Falkland Islands

Monday, February 20th 2017 - 10:56 UTC
Spain's Rajoy insists with co-sovereignty for Gibraltar

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has defended his government’s co-sovereignty proposal for Gibraltar and reiterated that Spain will use Brexit to push its sovereignty aspirations over the Rock. Rajoy made the comments during a wide-ranging interview with Agence France Presse. “I think that our proposal of shared sovereignty is very reasonable,” he said.
Monday, February 20th 2017 - 09:38 UTC
Malcorra admits “very big difference” on the Falklands/Malvinas issue with UK

Foreign minister Susana Malcorra admitted that the difference with the UK on the Falklands/Malvinas and sovereignty is “very big”, following her meeting with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the International Security Conference which took place in Munich, Germany.
Saturday, February 18th 2017 - 07:52 UTC
Malcorra meets Boris Johnson; he apologizes for Darwin cemetery damages

Argentine foreign minister Susana Malcorra met Friday morning with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in the framework of the G 20 ministerial summit which took place in the German city of Bonn. There was no official release on the meeting which apparently was brief.
Friday, February 17th 2017 - 19:31 UTC
Falkland Islands won the Best Destination Award in the Wave Awards in London

The Falkland Islands Tourist Board are pleased to announce that the Falkland Islands won the best destination award in the Wave Awards in London; finalists in this category included Abu Dhabi, Akureyri, Dublin, Palma, Santa Cruz and Seattle.
Friday, February 17th 2017 - 10:33 UTC
Falklands receives four member of the UK Parliament

Four members of the UK Parliament are visiting the Islands Guests of the Falkland Islands Government; they are accompanied by Falkland Islands Government Representative in London Sukey Cameron MBE. Members of Parliament are regularly invited to the Falkland Islands by FIG.
Thursday, February 16th 2017 - 14:33 UTC
Stacy Bragger appointed Falklands' Media Trust Chair

Stacy Bragger, Office Manager of the Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce has been appointed Chair of the Media Trust. Stacy Bragger takes on the role from Janet Robertson who recently completed her four year tenure.
Thursday, February 16th 2017 - 10:13 UTC
Red Cross completes Phase 1 of mission to identify Argentine soldiers in Darwin cemetery

Laurent Corbaz of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), said on leaving the Falklands that Phase 1 of the mission to identify Argentine soldiers buried at the Darwin Cemetery had taken place during the week spent in the Islands with his team mate Patrick Sherry.
Wednesday, February 15th 2017 - 09:44 UTC
Comodoro/Falklands air link awarded by Argentina to Neuquen airline

Argentina's Air Transport Advisory Agency has approved the flights' program of an airline from the Patagonia province of Neuquén which includes an air link between Comodoro Rivadavia and the Falkland/Malvinas Islands, reports this week the local Neuquen media.
Wednesday, February 15th 2017 - 08:53 UTC
Falklands' totally financed longliner, CFL Hunter, launched in Galicia

A state of the art longliner, the Falklands “CFL Hunter” was baptized and launched at the Nodosa de Marín shipyard in Pontevedra, in a ceremony that included representatives from Consolidated Fisheries, Falklands lawmakers plus members of the Galicia government and the yard.
Monday, February 13th 2017 - 09:39 UTC
Falkland Islanders must be recognized, says UK ambassador in Argentina

UK is interested in strengthening bilateral relations with Argentina, building confidence, dialogue, leaving aside sanctions and conflicts, and when it comes to the Falklands/Malvinas and sovereignty, “we must recognize Islanders, their wishes, their lives”, indicated British ambassador in Buenos Aires Mark Kent in an interview with Martin Dinatale, political and diplomatic analyst from La Nacion.