Tag: Falkland Islands

• Friday, April 25th 2014 - 21:24 UTC

  UK £200 million new polar research vessel will ensure presence in Antarctica and he South Atlantic

  

  The British government will fund a new £200 million polar research ship to put UK scientists at the forefront of climate and ocean research in both Antarctica and the Arctic, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced on Friday in a speech.

• Friday, April 25th 2014 - 01:09 UTC

  Falkland Islanders travelling on air-bridge April 16 and 18 will be refunded

  

  Falkland Islanders that travelled on the South Atlantic air-bridge (Brize Norton-MPA and MPA-Brize Norton) on 16 and 18 April will be refunded since a non civilian-registered aircraft was involved, but will have to pay a £150 booking fee in order to support the government's policy of subsidizing air-bridge fares.

• Thursday, April 24th 2014 - 07:42 UTC

  Falkland Islands' “Agency of the Year” for Sulivan Shipping

  

  “Agency of the Year”, for Sulivan Shipping and “Managing Director” to Roddy Napier, were among the outstanding performers of the Falkland Islands third Tourism Awards presentation which took place at Government House, Stanley, with the presence of Acting Governor John Duncan, tourist board and industry representatives and a large crowd.

• Wednesday, April 23rd 2014 - 11:40 UTC

  Falklands sea lion population recovering, but still a fraction of the 1930s estimate

  

  In the 1930s the Falkland Islands were reputed to hold the largest population of Southern sea lions, with a staggering 80,000 pups estimated to be born each year. However, a census in the 1960s and again in the 1990s revealed the population had declined by more than 90%.

• Saturday, April 12th 2014 - 08:45 UTC

  Oil race fuels new Falklands chapter

  

  The following article from the Sydney Morning Herald was written by Chris Zappone, who recently visited the Falkland Islands as a guest of the local government and the Foreign Office.The Falkland Islands are not an easy place to reach. Flights come only weekly. Cruise ships making the trip brave frigid seas, freezing nights and recently, harassment from Argentine dockworkers.

• Wednesday, April 9th 2014 - 07:03 UTC

  Algeciras mayor highlights 'English occupation' of Gibraltar and the Falklands

  

  The mayor of the Spanish town of Algeciras, Jose Ignacio Landaluce flew back this weekend from Argentina, where he had attended a twinning ceremony with Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego that sought to highlight the ‘English occupation’ of Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands.

• Tuesday, April 8th 2014 - 22:05 UTC

  Falklands fiscal regime and stability remain attractive for oil and gas industry

  

  With the Falkland Islands' upstream oil and gas industry still in its infancy, the country's attractive fiscal regime, which boasts a low government take, is expected to remain stable through the short and medium term, says a new report from research and consulting firm GlobalData.

• Saturday, April 5th 2014 - 05:40 UTC

  Twitter uproar: Cristina Fernandez account blocked to Falkland Islanders

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez caused an uproar on Friday in the Twitter social network when she blocked access to the Falkland Islanders who mocked her statements about the presence of nuclear weapons at NATO' largest base in the South Atlantic, precisely in the Falkland Islands.

• Saturday, April 5th 2014 - 03:00 UTC

  Argentina thanks Papua New Guinea for its support in the Malvinas claim

  

  Argentina's deputy foreign minister Eduardo Zuaín made an official visit to Papua New Guinea to establish closer political, cooperation and trade links and to thank the local government for their standing support for Argentina's Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute at the UN Special Committee on Decolonization.

• Saturday, April 5th 2014 - 02:51 UTC

  Diego García and Falklands in the same 'claim basket', anticipates Chagos leader

  

  The leader of thousands of displaced Chagos islanders fighting Britain for a return to their Indian Ocean archipelago (Diego García) has said they will wage a joint diplomatic battle alongside Argentina as it seeks sovereignty over the Falklands, according to a report from The Telegraph credited to Hannah Strange.