Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, June 23rd 2010 - 04:17 UTC

  Argentine congress to vote bill discriminating companies working in the Falklands

  

  Argentina’s Lower House issued on Tuesday a majority opinion, without dissent, on the bill that contemplates sanctions for companies that operate in Argentina and that wish to participate or are involved in oil activities in the Falklands/Malvinas Islands area under British administration.

• Monday, June 21st 2010 - 04:10 UTC

  Falklands’ and decolonization debate, Timerman’s international debut

  

  Argentina’s newly designated Minister of Foreign Affairs Hector Timerman will be making his international debut with the Falkland Islands debate, next Thursday/Friday at the United Nations Decolonization Committee, C24.

• Thursday, June 17th 2010 - 06:06 UTC

  Taiana and Tierra del Fuego governor heads of delegation to C 24 in New York

  

  A new chapter of the Argentine escalation of the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute is scheduled for next week at the United Nations Decolonization Committee or C24.

• Thursday, June 17th 2010 - 00:50 UTC

  Argentina must accept Falklands’ people wish to remain British

  

  The Argentine government must accept that the Falklands people have expressed their democratic wish to remain British and that the Falklands government will resist all colonial aspirations from Argentina, said Sukey Cameron MBE, the Islands representative in London during the annual reception on Wednesday.

• 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.