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Tag: Falklands economic

  • Thursday, December 25th 2014 - 22:27 UTC

    Unusually abundant 2014 for Falkland Islands

    The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly describes 2014 as a “bumper year,” for the Islands' trade and industry.

  • Saturday, March 22nd 2014 - 07:11 UTC

    Falklands' prosperity and economic boom surprises visiting Brazilian delegation

    Stuenkel admitted he was unaware of the economic blockade imposed by Argentina

    Visiting Brazilian political advisor and environmentalist Eduardo Viola emphatically expressed support for the Falkland Islands’ right of self-determination during a press conference in Stanley with other visiting Brazilian colleagues, reports this week's edition of Penguin News.

  • Saturday, March 9th 2013 - 05:35 UTC

    Falklands’ rights and sovereignty

    Sir Peter Westmacott is the British ambassador to the United States.

    By Sir Peter Westmacott (*) - Where in the world can you celebrate Margaret Thatcher Day with five kinds of wild penguins? Nowhere but in the Falkland Islands, a windswept archipelago in the South Atlantic that’s about the same area as Connecticut but has a population of only 3.100. This weekend, these small islands with a big personality face a momentous choice: a referendum to decide their political future.

  • Wednesday, November 7th 2012 - 04:39 UTC

    Opening the Falklands to Latin America; the testimony of a Guatemala journalist

    A paradise in every aspect with a closely-knit community and strong economy  (Photo by M. Short)

    Luis Alberto Velasquez is a journalist with the Guatemalan newspaper La Prensa Libre and recently visited the Falkland Islands with a group of journalists from Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua. In the guest post below Luis Alberto shares some thoughts about his recent trip.