Falkland Islands

Monday, April 30th 2012 - 12:06 UTC
University anniversary focus on Falklands

The remarkable recovery of the Falklands Islands from the 1982 invasion and the Islanders’ impressive achievements since have been given valuable publicity at a three-day conference at Kent University in the United Kingdom marking the 30th anniversary. It was attended by a distinguished group of academics, military commanders, journalists, and three former governors, Alan Huckle, David Tatham and Howard Pearce.
Saturday, April 28th 2012 - 06:11 UTC
Falklands’ budget enjoys additional surplus boosted by the oil industry

The Falkland Islands oil industry has contributed with an unexpected addition of £9.2M to the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) budget in the first nine months of the financial year 2011/12, reported the Islands government Standing Finance Committee.
Friday, April 27th 2012 - 09:33 UTC
Argentine Securities Commission puts more pressure on Falklands’ oil industry

Argentina’s National Securities Commission, CNV, announced on Thursday that it will inform UK regulatory authorities on the legal actions to be undertaken by the Argentine state against oil companies “illegally operating in the Malvinas Islands”.
Thursday, April 26th 2012 - 21:06 UTC
Borders & Southern raises £46 million to analyze gas discovery in the Falklands

Oil explorer Borders & Southern boosted its available funds to help it analyse a gas discovery in the Falkland Islands, by raising £ 46 million through a share placing.
Thursday, April 26th 2012 - 01:33 UTC
Argentina warns Falklands’ oil companies of May 2 deadline when legal actions begin

Argentina once again warned oil companies considered by the Government to be “illegally operating” in the Falklands/Malvinas Islands, and reiterated it will press charges against them unless they justify their actions before next Wednesday, May 2.
Wednesday, April 25th 2012 - 23:37 UTC
Malvinas families divided over identifying remains at the Falklands’ Argentine cemetery

The Malvinas families’ commission regrets they have not been consulted on the Argentine government’s request for international help to identify the remains of the ‘unknown soldiers’ buried at the Argentine cemetery in the Falkland Islands.
Wednesday, April 25th 2012 - 21:14 UTC
Falklands’ lawmaker rejects Argentine proposal for direct air-link with Buenos Aires

Falkland Islands lawmaker Sharon Halford rejected the Argentine proposal of direct flights from Buenos Aires to the Islands saying that “they are not needed” and expressed surprise at the double standard of President Cristina Fernandez administration.
Tuesday, April 24th 2012 - 19:19 UTC
Argentina formalizes proposal for air link with Falklands and resumption of fisheries’ cooperation

Argentina made a formal proposal to the UK for the establishment of direct flights from Argentina to the Falklands and to resume cooperation in the conservation of fishery resources in the South Atlantic, indicates a release posted on Tuesday in the Argentine Foreign Ministry site.
Monday, April 23rd 2012 - 09:37 UTC
Gas condensate discovered in Falklands South basin in first well drilled by B&SP

Borders & Southern Petroleum Plc energy explorer operating in the Falkland Islands announced on Monday the discovery of gas condensate in the first well drilled to a depth of 4.867 meters.
Monday, April 23rd 2012 - 09:21 UTC
Brazil helped Soviet support operation for Argentina during the Falklands conflict

Brazil collaborated during the 1982 Falkland Islands conflict in an operation mounted by the Soviets to supply Argentina with spares, arms, munitions and other requirements according to the Rio do Janeiro newspaper O’Globo based on disclosed documents from the National Security Council and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.