Falkland Islands

• Saturday, May 29th 2010 - 01:16 UTC

  Plymouth commemorative plaque for Falklands’ conflict Royal Navy vessel

  

  The Commanding Officer of one of the Royal Navy Devonport-based frigates lost in the Falklands conflict has unveiled a commemorative plaque in Plymouth, reports the Herald from Plymouth.

• Thursday, May 27th 2010 - 09:18 UTC

  Taiana admits Tories are ‘tougher’ on Malvinas but promises a ‘hot’ June

  

  Argentine Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Taiana admitted that the new conservative British government of PM David Cameron is taking ”a tougher stance” than its predecessors towards the Argentine claim on the Falkland/Malvinas Islands' sovereignty.

• Thursday, May 27th 2010 - 09:15 UTC

  Falklands happy as British Overseas Territory and ‘don’t like being told by others what to do’

  

  The Falkland Islands are happy with the current status of British Overseas Territory, based on the right to self determination and do not like being told by others what to do, Falklands’ Legislative Assemble member Emma Edwards told a United Nations decolonization seminar held in New Caledonia.

• Wednesday, May 26th 2010 - 19:50 UTC

  Falklands hopes for stable relationship with Argentina

  

  THE Falkland Islands Government still hopes for a stable relationship with Argentina stated Falklands Governor Alan Huckle in his Government budget address today. He told assembled Members of Legislative Assembly, “It remains the hope of both the British and Falkland Islands Governments to have a stable, co-operative relationship with the people and Government of Argentina.”

• Wednesday, May 26th 2010 - 05:50 UTC

  Falkland Islands joins International Association of Prosecutors

  

  The Falkland Islands Government legal department has been granted organisational membership of the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP). Membership is considered a recognition that rule of the law and independence of prosecution in that country complies with internationally accepted standards.

• Monday, May 24th 2010 - 02:04 UTC

  Falklands’ diplomatic exchange escalates: Argentina summons British ambassador

  

  British Ambassador in Buenos Aires Shan Morgan has been summoned for a meeting on Monday with Argentine Foreign Affairs minister Jorge Taiana to receive a formal reply notice to the escalating diplomatic exchange between the two countries over Falklands and other South Atlantic Islands sovereignty which Argentina claims.

• Saturday, May 22nd 2010 - 02:58 UTC

  Falklands’ dispute: Argentina sends diplomatic reply to latest UK note verbale

  

  Argentina’s Deputy Foreign Minister Victorio Tacetti confirmed on Friday there is a formal presentation on the way in reply to the note verbale from the British government to the Argentine presidency in which restrictions applied to all Falklands-Malvinas-bound maritime transit are rejected.

• Friday, May 21st 2010 - 02:09 UTC

  Fourth oil company confirms Falklands’ exploratory drilling early 2011

  

  British oil exploration company Borders & Southern Petroleum (BOR) announced Thursday the launching of its exploration campaign in Falkland Islands waters at the start of next year.
  The decision was taken after the AIM listed company raised 184 million US dollars.

• Thursday, May 20th 2010 - 13:59 UTC

  UK rejects Argentine decision regarding Falklands’ shipping

  

  The United Kingdom presented Wednesday a note verbale firmly rejecting the Argentine government’s recent decisions which imposes the request of official authorization for shipping to and from Argentina, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.

• Thursday, May 20th 2010 - 03:03 UTC

  Falklands’ oil discovery potential to be announced in next fifteen days

  

  A British company which recently announced it had struck oil in Falkland Islands waters expects to provide initial estimates of the potential size of the discovery in the coming two weeks.