Tag: South Georgia

• Tuesday, January 29th 2013 - 06:02 UTC

  UK wants to control South Atlantic access and resources, claims Argentina

  

  Argentina claimed at the CELAC summit in Chile that the UK has converted the Falkland Islands into one of the “most militarized territories in the world” with the sole purpose of exploiting the natural resources of the Islands and control access to Antarctica.

• Wednesday, January 23rd 2013 - 09:02 UTC

  South Georgia implements additional measures to safeguard Marine Protected Area

  

  The United Kingdom Minister for the Overseas Territories Mark Simmonds welcomed the announcement of a set of additional measures to safeguard the sustainable-use Marine Protected Area (MPA) around the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.

• Thursday, January 3rd 2013 - 05:52 UTC

  Recreation of Shackleton 1914 survival epic planned for 20 January

  

  Six British and Australian adventurers are setting off to recreate one of the greatest journeys of human survival. In 1914, Ernest Shackleton, the seasoned British explorer, set out to better Scott and Amundsen by attempting the first-ever crossing of the Antarctic.

• Friday, December 28th 2012 - 05:03 UTC

  PM Thatcher “never, never expected” Argentina to invade the Falklands; “it was such a stupid thing to do”

  

  The 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentina caught PM Margaret Thatcher by surprise, newly released government papers have shown. The then-prime minister only saw it was likely after getting “raw intelligence” two days before the Argentines landed.

• Friday, December 7th 2012 - 14:23 UTC

  Falklands & Southern Oceans Department re-established at the Foreign Office

  

  The reestablishment of a Falklands Department at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has been announced by Peter Hayes, Director of the Overseas Territories, on Wednesday.

• Friday, November 30th 2012 - 06:15 UTC

  Falklands’ fishing company seeking good management label from MSC

  

  For the first time a Falkland Islands fishing company is seeking to have its good management certificated by the internationally recognised Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).

• Saturday, November 24th 2012 - 15:34 UTC

  Argentina insists with Malvinas during UN ceremony with Ban Ki-moon

  

  Argentina is strongly committed with multilateralism and trusts in the UN to reach a fair, peaceful and long lasting solution to the sovereignty dispute in the Malvinas issue, said Ambassador Maria Cristina Perceval during her Friday credentials presentation ceremony with Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

• Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 07:18 UTC

  South Georgia plans to expand Marine Protected Areas; could affect krill fishery

  

  The government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, GSGSSI, announced a vast Marine Protected Areas around the Island in February and it is likely there is more protection to come that could affect krill fishing and long-lining, reports the September edition of the South Georgia newsletter.

• Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 01:46 UTC

  South Georgia cruise season beats the trend and expects better one in 2012/13

  

  A small increase in cruise ship visitors to South Georgia compared to the previous season bucks the trend of the Antarctic region. In the 2011/12 season tourists to the Antarctic fell by 22%, whereas in South Georgia they increased 8%, according to the September edition of the South Georgia Newsletter.

• Tuesday, October 16th 2012 - 07:46 UTC

  ARA Libertad conflict forces the resignation of the Argentine navy chief

  

  The ARA Libertad conflict retained in Ghana has a new victim: Argentina’s Navy chief of staff Admiral Carlos Alberto Paz tendered his resignation and was replaced by his deputy Vice-Admiral Daniel Alberto Martin.