Tag: Falkland Islands

• Thursday, August 11th 2016 - 17:53 UTC

  Falklands discards air links with Argentina and iterates London pledge to support hydrocarbons development

  

  The Falkland Islands government has made a public statement pointing out that the UK Government has been open and transparent with FIG about how it would like to improve the bilateral relationship with Argentina but ”has made it clear that this will not include negotiations on the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.”

• Thursday, August 11th 2016 - 04:52 UTC

  Falklands air links and oil talks between UK and Argentina confirmed by Malcorra

  

  Foreign minister Susana Malcorra confirmed on Wednesday that Argentina and the United Kingdom are holding talks, “moving to a more productive phase” which includes making progress towards new “air links between the Falkland Islands and third countries” plus the removal of “restrictive hydrocarbons measures”.

• Wednesday, August 10th 2016 - 03:54 UTC

  Falklands 2014 and 2015 business climate surveys “very good”, but 2016 prospects aren't so rosy

  

  The Falklands Business Climate Survey strongly suggests that 2014 and 2015 were two very good years for the Islands economy and its business community, which translated in profits and higher levels of turnover, particularly 2015. However survey respondents predictions for this year and onwards aren't as rosy with many businesses anticipating lower turnover and investments, but not necessarily profits, while the overall average rating for the Islands' economy weighed between “average” and “good”.

• Saturday, July 30th 2016 - 08:46 UTC

  Falklands' museum heritage adds 19th century port of Stanley painting

  

  Falkland Islands Museum Director Leona Roberts will be carrying a unique and valuable artistic insight into Falklands history when she returns to Stanley.

• Thursday, July 28th 2016 - 06:19 UTC

  Falklands and bilateral agenda addressed by UK top official in Argentina

  

  The recently appointed UK Foreign Office Permanent Under Secretary and Head of the Diplomatic Service Sir Simon McDonald was received this week at the Argentine foreign ministry where he met with Deputy minister Carlos Foradori, and one of the several issues addressed was the forensic actions to help identify Argentine combatants buried at the Darwin cemetery, according to a release from Palacio San Martin.

• Wednesday, July 27th 2016 - 13:11 UTC

  Falklands' latest longliner launched in Spain; scheduled to be delivered early 2017

  

  Falkland Islands Consolidated Fisheries Ltd. new longliner was launched in Spain last 20 July at an event attended by a number of CFL staff, directors, and Galician business people linked to the fishing industry.

• Monday, July 25th 2016 - 10:17 UTC

  Falkland Islands' portfolio for Sir Alan Duncan

  

  Alan Duncan KCMG MP has been appointed as Minister of State at the Foreign Office, responsible for Europe and the Americas. He replaces Hugo Swire MP, and will report to the new Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson. Sir Alan (59) remit will include NATO, the Americas, the Falklands, Gibraltar and polar regions.

• Tuesday, July 5th 2016 - 06:34 UTC

  Macri insists in Brussels: “Brexit or not, our Malvinas claim will never change”

  

  Argentine president Mauricio Macri said on Monday that his country's claim to the Falkland Islands remained unchanged following Britain's vote to leave the EU. “Brexit or not, our claim will never change,” Macri told reporters in Brussels after talks with European Union leaders.

• Friday, July 1st 2016 - 07:11 UTC

  Falklands: Red Cross clear on Argentine families' wishes of identifying remains at Darwin cemetery

  

  Members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) currently visiting the Falkland Islands have stated they are quite clear on the wishes of the Argentine families, in relation to the potential future identification of remains of unknown Argentine soldiers in the Argentine memorial at Darwin.

• Thursday, June 30th 2016 - 15:15 UTC

  Convention on Biological Diversity extended to the Falkland Islands

  

  The United Kingdom ratification to the Convention on Biological Diversity was formally extended to the Falkland Islands on Wednesday (June 29). The CBD is an agreement on environmental management and best practice and originated from the 1992 Rio Conference on environment and development.