By Hilary Burke and Karina Grazina BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Falkland Islanders mourned Margaret Thatcher on Monday, revering her as their liberator after a 1982 invasion by Argentine forces, but many Argentines bitterly recalled her role in defending the South Atlantic territory. Flags flew at half-staff on the Falklands after news of Thatcher’s death on Monday aged 87. Continue reading
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The Falkland Islands Brace for Oil Wealth
On March10 and 11, Falkland Islanders voted in a referendum on whether to remain under British rule. Of its 2,563 citizens, only three voted no. Continue reading
George Galloway lets rip on Falkland Islands referendum result (12Mar13) – Video
George Galloway lets rip on Falkland Islands referendum result (12Mar13) George Galloway doesn't “respect” the result of the British on the Falkland Islands to remain a British dependency, and wants the Falklands to go to Argentin… By: liarpoliticians Continue reading
Why I stayed in the Falkland Islands – Video
Why I stayed in the Falkland Islands The people of the Falkland Islands are voting for a final day in a referendum to decide whether or not to remain a British overseas territory They are expected to vote overwhelmingly in favour of staying in Britain despite renewed Argentine claims to sovereignty of the islands For Briton Ken Greenland he was sent on a sixmonth posting in 1983 His love of the territory has seen him remain there ever since He said he hoped the result would be a clear and unequivocal display of the Falklands desires to … By: paulgoodnews Continue reading
Britain pledges to defend distant cousins on Falkland Islands
By Shadia Nasralla and Maria Golovnina LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron warned Argentina on Tuesday that Britain would always be ready to defend citizens in the remote Falkland Islands after they voted almost unanimously in a referendum to remain British. Continue reading
Falkland Islands to choose in referendum: Britain or Argentina?
Bill Poole stands in the Falklands capital of Stanley beside posters calling for a “yes” vote to remain British in a referendum Sunday and Monday. Great Britain has held the islands since 1833. Continue reading
Falkland Islands hold referendum on disputed status
STORY HIGHLIGHTS (CNN) — People living in the Falkland Islands are voting in a referendum on their political status on Sunday and Monday at a time of heightened tensions between Argentina and Britain over their sovereignty. The two countries went to war over the territory, known to the Argentinians as Las Malvinas, in 1982 after the then-military government in Argentina landed troops on the islands. According to the Falklands legislative assembly, the vote is intended to affirm islanders’ desire to remain a self-governing territory of the United Kingdom and to reject claims of ownership by Argentina Continue reading
Falkland Islands wolf: Scientists solve 320-year-old mystery
The mystery of how the Falkland Islands wolf became the only land-based mammal on an isolated island was first brought up by British explorers in 1690. Continue reading
How did those wolves get to the Falkland Islands ? Scientists may have an answer.
Australian scientists believe that they now understand how a reddish, dog-sized carnivore could have wound up on the Falkland Islands, 285 miles from the nearest mainland, some 16,000 years ago. The mystery surrounding the origin of a wolflike predator that once lived near Antarctica a puzzle that stumped even Charles Darwin has now been solved, researchers say. Continue reading
The future of oil on the Falkland Islands
Territorial bickering aside, the Falkland Islands have been rather disappointing to the oil industry since the 2011 discovery of 1.4 billion barrels of oil in the North Falkland Basin, Alic writes. Next month will determine the eventual fate of the Falkland Islandsand the 1.4 billion barrels of oil so far discovered therewhen a referendum on self-determination is held. offers extensive coverage of all energy sectors from crude oil and natural gas to solar energy and environmental issues. Continue reading
Three To Tango? Uruguay Horns In On Falkland Islands Dispute Between Argentina And UK
As the focus of a centuries-old territorial dispute, the Falklands have seen their fair share of diplomatic wrangling, heated debates and even a brief, bloody war. The archipelago is currently recognized as a British Overseas Territory by the West, though Argentina — which is supported by its South American neighbors — has never relinquished its own claim. If Uruguay were to horn in, the battle could get a lot more complicated but it probably wont Continue reading
Maserati – Passing close to the North West tip of the Falkland Islands – Video
Maserati – Passing close to the North West tip of the Falkland Islands Got so close to the North West tip of the Falklands islands the seals were swimming around the boat like dolphins and when we couldn't see them we could certainly smelll them! Our first sight of land since leaving New York 21 days ago. By: BreymaierSailing Continue reading
Britain set to up military presence in Falkland Islands
‘Britain needs to be able to respond quickly to series of threats’ By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 05:03 EST, 13 January 2013 | UPDATED: 06:40 EST, 13 January 2013 Britain is prepared to send additional military backup to the South Atlantic as a ‘show of force’ to Argentina over the Falkland Islands. It is understood an extra warship, another RAF Tycoon combat aircraft and further troops could be dispatched to the region ahead of the March referendum over whether the islands remain part of the UK. Continue reading
Call for talks on Falkland Islands
irishtimes.com – Last Updated: Thursday, January 3, 2013, 08:56 Argentine president Cristina Fernandez called for talks with Britain over the disputed Falkland Islands in an open letter to prime minister David Cameron published in British newspapers today. Britain and Argentina fought a 10 week war in 1982 over the remote South Atlantic islands, which are part of Britain’s self-governing overseas territories. Continue reading
Falkland Islands row: Argentina's understanding of history is 'laughable'
Its publication is timed to mark the anniversary of when on January 3 1833, Britain took control of the islands from the Argentinians. It reads: The Argentines on the Islands were expelled by the Royal Navy and the United Kingdom subsequently began a population implantation process similar to that applied to other territories under colonial rule.” But Prof Dodds said the history of the Islands was a lot more complicated than Kirchner would admit. In the 1760s and 1770s you find a fundamentally messy history of the Falklands, involving the British, the French, the Spanish, and the nascent Argentine republic as well as a little Irish presence as well, he said. Continue reading
Wartime Falklands Islands Governor Sir Rex dies at 86
THE British Governor of the Falkland Islands during the 1982 Argentine invasion Sir Rex Hunt has died at the age of 86. He will be remembered for his courage and dignity after Argie troops invaded the South Atlantic territory, the Islands government said Continue reading
Former Falklands governor Rex Hunt dies at 86
LONDON (AP) Sir Rex Hunt, who was governor of the Falkland Islands at the time of the Argentine invasion in 1982, has died. Continue reading
International observers to oversee Falkland Islands vote
STANLEY, Falkland Islands The pending referendum to decide the political future of the Falkland Islands will be done under the scrutiny of a “whole series of international observers” come early 2013, Legislative Assembly member Dr Barry Elsby has said. Dr Elsby, who has responsibility for oil, the environment, historical buildings, mining and demining, told a group of Caribbean journalists yesterday that “the referendum is to try to send a signal to the world about the wishes of the Falkland Islanders as to what they want and how they wish to determine their own future”. The question of the status of the self-governed British overseas territory has occupied centrestage since the British and Argentine war in 1982 after the Argentines invaded the islands originally discovered by the British Continue reading
Falkland Islands census delivers blow to Argentina
She has repeatedly said that she wants to hold talks with Britain over the sovereignty of the islands, but has never recognised the Falkland Islands local government itself. The Port Stanley government announced in June that the Falklands would be holding a referendum on its sovereignty early next year in response to Mrs Kirchner taking the Argentine case to the UN. I dont know if they (Argentina) are deluding themselves or trying to delude others Continue reading
Argentina 'to use YPF to search for Falkland Islands oil'
Argentina has set itself on another collision course with Britain by planning to use seized energy company YPF to search for oil around the Falkland Islands, according to reports. State-controlled YPF, formerly owned by Spain’s Repsol, is teaming up with Venezuelan oil giant PDVSA to explore the area. Continue reading