Tag: Falkland Islands

• Thursday, June 20th 2013 - 05:56 UTC

  Falklands’ fresh with referendum results will challenge the C24 and Argentina

  

  Argentina and the Falkland Islands meet on Thursday at the UN Decolonization Committee, C24 to discuss the South Atlantic Islands sovereignty dispute, and contrary to last year when the big show was the attendance of President Cristina Fernandez, this time it will be the Falklands’ turn with the indisputable fresh results of the March referendum and their right to self-determination.

• Tuesday, June 18th 2013 - 07:33 UTC

  Falklands’ C24 debate: Timerman heads Argentine delegation and includes two governors

  

  The governors, from Tierra del Fuego and Santa Fe will be part of the delegation when the Argentine presentation before the UN Decolonisation Committee on the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute, next Thursday June 20 in New York.

• Monday, June 17th 2013 - 06:51 UTC

  Falklands’ conflict depicted in opera ‘Allies’ based on Pinochet-Thatcher relationship

  

  The relationship between former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and ex-Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet has been turned into an opera which opened in Paris for a five-night run. “Allies” revolves around a televised 1999 meeting of the two late leaders when Pinochet was being held under house arrest in Britain.

• Sunday, June 16th 2013 - 10:31 UTC

  Falklands: Irish lawmakers support UN Resolution 2065 and dismiss recent referendum

  

  Irish lawmakers expressed support for the compliance of UN Resolution 2065 which acknowledges the Argentine/UK Falkland Islands dispute and dismissed any International law consequences from the recent referendum held in the Falkland Islands ratifying British sovereignty, according to Argentine legislators that were received at the parliament in Dublin.

• Saturday, June 15th 2013 - 13:56 UTC

  Falklands: “British sovereignty over the Islands as such, is not accepted by the European Parliament”

  

  “British sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands as such is not accepted by the European Parliament”, according to a visiting delegation of EU lawmakers who met with their Argentine peers in Buenos Aires.

• Friday, June 14th 2013 - 20:08 UTC

  Falklands turns out to commemorate Liberation Day and pay tribute to British Forces

  

  The most important date in the recent history of the Falkland Islands was commemorated on Friday, June 14 by Falkland Islanders and veterans of the 1982 war.

• Friday, June 14th 2013 - 00:16 UTC

  Falklands have never been part of Argentina and Islanders overwhelmingly voted to remain British

  

  The following piece was written by Andrew Ayre, British High Commissioner in Georgetown, Guyana and published in StabroekNews from Guyana.

• Thursday, June 13th 2013 - 17:35 UTC

  Falklands: British nation pays tribute to Sir Rex Hunt’s courage and leadership

  

  The British Government has paid tribute to Sir Rex Hunt for his courage and leadership as Governor of the Falkland Islands during Argentina’s 1982 invasion and for his part in the modern, prosperous Falklands of today.

• Thursday, June 13th 2013 - 17:17 UTC

  Falkland Islands asserts their democratic rights

  

  The remarkable transformation of the Falkland Islands into the democratic, prosperous, hardworking community of today was applauded by hundreds of supporters gathered in London for the annual reception in London marking the liberation of the Islands from Argentine invasion and occupation in 1982.

• Thursday, June 13th 2013 - 07:09 UTC

  Falklands and Ascension coins to commemorate the life of Lady Thatcher

  

  The Falkland Islands and Ascension Island have released two coins from Pobjoy Mint to commemorate the life of former British Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher who passed away at the age of 87 on 8 April 2013.