Tag: Malvinas

• 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.

• Saturday, July 27th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Falklands' constitution under review; MLA Edwards invites written opinions

  

  Falkland Islands Member of the Legislative Assembly, Roger Edwards is calling on Falkland Islanders to help with a review of the Falklands Constitution. It is vital that Falkland Islanders express their thoughts on the laws and principles that protect their rights. MLA Edwards said the deadline for submitting written evidence to the Select Committee, regarding the Constitutional Review, has been extended to the 31st of August.

• Wednesday, July 24th 2019 - 23:55 UTC

  Rockhopper divests from Egypt to concentrate in the Falklands' Sea Lion project

  

  Oil and gas exploration firm Rockhopper Exploration, with interests in the Falklands and preparing to advance with the Sea Lion project, has agreed to sell its assets in Egypt to United Oil & Gas in a US$ 16m deal. The sale of Rockhopper Egypt includes a non-operated 22% interest in the Abu Sennan concession onshore Egypt and the existing assets of the business.

• Friday, July 12th 2019 - 02:37 UTC

  Falklands tourism industry broke several records

  

  The Falkland Islands Tourist Board (FITB) has released its annual tourism statistics for 2018, which shows the tourism industry broke several records all in one year.

• Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  C24 reiterates call for Argentina/UK negotiations on Falklands/Malvinas dispute

  

  The United Nations Decolonization Committee, C24, reiterated its call on Argentina and the UK to resume bilateral negotiations for a “peaceful and long-lasting” solution to the Falkland/Malvinas Islands sovereignty dispute.

• Saturday, June 22nd 2019 - 11:18 UTC

  Argentina with a multi-party delegation to claim the Falklands at the C24 meeting

  

  It's an election year in Argentina so a pluralistic delegation will be travelling to New York to make the country's annual claim over the Falkland Islands sovereignty before the United Nations Decolonization Committee, next Tuesday, according to reports in the Buenos Aires media.

• Friday, June 21st 2019 - 10:34 UTC

  Falkland Islands Holidays attends Experience Latin America organized by LATA

  

  Margaret Williams of Falkland Islands Holidays recently attended Experience Latin America; an exclusive by invitation only travel trade event, held for the first time in Stamford Bridge, London.

• Friday, June 7th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Falklands' delegation in UK meets oil representatives, trade partners, ministers and MPs

  

  Members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly along with the Chief Executive Barry Rowland visited the UK in mid-May to undertake a number of meetings with the oil industry, trade partners, Government officials, ministers, and parliamentarians.

• Friday, June 7th 2019 - 09:06 UTC

  Falklands announces Liberation Day 2019 anniversary program

  

  To mark the Anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands from Argentinean occupation in 1982, the following program has been arranged for Friday 14 June 2019. A thanksgiving service will be held in Christ Church Cathedral commencing at 9.45am.