Tag: Falkland Islands

• Friday, October 14th 2016 - 09:37 UTC

  Falkland Island farmers tour Australia for improved sheep genetics

  

  Three Falkland Islands farmers and the general manager of Falklands Landholdings Corporation recently travelled to Australia as part of the ongoing search for improvements to lamb survival rates in the Falklands. Touring farms in both Queensland and New South Wales, the group spent three weeks inspecting Australian studs in search of better fat and muscle values in young rams.

• Friday, October 14th 2016 - 05:48 UTC

  Falklands considers air link with Brazil including a monthly stopover in Argentina

  

  “Is a monthly stopover in Argentina too high a price to pay for a direct weekly flight to Sao Paulo, the biggest flight hub in South America,” is the question we all have to ask ourselves, said lawmaker MLA Mike Summers this week as he set out the situation and options available to progress and develop the Falkland Islands’ economy.

• Thursday, October 13th 2016 - 07:59 UTC

  Falklands' new Chief Executive has 30 years experience in England's public sector

  

  Falkland Islands Government has announced the arrival of the new Chief Executive for the Falkland Islands, Mr. Barry Rowland. He comes to the Islands from the North of England and brings over 30 years’ experience in the public sector, with 15 years of those being in a number of corporate roles with senior leadership responsibilities.

• Wednesday, October 12th 2016 - 11:45 UTC

  PM May to meet Rajoy in Madrid; self determination debate at UN decolonization committee

  

  Prime Minister Theresa May will meet Spain’s caretaker Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, in Madrid on Thursday for talks on a range of issues including Brexit. The visit to Spain is part of a string of meetings in European capitals as Mrs May appeals for a fair “divorce deal” from Brussels for the UK.

• Tuesday, October 11th 2016 - 08:58 UTC

  Small states self determination symposium in Gibraltar; Falklands represented by MLA Ian Hansen

  

  A two-day symposium on small states and the right to self-determination will open at the Garrison Library in Gibraltar this Thursday. Currently in its fourth edition these symposiums focus on issues that impact on Gibraltar and other like territories within a European and global framework. The Falkland Islands is represented by lawmaker MLA Ian Hansen

• Tuesday, October 11th 2016 - 06:28 UTC

  Argentine ambassador denies any links between Falklands issue and Malcorra's frustrated UN bid

  

  Argentine ambassador in UK on Monday rejected pointblank that the veto to foreign minister Susana Malcorra's UN Secretary General candidacy could have been linked in any way to the Falklands/Malvinas dispute between UK and Argentina.

• Saturday, October 8th 2016 - 10:29 UTC

  Falklands/Malvinas: Temer administration reiterates support for Argentine legitimate rights

  

  “The president of Brazil reiterated the support of his country to the legitimate rights of the Argentine Republic in the sovereignty dispute with Great Britain relative to the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime spaces”, reads point 45 of the 47-point Argentina-Brazil joint statement from 3 October, following Brazilian president Michel Temer's visit to Buenos Aires.

• Saturday, October 8th 2016 - 10:06 UTC

  Falklands holding a national census on Sunday; population in 2012 was 2.840

  

  The Falkland Islands will be holding its national census on Sunday. The previous census in 2012, revealed that the Falklands population was 2.840, of which 75% lived in Stanley and 57% identified themselves as Falkland Islanders. Censuses happen every 5 years and participation in the Census is required by law.

• Friday, October 7th 2016 - 12:30 UTC

  Regional competition to visit the Falklands has extended deadline: 16 October

  

  The Government of the Falkland Islands and the British Embassies in Uruguay, Brazil and Chile invite university students to participate in this regional competition to win the chance to visit the Falklands for a week, all expenses paid.

• Thursday, October 6th 2016 - 05:50 UTC

  UK/Argentina statement refers to all South Atlantic issues “without exclusion” and shared responsibility

  

  Foreign minister Susana Malcorra addressing Argentine Senators described the UK/Argentina statement as “very positive” since UK accepts to dialogue on all South Atlantic issues, “without exclusions”, with shared responsibility in eliminating obstacles to the region's development and in this new positive spirit eventually discuss Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty.