Tag: Falklands / Malvinas

• Monday, November 17th 2014 - 06:01 UTC

  Thousands march in Buenos Aires marathon in support for Falklands' dialogue

  

  Thousands of people participated Sunday in a race organized by Argentina's government to press for a dialogue with Britain over the Falkland Islands, officials said.“#YoCorroPorMalvinas was a success! More than 10 thousand people came out today to say Yes to a dialogue for the Malvinas,” Malvinas Islands Affairs Secretary Daniel Filmus said in a Twitter post.

• Tuesday, November 4th 2014 - 05:05 UTC

  Falklands have a per capita GDP “ten times higher than Argentina”

  

  Argentina's financial daily, El Cronista Comercial has published two articles on the Falkland Islands based on data from the 2014 Statistical Yearbook stating that the Islands enjoy a GDP per capita several times higher than Argentina and that the economy has been expanding at 11% annually since 2008.

• Friday, August 22nd 2014 - 00:08 UTC

  Premier oil shows stronger than expected output in first half of the year

  

  Falkland Islands involved oil and gas explorer Premier Oil may upgrade its 2014 production forecast after stronger-than-expected output in the first half of the year, pending the outcome of summer maintenance work, its Chief Executive said. The company reported a 7% rise in first-half profit after tax on Thursday, helped by strong oil production from its British fields.

• Thursday, August 21st 2014 - 07:55 UTC

  Falklands war vessel in which Argentina surrendered South Georgia, to the scrap yard

  

  The Royal Navy man-o-war on which Argentina formally surrendered the island of South Georgia during the 1982 Falklands War began its final journey on Wednesday before being scrapped. HMS Plymouth could not be saved despite years of attempts to find a permanent home for the frigate.

• Saturday, June 14th 2014 - 09:13 UTC

  “Malvinas son Argentinas” sparks FIFA disciplinary proceedings

  

  FIFA can confirm that disciplinary proceedings have been opened against the Argentina Football Association (AFA) relating to an incident that occurred at the friendly match between Argentina and Slovenia on 7 June in La Plata, Argentina.

• Friday, May 9th 2014 - 02:18 UTC

  Falklands' governor interview triggers immediate reaction from Argentina

  

  Falklands Island's' newly inaugurated governor Colin Roberts phone interview with a Buenos Aires media website released this week has had a great impact in Argentina and as it could be expected received an immediate reply from Hector Timerman's Foreign Affairs ministry, which undoubtedly read every line and every word of the transcript.

• Monday, May 5th 2014 - 21:29 UTC

  Malvinas Islands British occupation a 'latent threat' for Uruguay's defense policy

  

  The Uruguayan government considers the British occupation of the Malvinas Islands as a 'latent threat' according to a work-paper with basic points of the country's defense policy and which is to be made public this week, some excerpts of which were advanced by the pro-government daily La Republica.

• Saturday, May 3rd 2014 - 05:58 UTC

  Falklands or Malvinas: uproar in Argentina with YPF tourist guide

  

  The internet tourist guide from Argentina's nationalized oil and gas company YPF describes the Malvinas as Falklands, Puerto Argentino as Stanley, and Isla Gran Malvina as West Falkland, claim several Argentine media.

• Thursday, May 1st 2014 - 06:45 UTC

  Malvinas issue should be addressed at UN General Assembly suggest Argentine lawmakers

  

  Members from the opposition addressed a letter to President Cristina Fernandez recommending that in the coming UN General Assembly Argentina presents a resolution-draft calling for the Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty claim to be discussed in the assembly and not at the Decolonization Committee or C24.

• Thursday, May 1st 2014 - 05:43 UTC

  Falklands' new governor mystified by Argentine logic and 'welcomes illumination'

  

  Asked at a press conference on Wednesday why the Argentine Government had appeared to be against his appointment to the Falkland Islands, while also attempting to vilify him as someone who had previously opposed the right to self-determination of the inhabitants of another small island community, the newly-arrived governor, Mr Colin Roberts CVO, said that he was mystified by the logic and “would welcome illumination”.