Tag: Falkland Islands

Friday, September 6th 2013 - 00:47 UTC
Falklands to honour Baroness Thatcher with a sculpted bronze bust

The Falkland Islands Government is in the process of commissioning a sculptor to create a memorial bust of Baroness Thatcher. The project follows a public consultation held to determine how to best commemorate the late Margaret Thatcher in the Falkland Islands.
Friday, September 6th 2013 - 00:18 UTC
Falklands will attend celebration of Gibraltar National Day next week

Falkland Islands lawmaker Ian Hansen together with political leaders of another seven UK Overseas Territories will be in Gibraltar to celebrate National Day next week, 10 September.
Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 03:35 UTC
Falklands’ lawmaker has full round of political and business contacts in Uruguay

“We have come for people-to-people contacts, to talk about business opportunities and for the resumption of the close and historic links between the Falkland Islands and Uruguay”, repeated Falklands’ lawmaker Dick Sawle during one of his many presentations in Montevideo.
Monday, September 2nd 2013 - 19:23 UTC
Falklands’ lawmaker underlines that “self-governance” is achievable and points to March referendum

Falkland Islands’ lawmaker Roger Edwards said that ‘self-governance or sovereignty was achievable’ and pointed out to the March 2013 referendum when an overwhelming majority of the Falklands’ people decided to support the current sovereign status.
Monday, September 2nd 2013 - 12:28 UTC
Falklands’ Argos considering drilling finance options and confident about new exploration round

Falkland Islands Argos Resources oil and exploration company have said that they are extremely well placed to participate in the next round of exploration drilling in the Falklands and they are continuing to consider various ways to finance drilling.
Saturday, August 31st 2013 - 15:30 UTC
Falklands’ lawmaker arrives in Uruguay to inform on business opportunities in the Islands

Falkland Islands member of the Legislative Assembly Dick Sawle will be in Montevideo 2-6 September, after spending a week in Brazil involved in business, academia and informal political contacts sponsored by the Foreign Office. In Uruguay according to the official release MLA Sawle will inform about business opportunities with the Falklands and to strengthen the historical ties with Uruguay.
Saturday, August 31st 2013 - 00:44 UTC
Falklands’ first oil delayed as cost alternatives are considered

Premier Oil exploring for oil in the Falkland Islands said the company is studying cost alternatives to its drilling operations and crude extracting sub-sea architecture for the development of the Sea Lion project, which could delay the original chronogram for first oil.
Friday, August 30th 2013 - 23:30 UTC
Falklands’ conflict erupts as example for current Japan/China clash over disputed islands

Japan’s outspoken Finance minister and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso said that the Japanese government needs to make it clear that they intend to defend the Senkaku Islands from whatever invading force. This is to avoid what happened to the Falkland Islands when Argentine troops triggered a war with British forces by landing on the disputed islands in 1982.
Friday, August 30th 2013 - 01:39 UTC
Falklands’ changes brought by oil development must be done ‘with sensitivity and sensibility’

Falkland Islands lawmaker Mike Summers cautioned at the latest meeting of the Legislative Assembly that a period of extensive change was inevitable for the Islands since the advent of the hydrocarbons industry would change the size of things and to some extent the nature of the community.
Friday, August 30th 2013 - 01:02 UTC
Falklands’ consultation on new deep port receives many suggestions and strong support

The Falkland Islands government has released the findings of the public consultation document ‘Your Future – Your Say’ which show a very strong support for phased development of the new port, “to serve all its potential users,” according to an Executive Council paper.