Tag: Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 16:39 UTC

  “UK will protect the Falklands as long as they want to remain British” says Defence chief Fox

  

  Britain will protect the people of the disputed Falkland Islands for as long as they want to remain British citizens, Defence Secretary Liam Fox said on Wednesday speaking at the annual conference of the ruling Conservative Party.

• Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 09:13 UTC

  How the Argentine military to save a collapsing regime, planned the Malvinas invasion war

  

  Juan B Yoffre, an Argentine journalist, businessman and politician (he was Intelligence chief for two years with former President Carlos Menem) has written a book “1982” on the Falklands/Malvinas conflict where he reveals how the idea of the military invasion was secretly elaborated and implemented.

• Tuesday, October 4th 2011 - 06:53 UTC

  UK relation with OTs (including Falklands) is based on ‘the choices of the peoples’

  

  The United Kingdom relationship with the Overseas Territories “is based on the choices of the peoples” said Monday British representative Philip Parham before the UN Fourth Committee on Decolonization in response to several statements from Latin American delegates regarding the Falkland Islands and sovereignty discussions with Argentina.

• Friday, September 30th 2011 - 06:09 UTC

  Falklands’ B&S Petroleum confirms 197m dollars to drill two wells in Jan/Feb

  

  Falkland Islands oil and gas explorer Borders & Southern Petroleum has swung into the black, just months before it embarks on its drilling program in the South Falkland Basin. The company posted pre-tax profits of 761.211 dollars in the six months ended June 30, compared to a loss of 672.185 in 2010.

• Friday, September 30th 2011 - 05:55 UTC

  Falklands examines report on alternative ways for fishing licence fees

  

  Alternative ways to charge Falklands’ fishing licence fees have been examined in a report presented to representatives of the fishing industry as well as Member of the Legislative Assembly Gavin Short and the Director of Natural Resources John Barton this week.

• Thursday, September 29th 2011 - 19:02 UTC

  Argentina celebrates 45 years of the “Condor Operation” landing in Falklands

  

  One of Argentina’s most powerful unions’ honoured members of the “Condor Operation” which 45 years ago hijacked a commercial aircraft and had it flown to the Falklands/Malvinas Islands where the group flew the Argentine flag.

• Thursday, September 29th 2011 - 16:46 UTC

  Foreign Office launches its Falklands’ website and “Have your Say” campaign

  

  The Falkland Islands Government House launched Wednesday their brand new website to coincide with the launch of the Foreign Office’s Overseas Territories Consultation “Have Your Say”.

• Thursday, September 29th 2011 - 00:40 UTC

  ‘Why support Argentina financially when the country threatens Falklands?’

  

  Why should the UK support Argentina financially when the country is acting against British interests particularly in issues such as the Falkland Islands, asks an article in the Mail-online.

• Wednesday, September 28th 2011 - 23:42 UTC

  Argentine minister and UK generals exchange blows on Faklands defence

  

  “Force” and “defence budgets” are the only reason Great Britain can wield in support of the Malvinas Islands where “it holds 2.000 people hostage on Islands of Argentine sovereignty”, said Argentine Defence minister Arturo Puricelli.

• Wednesday, September 28th 2011 - 22:18 UTC

  Falklands’ Argos needs additional capital for drilling set to begin at end of year

  

  Falklands based Argos Resources expects to drill its first well on license PL001 in the North Falkland basin in late-2011 or early-2012, using the semi submersible rig Ocean Guardian, currently operating in the Islands’ waters.