Falkland Islands

Saturday, March 9th 2013 - 05:35 UTC
Falklands’ rights and sovereignty

By Sir Peter Westmacott (*) - Where in the world can you celebrate Margaret Thatcher Day with five kinds of wild penguins? Nowhere but in the Falkland Islands, a windswept archipelago in the South Atlantic that’s about the same area as Connecticut but has a population of only 3.100. This weekend, these small islands with a big personality face a momentous choice: a referendum to decide their political future.
Saturday, March 9th 2013 - 05:10 UTC
A woman is commander of RAF Search and Rescue Force over UK and Falklands

In recognition of International Women's Day on 8 March the British Armed Forces profiled Group Captain Sara Mackmin who is the new commander of the RAF Search and Rescue Force with responsibility over the UK and the Falkland Islands.
Saturday, March 9th 2013 - 05:03 UTC
Falklands’ referendum: the view from the Islands, “as many as 98% of voters will say Yes”

“We hope, by voting overwhelmingly in favour of remaining British, the rest of the world will understand and support our right to self-determination”. The message is clear in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, in all of Argentina that is calling for sovereignty negotiations with the United Kingdom.
Saturday, March 9th 2013 - 04:55 UTC
Falklands’ referendum: Argentina admits impotence and claims UK acting with ‘ill-faith’

Argentina blasted the UK over the coming Falkland Islands referendum claiming it is acting with ‘ill faith’ trying to introduce elements of distortion by changing the definition of the dispute under international law, despite all the pronouncements of the world community.
Friday, March 8th 2013 - 22:14 UTC
Demand for US to recognize the Falklands and support the referendum

By Harold Briley, London
A demand that President Obama should stop siding with Argentina in the Falkland Islands dispute and instead fully back Britain and the Islanders has been made by a team of eminent US academics. In a sustained attack, they condemn United States policies as hypocritical and dangerous by claiming a posture of neutrality while supporting Argentina, which is conducting a campaign of “bullying intimidation, aggression, coercion and confrontation”.
Friday, March 8th 2013 - 08:41 UTC
Falklands’ referendum observation mission has representatives from seven countries

An impartial group of independent international observers, Referendum International Observation Mission (RIOM) will monitor the referendum on the political future of the Falkland Islands on Sunday and Monday, according to a release.
Friday, March 8th 2013 - 08:25 UTC
Falklands organizing grass root events to celebrate the referendum

The Falkland Islands are arranging for three ‘grass roots’ events to celebrate the March10/11 referendum, when Islanders will decide on their political status and future of the Islands.
Thursday, March 7th 2013 - 22:21 UTC
Falklands’ YES and NO results and possible consequences

Next Sunday and Monday Falkland Islanders will be voting in a referendum and will be asked a very simple and direct question: “Do you wish the Falkland Islands to retain their current political status as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom?”
Wednesday, March 6th 2013 - 20:00 UTC
Scientists solve mystery of the extinct Falkland Islands wolf

It was an animal that puzzled Charles Darwin, who wondered how on Earth a large mammal that looked a bit like a wolf and a bit like a fox had arrived on barren islands nearly 500 kilometres from the mainland. Now, say biologists, the mystery of the now-extinct Falkland Islands wolf may have been resolved.
Tuesday, March 5th 2013 - 21:15 UTC
“Malvinazo” out-blasted in Ushuaia by ‘Star Princess’ playing “God save the Queen”

A demonstration by pickets in the Argentine Tierra del Fuego port of Ushuaia protesting the docking of the ‘Star Princess’ cruise which arrived from the Falkland Islands was contained by local security forces and the blaring of ‘God save the Queen’.