MercoPress https://en.mercopress.com/ South Atlantic News Agency en Copyright 2026, MercoPress. https://en.mercopress.com/web/img/en/mercopress-logo.gif MercoPress http://en.mercopress.com/ <![CDATA[Falklands planning business delegation to Uruguay to buy construction materials, ‘costs the crux of the issue”]]> The kind of products needed in the Islands are certainly available in Uruguayan terms of construction materials as well as normal every day goods and provisions Talks are continuing over a potential Falkland Islands business delegation to Uruguay later this year. Organized by Falkland Islands Development Corporation and the Chamber of Commerce, the visit would connect Falklands businesses with Uruguayan suppliers. The issue was discussed with Sam Cockwell, Strategic Projects Manager at the Falklands Development Corporation, FIDC

]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:23:00 GMT <![CDATA[Falklands lawmaker meets UK Conservative leader during Westminster visit]]> Engagement with the main British political forces is a routine practice for Falklands representatives, who seek to preserve cross-party support for the principle of self-determination A member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, Cheryl Roberts, met on Tuesday in Westminster with the leader of the UK opposition and of the Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, as part of a round of political engagements in the United Kingdom.

]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:23:00 GMT <![CDATA[Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Medway makes first port call at Chile's Punta Arenas]]> According to the Austral Port Authority (Epaustral), the ship will be handled during its stay at the Arturo Prat pier by a local agency The British Royal Navy's patrol vessel HMS Medway (P223) docked on Sunday morning at Punta Arenas, in Chile's Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic Region, on its first visit to the port. The stop, for resupply, is due to last until Wednesday, July 8.

]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:05:00 GMT <![CDATA[Scathing comments on Labour’s Defense Plan, Sir Keir has scrapped more warships than Britain lost in Falklands War]]> In an interview with The Sun, West, said, “the bottom line is that Keir Starmer hasn’t really worried about the size of the Navy and he has allowed it to be marginalized”. (Pic PA) Former First Sea Lord Admiral Lord West has warned that the Royal Navy was in its worst state for 350 years, “the number of ships we have is pathetic, to do the things we need to do.”

]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2026 23:35:00 GMT <![CDATA[Falklands, links between Cape Verde and the Islands]]> Everybody (rather all football supporters) enjoyed the extraordinary match between the supposedly rookie team of Cabo Verde Islands and the current Argentine world Cup holders. It was a spectacular match, Cabo Verde challenging the champs, and following a first goal from Messi, the team from the former Portuguese colony put up a marvelous resistance and attack.

]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2026 20:17:00 GMT <![CDATA[Mercosur backs Argentina days after Islanders' UN appeal for self-determination]]> Mercosur's 68th Presidential Summit in Asunción issued a Special Declaration reiterating their support for Argentina's “legitimate rights” in the sovereignty dispute over the Falklands Within the span of a week, the two opposing positions in the Falklands dispute were laid out clearly in two separate arenas: South American governments' backing for Argentina's sovereignty claim, and the defense of self-determination that two representatives of the Islanders took to the United Nations. Neither pronouncement was a reply to the other, but together they illustrate the distance between two hard-to-reconcile logics.

]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:58:00 GMT <![CDATA[A Spanish investigation tracks how Asia's squid fleet is upending the South Atlantic market]]> Spain controls much of the world's Loligo squid catch, mainly through the roughly 16 licences granted by the Falklands to fish in their waters, with catches close to 50,000 tons a year An international investigation published by the Spanish newspaper El Confidencial, with an extensive interactive report, describes how the expansion of Asian fishing fleets in international waters —mainly Chinese— has transformed the global market for frozen squid, with a direct impact on the European fleet and consequences for fishing in the South Atlantic, one of the main sources of income for the Falklands.

]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:55:00 GMT <![CDATA[Argentina's Pacific-pact bid would make it a trade partner of the UK, raising a Falklands dilemma]]> Argentine FM Quirno's bid to join the CPTPP, a bloc the UK belongs to, revived questions over the Falklands, since a clause could extend the pact to the islands in the future. Argentina's request to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has reopened a question over its sovereignty claim to the Falklands, since the United Kingdom is a full member of that agreement. If it goes ahead, it would be the first trade pact of this magnitude, since the 1982 war, in which Argentina would share partner status with London outside traditional multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations or the World Trade Organization.

]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:30:00 GMT <![CDATA[Milei brings open disputes with Brazil to a Mercosur summit focused on trade deals]]> Argentine President Javier Milei will take part on Monday and Tuesday in the Mercosur summit of heads of state in Asunción, a meeting whose trade agenda —led by the agreement with the European Union— will coexist with open political tensions with Brazil that threaten to overshadow the bloc's progress. Paraguay's Foreign Minister, Rubén Ramírez, confirmed the presence of seven leaders, among them the presidents of Chile, José Antonio Kast, and Ecuador, Daniel Noboa.

]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:24:00 GMT <![CDATA[Falklands' annual reception in London celebrates the Islands' sporting culture]]> Roberts said the event allowed her to meet with members of parliament and peers from the United Kingdom, as well as with members of the diplomatic community and the sporting sector The Falkland Islands Government held its annual parliamentary reception in London on Tuesday, an event that brought together some 200 guests and was dedicated to the role of sport in the archipelago's community life, ahead of the Commonwealth Games that begin next month in Glasgow. The gathering took place on the Terrace Pavilion of the House of Commons.

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