) ratified support of the Argentine demand to seek dialogue with the United Kingdom in order to find a peaceful and definitive solution to the ‘colonialism situation’ of the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia, and South Sandwich and the surrounding maritime areas.

• Tuesday, June 8th 2010 - 21:12 UTC

  Falklands’ new First Secretary looking forward to a ‘politically peaceful three years’

  

  New Falkland Islands Government House First Secretary Ric Nye is hopeful of a politically peaceful three years in the Islands.