Tag: Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, September 10th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  Falklands' team wins Hockey Division II Latam Cup in Miami

  

  Jamaica won the Men’s Division I tournament of the 2019 Amerigol LATAM Cup on Sunday, while the Falkland Islands won the Men's Division II tournament.

• Saturday, September 7th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Sao Paulo/Falklands link, “very positive” and will help build bridges for sovereignty negotiations

  

  Argentine foreign minister Jorge Faurie described the authorization for a regular weekly flight between Sao Paulo, Brazil and the Falkland Islands, with a monthly stopover in Cordoba, as “something very positive”, which has the purpose of “building bridges and creating trust for sovereignty negotiations”

• Saturday, September 7th 2019 - 09:04 UTC

  Spanish fishing vessel rams into the Falklands FIPASS while berthing

  

  The reefer trawler Pesca Vaqueiro suffered serious damages to its bow when it rammed while berthing at FIPASS, in Stanley, Falkland Islands. The incident occurred early Thursday and the port facilities (Falkland Interim Port and Storage System) were closed for a few hours.

• Friday, September 6th 2019 - 09:54 UTC

  Falklands' waters joint scientific cruise with Argentina to assess Southern blue whiting biomass

  

  Argentina announced on Wednesday the start of a joint scientific cruise in Falkland Islands' waters to assess Southern blue whiting reproductive biomass, in the framework of the South West Atlantic Fisheries Commission Scientific Sub-Committee activities.

• Thursday, September 5th 2019 - 20:26 UTC

  Falklands farmers in Uruguay

  

  A FALKLANDS delegation is currently visiting farms in Uruguay. Penguin News asked the group if they would provide an insight into their experience so far.

• Tuesday, September 3rd 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Falklands/Sao Paulo weekly air link with stopover at Cordoba, officially authorized by Argentina: Decree 602/2019

  

  The Argentine government made official the authorization for a second weekly flight between the South American continent and the Falklands Islands, this time to Sao Paulo, Brazil with a stopover once a month, on both ways in the city of Cordoba. This means all is ready for the inauguration.

• Friday, August 30th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Tierra del Fuego protests Falklands display at the coming agricultural show in Uruguay

  

  The extreme south Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego has sent letters to the Foreign Ministry and to the Malvinas, Antarctica and South Atlantic Department expressing concern about a Falkland Islands stand at the British pavilion in the coming international agriculture show in Prado, Montevideo, Uruguay to take place between September 3 and 15.

• Friday, August 30th 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  Falklands will be disputing the Hockey LATAM Cup in Miami

  

  The Falkland Islands will be participating in the LATAM hockey Cup, to be played in Miami, on September 6/7, with semifinals and finals on the following two days. Sam Cockwell a forward of the main team, and a promising journalist will keep Islanders informed about the events through the Penguin News.

• Thursday, August 29th 2019 - 07:29 UTC

  Thule island occupation: Argentine navy tested UK's resolve as part of its long term plan to take the Falklands

  

  The Argentine government declassified a secret decree from the latest military dictatorship which authorized and funded an operation for the “effective and peaceful” occupation of one of the South Atlantic islands, occupied by the UK , in what was considered a first step to the ultimate goal of taking over the Falkland Islands.

• Friday, August 23rd 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Premier Oil trying to sell part of its Falklands' Sea Lion project

  

  Premier Oil is selling its stake in a “world-class” project off the coast of Mexico and wants to reduce its holding in a long-awaited scheme north of the Falkland Islands as it tries to lighten its US$ 2bn debt burden, reports the Financial Times.