Tag: Falkland Islands

• Thursday, June 14th 2012 - 23:35 UTC

  Anniversary of the Liberation of the Falklands, an Islander’s perspective

  

  As the Falkland Islands commemorates the 30th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands, a seventh generation Islander explains the significance of Liberation Day to the people of the Falklands.

• Thursday, June 14th 2012 - 19:06 UTC

  Falklands’ conflict “very much alive in the collective memory”

  

  UK Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne has spoken of his admiration for the Falkland Islands people on the thirtieth anniversary of the conclusion of the Falklands conflict.

• Thursday, June 14th 2012 - 18:59 UTC

  Cameron reaffirms support for Falkland Islanders, ‘in the past and so in the future’

  

  “Our resolve to support the Falkland Islanders has not wavered in the last thirty years and it will not in the years ahead”, said British Prime Minister David Cameron in an brief official statement on the 30th anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands, 14 June.

• Thursday, June 14th 2012 - 18:35 UTC

  Falkland Islands Holdings sees “significant opportunities” with hydrocarbons industry

  

  London’ AIM quoted international services group Falkland Islands Holdings has raised eight million pounds following a subscription for shares by Blackfish Capital, an investment fund, reported the company in a release.

• Thursday, June 14th 2012 - 17:34 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez asked C24 for June 14 to deliver her Malvinas speech

  

  Reacting to the massive media campaign displayed by Argentina, UK UN Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant revealed that it was President Cristina Fernandez who requested US the Decolonization Committee to schedule the annual discussion of the Falklands/Malvinas status on the anniversary of Britain’s victory 14 June 1982.

• Thursday, June 14th 2012 - 17:04 UTC

  Falklands’ flag flying above Downing Street and the Foreign Office

  

  Britain sent a defiant message to Argentina on the 30th anniversary of the end of the Falklands War by flying the Islands' flag above Downing Street.

• Thursday, June 14th 2012 - 01:10 UTC

  Falkland Islanders views “do matter” PM Cameron warns Argentina

  

  UK Prime Minister David Cameron praised the planned Falkland Islands referendum over its sovereignty as he warned their views “do matter” and told Argentina not to ignore them.

• Wednesday, June 13th 2012 - 23:55 UTC

  UK minister says Argentina not acting as a ‘responsible country’ in Falklands’ issue

  

  British Foreign Minister David Lidington condemned on Wednesday the actions of Argentina against the Falkland Islands claiming they were not those of a 'responsible' country.

• Wednesday, June 13th 2012 - 17:44 UTC

  As Falkland Islanders, we have the right to decide our own fate

  

  By MLA Gavin Short (*) - The following piece was published on Wednesday’s edition of The Guardian. Thirty years on from the liberation of the Falklands, a referendum on our political future will send a clear signal to the world

• Wednesday, June 13th 2012 - 13:41 UTC

  Seeking a new understanding of sovereignty

  

  The London-based South Atlantic Council today made a call “for a new understanding of sovereignty” thirty years after the cease-fire that ended hostilities between Britain and Argentina.