Tag: Falkland Islands

• Friday, May 31st 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Falklands remembers freedom of Goose Green residents locked up by Argentine forces

  

  A very emotional ceremony took place last Wednesday at Goose Green in the Falkland Islands in remembrance of those who gave their lives for the freedom of the small community which had been locked up by the invading Argentine forces in 1982.

• Friday, May 31st 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Falklands Association concerned about political events in UK and Argentina

  

  The local sub-committee of the Falkland Islands Association which has in various forms defended Falklands' interests since 1968, has sent out an email to all its members asking them “to give a rough outline of how they view the current political situation together with any ideas or fears they may have for the future and anything they would like to see the FIA doing on their behalf.”

• Friday, May 31st 2019 - 08:49 UTC

  Falklands permanent flagpole at Portsmouth harbour

  

  Falkland Islands lawmakers MLAs Mark Pollard, Leona Roberts and Roger Spink on 24th May visited Portsmouth to present a ceremonial Falkland Islands flag and plaque to the City of Portsmouth and its veterans; to be flown at the Falklands Memorial by the Square Tower, on the iconic Portsmouth harbour.

• Friday, May 24th 2019 - 09:05 UTC

  No Parallels between Falklands and Chagos

  

  In a move that will no doubt be greeted favorably in Buenos Aires, the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly demanded on Wednesday that Britain give up control over the Chagos Islands.

• Saturday, May 18th 2019 - 09:31 UTC

  Argentina awards 18 offshore oil exploration areas; UK companies take 7 areas, some next to Falklands

  

  Argentina awarded permits to begin hydrocarbon exploration in 18 areas off the coast of the Buenos Aires province, the Austral basin and the Malvinas West basin, which neighbors with the Falkland Islands, the insular territory claimed by Argentina.

• Friday, May 17th 2019 - 11:00 UTC

  Premier Oil finances improving and so are Falklands' Sea Lion project prospects

  

  Britain’s Premier Oil increased its 2019 production guidance on Thursday, saying output had been boosted by efficiency measures and a late sale from its now-divested Pakistan oil fields. The company said it now expects output to reach 75,000 to 80,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed) this year, from up to 75,000 boed previously.

• Friday, May 17th 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Falkland Islands Land Mines, how they are cleared and blown up

  

  British Forces Network reports how a specialist de-mining team is clearing and exploding a hoard of land mines from the Falkland Islands landscape – out of more than 30,000 laid the Argentine forces during the 1982 conflict.

• Thursday, May 16th 2019 - 14:58 UTC

  Argentina does not recognize UK as a coastal state but will jointly address high seas catches in the South Atlantic

  

  Foreign minister Jorge Faurie strongly denied in Congress on Wednesday that the Argentine government was ready to “handover” the disputed Malvinas Islands to the British, and likewise defended the current proximity policy of president Mauricio Macri administration towards the South Atlantic issue.

• Thursday, May 16th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  “Malvinas Veterans are increasingly recognized for their valor and courage”

  

  The Argentine Army Chief of Staff said he perceives a greater recognition from society towards Malvinas veterans, and this recognition, with time, is increasing. Lieutenant General Claudio Pasqualini made the statement at Wednesday's traditional meeting of the Buenos Aires Rotary Club, which on this occasion had another special guest at his table, British ambassador Mark Kent.

• Thursday, May 16th 2019 - 09:53 UTC

  Falklands' Fortuna exploring the European market for Illex squid

  

  Falklands' fishing company Fortuna Ltd and their Taiwanese partners Go-Rising exhibited at the Brussels seafood show last week.