23 April 2013 Last updated at 03:19 ET Japan would respond with force if any attempt is made to land on disputed islands, PM Shinzo Abe has warned. His comments came as eight Chinese government ships sailed near East China Sea islands that both nations claim. A flotilla of 10 fishing boats carrying Japanese activists was also reported to be in the area, as well as the Japanese coastguard Continue reading
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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
USVI bans smoking at protected beaches
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) The U.S. Virgin Islands has banned smoking at all beaches inside its national park system. Continue reading
US Virgin Islands bans smoking at protected beaches
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, Virgin Islands – The U.S. Virgin Islands has banned smoking at all beaches inside its national park system. The smoking ban covers cigars and pipes as well as cigarettes and is enforced from within 50 feet (15 metres) of the shoreline Continue reading
Cayman Islands jails 'barely fit'
Jails run in the name of Her Majesty’s Prison Service on the Cayman Islands are “barely fit for human habitation”, UK inspectors have found. Custodial facilities in the British overseas territory were “dark, decrepit, chaotic and dirty”, and the UK should take steps to ensure regular inspections take place, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) said. Illegal drug use was rife in one of the prisons inspected while HMIP staff discovered children sharing cells with adults were put at risk of predatory sexual behaviour. Continue reading
*VERY OPEN* Warriors: Into the Wild – Casting Call *VERY OPEN* – Video
*VERY OPEN* Warriors: Into the Wild – Casting Call *VERY OPEN* Again, VERY OPEN! Please post your audition as a video response! Thank you. As long as you can change your voice you may have multiple parts blah blah blah here are the lines: Tigerclaw: (enraged, accusing, low but loud against the sound of battle): “How dare you hunt in our territory? Continue reading
New genetic test for fetus can give parents more questions than answers
Michelle Catalano had no reason to think her fourth baby wouldn’t be born as healthy as her other three. Continue reading
Turks and Caicos to take govt reins from Britain
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos (AP) The Turks and Caicos Islands prepared to govern itself for the first time in three years as the British territory voted Friday for a new government. Continue reading
Tiwi Islands seek help as drug use takes hold
Chief Minister Terry Mills says the Northern Territory Government is assessing the need for alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs on the Tiwi Islands. The Tiwi Shire Council says cannabis use is rampant in the islands’ communities. Continue reading
Tokyo dispatches team to islands
From Jessica King, CNN updated 9:07 PM EDT, Sun September 2, 2012 Japanese surveyors conduct an offshore survey from boats by the disputed island chain on Sunday. STORY HIGHLIGHTS (CNN) — Tokyo’s governor dispatched a team Sunday to survey a set of islands in the East China Sea to which both Japan and China lay claim Continue reading
Planned Expat Fee Is Talk of the Cayman Tax Haven
One among thousands of lawyers, accountants and other workers from around the globe, Paul Fordham is escaping cold weather and the taxman by working in a sunny British territory in the Caribbean. He and many others, however, worry they soon may be looking for another haven Continue reading
Russia And Japan At Odds Again Over Remote, Energy-Rich Kuril Islands
Maritime disputes seem to dot the entire coastline of East Asia. In the south, nations bicker over the status of the South China Sea Continue reading
Falkland Islands will vote on political status
By Mariano Castillo, CNN updated 11:33 AM EDT, Tue June 12, 2012 Locator map of the Falkland Islands. STORY HIGHLIGHTS (CNN) — The Falkland Islands government announced Tuesday that the British territory will hold a referendum on its political status. 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 nearby Argentina. Continue reading
British minister: Argentina denting Falkland Islands economy, risks harming isolated community
LONDON – Britains Latin America minister on Thursday accused Argentina of using its power to dent the economy of the Falklands Islands, as he prepares to visit the tiny South Atlantic archipelago to mark the 30th anniversary of a brief and bloody war between the two countries over the territory. Continue reading