Tag: Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, February 7th 2012 - 12:57 UTC

  “There is a point where Islanders will say to the Argentines, 'To hell with you.'”

  

  The following piece was published by The Independent, an interview of the Falkland Islands Governor Nigel Haywood by Falklands-born writer, journalist and expert in Latin American and defense affairs, Graham Bound.

• Tuesday, February 7th 2012 - 05:38 UTC

  Except for defence, Falklands don’t need anything from any country, says MLA Sawle

  

  The Falklands don’t need anything from any country, not even England, said Dick Sawle elected member of the Falklands Legislative Assembly, although admitting that the Islands do rely on the UK for protection.

• Tuesday, February 7th 2012 - 04:46 UTC

  Britain steps up its claim to the Falkland Islands

  

  By David Usborne - The following piece published by The Independent reveals the contents of a letter delivered by the British ambassador to the UN, Sir Mark Lyall Grant to UN Secretary General Ban-ki Moon rebutting Argentine historic arguments on which Buenos Aires supports its sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands.

• Tuesday, February 7th 2012 - 00:03 UTC

  Malvinas dispute anticipates visits of Cristina Fernandez and Hague to Chile

  

  British Foreign Secretary William Hague and Argentine president Cristina Fernandez are expected to visit Chile in the near future as pressure mounts on the conservative government of President Sebastian Piñera because of the ongoing UK/Argentina diplomatic dispute over the Faklands/Malvinas issue.

• Monday, February 6th 2012 - 18:45 UTC

  Chile supports Malvinas claim but underlines ‘special relation’ with the UK

  

  “Chile’s support to Argentina’s claim over the Malvinas Islands is a state policy for our country” said Chilean Executive secretary Andres Chadwick, but it does not mean any impediment to that “very special relation we have with the UK”.

• Monday, February 6th 2012 - 07:03 UTC

  Caribbean states join Mercosur in barring Falklands’ flagged vessels from their ports

  

  Several Caribbean states and Nicaragua announced this weakened they will bar from their ports any vessel flying the Malvinas flag, according to a release from the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

• Sunday, February 5th 2012 - 07:26 UTC

  Malvinas conflict is diplomatic: “unnecessary ostentation of firepower” from UK

  

  Argentine Defence minister Arturo Puricelli described UK’s announcement to send state of the art and latest incorporation to the Royal Navy HMS Dauntless, and according to the London press a nuclear powered submersible, to the disputed Falklands/Malvinas Islands as “an unnecessary ostentation of fire power”

• Saturday, February 4th 2012 - 17:25 UTC

  Flight Lt. Wales takes up his duties in the Falkland Islands

  

  Flt Lt Wales has commenced his duties as an RAF Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter pilot in the Falkland Islands providing Search and Rescue cover for both the civilian and military population.

• Saturday, February 4th 2012 - 05:37 UTC

  PM Cameron meets Obama in March ahead of the Falklands conflict anniversary

  

  British Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama will meet in Washington next month, three weeks before the 30 anniversary of the beginning of the Falklands conflict.

• Friday, February 3rd 2012 - 16:18 UTC

  Deployment of Prince William in Falklands is a routine mission, says MoD

  

  UK’s Defence Minister Philip Hammond reiterated Friday that the deployment of Prince Williams to the Falkland Islands is a routine mission planned long ago, and rejected suggestions the decision to send the heir to the throne to the region represented an escalation of the UK's position.