Category archives for: Falkland Islands/Malvinas

Brits accused Argies of developing rockets to threaten Falklands/Malvinas Islands.

According to The Sunday Times, Argentina is developing missile technology that could threaten the Malvinas/Falkland Islands. The british newspaper has learnt that military scientists in Argentina are building a rocket capable of being fired into space to an altitude of about 250 miles. Experts believe such technology could, in time, develop into a missile with [...]

Britain warns Argentina: Hands off the Falklands

The Americas Post - The Argentine government seems to have forgotten about these guys

British Prime Minister David Cameron warned Argentina on Thursday that his nation stands ”ready and willing” to defend the Falkland Islands, 30 years after Britain recaptured the South Atlantic archipelago from Argentine occupiers. In a speech to commemorate the 1982 British victory over Argentina, Cameron accused Argentina’s government of “aggression” and said there would be “absolutely no [...]

United Kingdom accuses Argentines of harassing Falklands

The Americas Post - Guess what the argument is really about?  Photo Credit:  Rockhopper

Britain denounced Argentina for intimidation against the people of the Falkland Islands on Friday, after Buenos Aires announced legal action against companies conducting oil exploration in the disputed South Atlantic protectorate. Tensions between the two countries have increased approaching the thirtieth anniversary of the Argentine invasion in the Falklands, a conflict that killed 650 Argentines and 255 British soldiers. The dispute has been revived by the discovery of [...]

Argentine-British tensions put bilateral trade at risk

The Americas Post - New demand for undersea oil has made the Falklands a bone of contention again

Recent diplomatic tension between Argentina and Britain over the Falkland Islands may affect growing bilateral trade which last year totaled 1.4 billion dollars, a new report indicates. Among Argentina’s 10 export markets under stress, the most significant is that of Great Britain, destination for 7.5 percent of Argentine sales to the European Union, says a [...]

2000-2010: Another lost decade for South America´s economic competitiveness and social welfare.

“There’s no doubt that with the growth of China, we’ve seen a re-commoditization of Latin America,” said Colombia’s Mining Minister Mauricio Cárdenas, an economist and former Director of the Latin America program at the Brookings Institution in Washington DC. In terms of economic development, Latin America did not take any advantage of the rising prices [...]

Spain protests Argentine harassment of fishing boat in the Falklands

The Americas Post - This Spanish fishing boat outran the Argentine Coast Guard

This weekend a unique diplomatic standoff took place when a Spanish ship, authorized by Britain to fish in the Falkland Islands, was pursued by Argentine authorities but successfully fled to Uruguayan waters. The incident began when the Spanish ship Villa Nores, having departed for the Falklands from Montevideo the previous Saturday, was challenged by the [...]

CELAC criticizes United States and Britain

The Americas Post - The new club is open but the US and Canada are not invited.

A newly formed Latin American and Caribbean organization has issued statements in support of Argentina’s claim to sovereignty over the British-ruled Falkland Islands and against U.S. sanctions on Cuba at the end of its first two-day summit. However, the 33-member Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, or CELAC, declined to engage in stronger anti-Western [...]

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