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Montevideo, May 11th 2026 - 20:38 UTC

Tag: Falkland Islands

  • Sunday, April 3rd 2016 - 06:56 UTC

    “Falklands remains well protected” says MoD brushing aside London media claims

    The United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (MoD) has rubbished claims that the Falkland Islands have been left without protection, due to the absence of a British warship (frigate or destroyer) permanently based in the south Atlantic. The MoD defended itself following reports that the Falkland Islands were “without the protection of a British frigate or destroyer for the first time since the conflict in 1982”.

  • Sunday, April 3rd 2016 - 06:50 UTC

    Malvinas remain “inexorably Argentine” says Macri on invasion anniversary

    The Malvinas Islands remain “inexorably Argentine” said president Mauricio Macri in a message in the social networks aired following the tribute to the Malvinas war veterans at the cenotaph in central Buenos Aires and later meeting with officers and veterans at the Olivos residence.

  • Sunday, April 3rd 2016 - 06:43 UTC

    Cameron open to talk about “Malvinas question” with Macri, says Malcorra

    British PM David Cameron told Argentine president Mauricio Macri that the “Malvinas question will be included” as part of the bilateral talks with Argentina, according to Argentine foreign secretary Susana Malcorra. Apparently before Macri returned to Argentina Friday night from the nuclear security summit in Washington, he held a 'brief encounter' on request from PM Cameron.

  • Sunday, April 3rd 2016 - 06:32 UTC

    Falklands hospitality praised by stranded Argentine runners

    Falkland Islands provided twenty five Argentine nationals with humanitarian aid (food, warmth and shelter) following the announcement of a week long delay to their return flight to Chile. The group was made up of marathon runners and associates who came to the Islands on March 19 and participated in the Sunday Standard Chartered bank Stanley Marathon. The competition was won by Argentine athlete Rafael Lencina in record time.

  • Friday, April 1st 2016 - 07:27 UTC

    Argentina's platform claim on Falklands' sovereignty “lapped up” by various respectable media outlets

    Dr Trinidad said the Argentine government had “spun the decision of a technical and scientific body as somehow a triumph on sovereignty”.

    A Gibraltarian expert on self determination has rubbished Argentine claims that the decision by a UN Commission to extend Argentina's continental shelf to include the waters that surround the Falklands and South Georgia will be key in the dispute with Britain over the Islands.

  • Friday, April 1st 2016 - 01:30 UTC

    Falklands bid farewell to Sea King Helicopters

    The local community came to meet and greet the new AAR SAR Helicopters and crew who will replace the RAF Sea King Helicopters.

    The Falkland Islands community bid farewell to two Search & Rescue (SAR) helicopters today after over three decades of service. Both the two RAF Sea King helicopters were brought to the capital Stanley today for the local community to say goodbye, as well as meet the crew who man the aircraft. The new AAR helicopter, which will replace the existing RAF SAR service, was also present at the farewell today.

  • Thursday, March 31st 2016 - 00:46 UTC

    “The Argentines are childish stalkers who menace us Falkland Islanders”

    Editor Lisa at her Penguin News in Port Stanley

    By Lisa Watson (*), published in The Telegraph - Having a neighbor like Argentina is like living next door to your stalker – someone who terrorizes you but then tearfully berates you for rejecting their advances.

  • Tuesday, March 29th 2016 - 19:48 UTC

    UN announcement has no implications on sovereignty over the Falklands.

    Mike Summers, Chairman of the Legislative Assembly in the Falklands, earlier stating that FIG’s understanding had “always been that the UN would not make any determination on applications for continen

    A statement released earlier this afternoon from the Falkland Islands Government regarding the UN announcement of the extension of the Argentine continental shelf states that the announcement makes “no adjudication on the sovereignty of the Falkland Island and has no implications for the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands”.

  • Tuesday, March 29th 2016 - 03:25 UTC

    Argentine congress celebrates UN continental shelf decision as a big plus for Malvinas dispute

    This opens the places where Argentina can claim sovereignty and further reinforces the value of diplomacy as the path to recover the Malvinas Islands, said Amadeo.

    Lawmaker from president Mauricio Macri ruling “Let's Change” group, Eduardo Amadeo, celebrated the UN recognition of Argentina's continental shelf extension presentation which means a strong support in the Malvinas Islands' sovereignty dispute with the UK, but also increased the country's territory by at least 35%.

  • Tuesday, March 29th 2016 - 02:59 UTC

    Falklands waiting UK reaction; extended continental shelf does not apply to mobile species such as squid

    “FIG is seeking clarification from the UK Government on what, if any, decisions have been made, and what implications there may be for the Falkland Islands.”

    The Falkland Islands Government, FIG, reacted to the Tuesday official Argentine announcement of its extension of the continental shelf saying it was waiting clarification from the UK government on the implications, if any for the Islands. What is certain is that it does not affect fisheries or squid catches, one of the Islands main source of income.