Tag: Wales

• Tuesday, July 28th 2015 - 05:31 UTC

  “A diplomatic success” the presence of Wales First Minister Carwyn Jones

  

  As a day of great celebration, Argentine ambassador in the UK, Alicia Castro described the festivities for the 150th anniversary of Welsh settlers arrival to Patagonia, taking place in Chubut with the attendance of Wales First Minister Carwyn Jones, Argentine cabinet ministers and members of the Welsh-Argentine community.

• Thursday, July 9th 2015 - 01:01 UTC

  Photo exhibition on Welsh settlers in Argentina, opened at Westminster

  

  Parliament in London is hosting a week-long historic photographic exhibition dedicated to the Welsh settlement in Argentina, entitled: “Y Wladfa: Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Welsh settlement in Argentina” which was officially inaugurated on Tuesday by Argentine Ambassador to the UK, Alicia Castro, and David T.C Davies MP, chairman of the House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee.

• Friday, February 27th 2015 - 08:29 UTC

  Trelew in Patagonia and Caernarfon in Wales to be linked as 'sister-cities'

  

  Trelew in Argentine Patagonia and Caernarfon in Wales will be linked as 'sister-cities' during a ceremony scheduled for next Saturday, attended by Lord Dafydd Wigley and a Welsh delegation visiting the country in anticipation of this year's 150th anniversary of the first Cymru settlement in southern Argentina.

• Wednesday, February 25th 2015 - 03:44 UTC

  Delegation in Argentina for preparations of 150th anniversary of Welsh immigration to Patagonia

  

  Argentina's Foreign ministry is reporting that Lord Dafydd Wigley, honorary president of the Wales-Argentina is currently in Buenos Aires and was received by Argentina's deputy foreign minister Eduardo Zuaín. Other members of the delegation include Marc Phillips and Elvey MacDonald.

• Friday, August 8th 2014 - 07:44 UTC

  Falkland Islands dispute becomes a political incident in Welsh politics

  

  The Welsh Conservatives say First Minister Carwyn Jones should distance himself from 'distasteful' comments over the Falkland Islands' sovereignty. The situation involved the Welsh leader, Argentine ambassador in UK Alicia Castro and Chubut governor Martin Buzzi, when they met to address next year's 150th anniversary of Welsh settlers in Patagonia.

• Thursday, August 7th 2014 - 06:01 UTC

  “Malvinas dialogue” demands Argentine Patagonia governor in Wales

  

  Underlining the close links between Wales and Argentine Patagonia, where many Welsh immigrants settled for the first time 150 years ago, Chubut governor Martin Buzzi called on the British government “to open a dialogue on the Malvinas Islands”.

• Wednesday, December 19th 2012 - 01:33 UTC

  Schmallenberg disease hitting lambs and calves spreads to all England and Wales

  

  A disease that can lead to lambs and calves being stillborn or deformed has spread to every county in England and Wales. Some farmers are expected to lose livestock during the lambing season, which is just getting underway.