Tag: Falkland Islands

Thursday, April 11th 2013 - 02:35 UTC
Falkland Islands without Thatcher in The New York Times Room for Debate

The New York Times has introduced a new section called The Opinion Pages, Room for Debate and this week’s theme was “The Falkland Islands without Thatcher”. For that purpose it invited six opinions related to the issue.
Thursday, April 11th 2013 - 00:35 UTC
Falklands’ oil company completes 3D seismic program and is planning next drilling campaign

Borders & Southern announced this week it has completed the 3D seismic program in the South Falkland Basin offshore the Falkland Islands. The group acquired 1,025 sq km of full fold seismic data collected by the ‘Ramform Challenger’, which will be processed by Petroleum Geo-Services.
Wednesday, April 10th 2013 - 15:41 UTC
Falkland Islands’ toothfish fishery awarded “Best Choice” rating by Seafood Watch

The Falkland Island Toothfish fishery is one of the three toothfish fisheries around the world awarded a category of “Best Choice” by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Program. Seafood Watch is the most well-known and trusted source in North America for consumers and businesses seeking information about environmentally responsible seafood choices.
Wednesday, April 10th 2013 - 15:26 UTC
Falkland Islands Baroness Thatcher memorial service and public holiday on April 17

The Falkland Islands will be holding a memorial service for the late Baroness Thatcher on Wednesday 17th April, which has been declared a public holiday, announced the local government.
Tuesday, April 9th 2013 - 07:23 UTC
Thatcher’s death: Latam leaders send condolence messages but not a word from Argentina

The death of Baroness Thatcher, Prime Minister when the recovery of the Falklands by a British Task Force did not inspire a single word from the Argentine government, but other Latinamerican leaders and countries sent their condolences and praised the courage and determination of the Iron Lady.
Tuesday, April 9th 2013 - 02:10 UTC
Falkland Islands’ delegation expected in Mexico to talk about referendum results

Falkland Islands lawmaker Dr. Barry Elsby and young Islander Krysteen Ormond are expected this week in Mexico with a full agenda of political contacts and media interviews referred to the March referendum when Islanders by an overwhelming turnout and support, 92% and 99.8%, decided to continue as a British Overseas Territory.
Monday, April 8th 2013 - 17:59 UTC
UK first female prime minister and uncompromisingly conservative Iron Lady

Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first female prime minister, liberator of the Falklands and uncompromisingly conservative “Iron Lady” of the 1980s died on Monday following a stroke at the age of 87.
Monday, April 8th 2013 - 14:14 UTC
Falklands will ‘forever remember’ Baroness Thatcher for having liberated the Islands

The Falkland Islands government expressed great sadness at the news of the death of Baroness Thatcher on Monday. The brief message from Gilbert House was signed by MLA Mike Summers on behalf of the Legislative Assembly of the Falklands.
Monday, April 8th 2013 - 01:02 UTC
The Falkland Islands brace for oil wealth; the Norwegian experience

By Brian Swint (Bloomberg - Businessweek) - On March 10 and 11, Falkland Islanders voted in a referendum on whether to remain under British rule. Of its 2,563 citizens, only three voted no. The victory set off howls of indignation in nearby Argentina, which fought a brief, disastrous war with Britain over the South Atlantic islands in 1982.
Monday, April 8th 2013 - 00:45 UTC
Falklands’ delegation meets in Panama with keen interest in referendum results

Panama City. (Special for MercoPress). As part of an on-going tour of Central America, Falkland Islands lawmaker Dr Barry Elsby and young Islander Krysteen Ormond spent four days in Panama building links and sharing the results of the Islands’ historic March 10/1 referendum.