Falkland Islands

Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 04:27 UTC
Falklands lawmaker on political visit to New Zealand and Australia

Mike Summers Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands will visit New Zealand and Australia this week as part of a regional tour where he will present the Falklands as a modern, thriving democracy and address the Falkland Islanders right to self determination. There are long-standing links between the countries, and this tour hopes to build upon existing relationships.
Monday, January 27th 2014 - 16:48 UTC
Falklands Islands, CELAC and the right to self-determination

By Tim Cole - This week the CELAC Summit will be held in Havana and the Cuban government will be in charge of finalizing the language in the Summit declarations. Inevitably there will be one on the Falkland Islands and I suspect it will ignore the referendum held on the Islands last year when 99.8% voted in favor of the Islands remaining an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom.
Sunday, January 26th 2014 - 13:01 UTC
Falklands receives this week members of the UK Parliament

Three members of the UK Parliament will be arriving in the Falkland Islands next week for a short visit. Conservative party members Guy Opperman and Mark Menzies are accompanied by Labor Party member Yvonne Fovargue and arrive on January 30, departing on February 4.
Sunday, January 26th 2014 - 02:27 UTC
Four Wells planned by Rockhopper for 2014

ROCKHOPPER Exploration has identified four wells it plans to drill in the upcoming 2014-2015 drilling campaign in the Falkland Islands.
Friday, January 24th 2014 - 03:28 UTC
Falkland Islands cruise ship season looking “relatively healthy”

The Falkland Islands cruise ship season is looking “relatively healthy” to date, according to Sulivan Shipping Tourism Coordinator Samantha Marsh, with a third of the estimated 45,000 (total) passengers scheduled still to visit during February. The season got underway in October and to date 12,300 passengers have landed from 41 vessels of varying sizes.
Thursday, January 23rd 2014 - 23:36 UTC
Argentina after Israeli fighter planes; concern in London and Brasilia, says defense expert

Argentina is considering the purchase from Israel of 18 multipurpose combat aircraft Kfir Block 60 after negotiations with Spain for 16 Mirage F1 fighter bombers fell through, according to a report from Buenos Aires daily Clarin.
Wednesday, January 22nd 2014 - 19:50 UTC
Stray sheep not to blame for Ardiles Falklands accident

The suggestion that a stray sheep may have caused the road accident in the Falklands involving former Argentina and Tottenham Hotspur stars, Osvaldo “Ossie” Ardiles and Ricardo Villa was refuted on Tuesday by Ardiles’s son Federico in an interview with Mercopress in Stanley.
Wednesday, January 22nd 2014 - 11:19 UTC
Malvinas: Timerman happy because region summit will state that the Islands are Argentine

Argentina is looking forward to the coming Celac summit because there will be an overwhelming acknowledgement that the Malvinas Islands are Argentine and the need for bilateral negotiations, as well as a unanimous rejection of the US blockade on Cuba, said Foreign minister Hector Timerman.
Tuesday, January 21st 2014 - 19:12 UTC
Falkland Islands Government Press Release: Visiting footballer Ardiles in a road taffic collision

Ex-Tottenham Hotspurs player, Ossie Ardiles, was involved in a single vehicle road traffic collision (RTC) on the Darwin to Stanley road shortly after 1900hours on Monday 20th January 2014. Mr Ardiles is here filming part of a documentary on his football career for ESPN, alongside his friend and fellow Spurs star, Ricardo ‘Ricky’ Villa. Ossie’s son Federico Ardiles also joins the group.
Tuesday, January 21st 2014 - 19:05 UTC
Argentine former soccer player Ardiles is 'doing fine' and thanks Falkland Islanders

Ex-Tottenham Hotspur player, Ossie Ardiles injured in a road accident in the Falkland Islands yesterday has thanked Falkland Islanders for their help