Politics

• Thursday, June 14th 2012 - 01:14 UTC

  Successful royal visit to Gibraltar to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

  

  The second day of the royal visit to Gibraltar began at HM Naval Base. The Duke of Wessex was welcomed by a group of children waving flags lining the balcony of The Tower. He inspected some of the units of HM forces Gibraltar, the fire service, bomb disposal, the police and one of their dogs.

• Thursday, June 14th 2012 - 01:10 UTC

  Falkland Islanders views “do matter” PM Cameron warns Argentina

  

  UK Prime Minister David Cameron praised the planned Falkland Islands referendum over its sovereignty as he warned their views “do matter” and told Argentina not to ignore them.

• Wednesday, June 13th 2012 - 23:55 UTC

  UK minister says Argentina not acting as a ‘responsible country’ in Falklands’ issue

  

  British Foreign Minister David Lidington condemned on Wednesday the actions of Argentina against the Falkland Islands claiming they were not those of a 'responsible' country.

• Wednesday, June 13th 2012 - 17:44 UTC

  As Falkland Islanders, we have the right to decide our own fate

  

  By MLA Gavin Short (*) - The following piece was published on Wednesday’s edition of The Guardian. Thirty years on from the liberation of the Falklands, a referendum on our political future will send a clear signal to the world

• Wednesday, June 13th 2012 - 13:41 UTC

  Seeking a new understanding of sovereignty

  

  The London-based South Atlantic Council today made a call “for a new understanding of sovereignty” thirty years after the cease-fire that ended hostilities between Britain and Argentina.

• Wednesday, June 13th 2012 - 08:28 UTC

  Argentine president and multi-party delegation leave for UN Falklands’ debate

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez leaves Wednesday at 19.00 hours for New York where on Thursday afternoon she is scheduled to address the UN Decolonization Committee claiming sovereignty over the Falklands/Malvinas and other South Atlantic Islands as well as demand discussions with the UK over the future of those territories.

• Wednesday, June 13th 2012 - 08:21 UTC

  Argentine dollar restrictions intensify malaise in real estate and the wider economy

  

  On June 7 the Argentine government presented a bill to require debt and new contracts are denominated in pesos, while the government is mulling the de-dollarisation of real estate contracts. This would make real estate purchases even more difficult than they currently are in a country with ever-tightening capital controls.

• Wednesday, June 13th 2012 - 08:17 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez announces plan to build 400.000 new houses in four years

  

  In an attempt to recover the political initiative and sliding opinion polls Argentine President Cristina Fernández announced the launching of an ambitious housing program aimed at building 400.000 homes in the next four years.

• Wednesday, June 13th 2012 - 06:17 UTC

  Ahead of G20 summit Brazil conditions IMF support and wants stimulus policies

  

  The amount of additional money Brazil plans to contribute to the IMF will depend on commitments to bolster the influence of emerging-market nations at the global lender, a senior Brazilian government official said on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, June 13th 2012 - 06:11 UTC

  Argentina pledges to pay bonds in US dollars and denies ‘pesification’ of contracts

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez pledged Tuesday to make an upcoming 2.2 billion dollars Boden 2012 bond payment in US dollars, rejecting recent speculation that the government would try to pay some or all of its foreign-currency-denominated debt in Argentine pesos.