Tag: Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, March 5th 2014 - 05:07 UTC

  Falklands: Timerman says Red Cross will help with identification of remains at Darwin cemetery

  

  Foreign minister Hector Timerman said that the International Committee of the Red Cross will help with the identification of Argentine soldiers killed during the Falklands/Malvinas war and whose remains are still in the territory claimed by Argentina. The UK would be informed at a later stage on the matter.

• Tuesday, March 4th 2014 - 23:22 UTC

  Britain's new 'governor of the Falkland islands' is a provocation

  

  By Alicia Castro, Argentine ambassador in London - Ms Castro writes a column in The Guardian to complain about the appointment of Colin Roberts as the next Falkland Islands governor and unearths some Wikileaks cables referred to the incoming governor's attitude regarding the Chagos islanders forced eviction, and plans to ensure they will never be returned by declaring the vast area a 'marine park' allegedly questioned by US diplomacy.

• Friday, February 28th 2014 - 05:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands acting governor until the end of April sworn in

  

  John Duncan OBE was sworn in as Acting Governor of the Falkland Islands on Thursday at 5pm at Government House, in advance of the arrival of the Islands’ next Governor Colin Roberts CVO at the end of April.

• Friday, February 28th 2014 - 04:49 UTC

  Falkland Islands considering signing the UN Convention on Biological Diversity

  

  Although the Falkland Islands has not yet signed up to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) it is being actively considered, stated Environmental Officer Nick Rendell, responding to an article that criticized the fact that only four UK Overseas Territories have joined the treaty, reports the latest edition from the Penguin News.

• Thursday, February 27th 2014 - 04:59 UTC

  Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica in 'Sea Spirit' 2015/16 expedition cruises

  

  Poseidon Expeditions has chartered the 114-passenger Sea Spirit for polar operations starting in May 2015. Built as Renaissance V in 1991, the 4,200 gt ship currently operates on charter to Quark Expeditions and is managed by FleetPro Ocean. For the 2015/16 season Poseidon will offer expeditions to Antarctica, Falklands and South Georgia.

• Tuesday, February 25th 2014 - 20:26 UTC

  Falkland Islands with an acting governor until April

  

  Falkland Islands former Governor Nigel Haywood CVO departed the Islands on Tuesday and his successor, Colin Roberts CVO, is not expected to take up his post before late April. In the interim, John Duncan OBE has been designated as acting Governor of the Falkland Islands and acting Commissioner of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands.

• Tuesday, February 25th 2014 - 04:59 UTC

  HMS Richmond back in Portsmouth with a special honor received in Falklands

  

  HMS Richmond is back in Portsmouth at the end of her South Atlantic patrolling that saw her spend 2,881 hours at sea covering 33,316 nautical miles, visiting seven foreign countries (Portugal, Cape Verde, South Africa, Panama, Colombia, Bahamas and the United States of America) and five British Overseas Territories (Ascension Island, St Helena, Falkland Islands, Tristan da Cunha and South Georgia).

• Tuesday, February 25th 2014 - 04:41 UTC

  Falklands oil company completes 3D survey; prepares drilling program for next year

  

  Falkland Oil and Gas Ltd, FOGL, announced on Monday the completion of its 3D seismic survey offshore the Falkland Islands. This is the third and final 3D survey prior to the next drilling program, which is expected to commence in early 2015, said the company in a release.

• Saturday, February 22nd 2014 - 06:58 UTC

  The new Falklands war: fought over the waves

  

  By Robert Taylor (*) - It’s 32 years since Argentina’s brief occupation of the Falklands ended in humiliation. But, if anything, her desire to swallow up the Islands is stronger than ever. Oil is a big factor, of course, but even more fundamental is the passionate (if unjustifiable) belief that the British stole the Falklands in 1833 in an act of old-fashioned colonialism – a perceived wrong that successive Argentine governments seem determined to right.

• Saturday, February 22nd 2014 - 06:40 UTC

  Falklands' annual inflation 0.6%; improvements planned for the index

  

  The Falkland Islands inflation for the last quarter rose by 0.03% with an annual increase of 0.6% it was announced at this week’s Standing Finance Committee, reports the Penguin News.