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Parallel truths in parallel universes: can that be the only explanation?
Friday, 15 February 2013By Penguin News Deputy Editor John Fowler ACCORDING to the Argentine view of things, the Falkland Islands are Las Islas Malvinas and the capital city is not Stanley, which was founded in 1844, but Us...
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Commonwealth Parliamentary Regional Conference opens in Stanley
Tuesday, 12 February 2013THE 43rd British Islands and Mediterranean Region Annual Conference, hosted by the Falkland Islands Government, opened in Stanley this morning The theme of the conference is 'Self-determination ...
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A scam conference that almost worked by Peter Pepper
Thursday, 07 February 2013Peter Pepper examines the 'call for dialogue' conference conducted in London by the Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman Image: L-R: Argentine Ambassador to the UK Alicia Castro, Arge...
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Argentine Foreign Minister rejects letter from Falklands elected representative
Tuesday, 05 February 2013A FURTHER attempt by the Falkland Islands Government to engage in dialogue with Argentine Foreign Secretary Hector Timerman on matters of mutual benefit has been once again dismissed. Picture: MLA Di...
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Falklands Government regrets Argentine Government refusal to meet
Monday, 04 February 2013The Falkland Islands Government announced on Friday that the Argentine Foreign Secretary Hector Timerman had the day before refused the opportunity to meet with the United Kingdom Foreign Secretary an...
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Falkland Islands Government to meet Argentine Foreign Minister
Thursday, 31 January 2013TWO members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly have stated their intention to meet with theArgentine Foreign Minister in London next week, however, it has been made clear by the Falkland Isl...
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Are Islanders the Mapuches of the South Atlantic?
Monday, 28 January 2013FREQUENTLYcontroversial newspaper columnist, Matthew Parris, who was a member of the British Parliament during 1982, has not been noted in the past as a supporter of the Falkland Islands in their stru...
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Falkland Islands Government Executive Council Meeting summary
Friday, 25 January 2013THE January 23 meeting of Executive Council was summarised as follows: The task status report for this month was noted, then approval was given in principle for the minting and issue of a commemorati...
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Dates and question officially set for Falklands referendum
Monday, 21 January 2013On Tuesday 12th June 2012 the Falkland Islands Government announced its intention to hold a referendum, in order to enable Falkland Islanders to express their view on the political status of the Falkl...
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Visit Falklands this year says New York Times
Monday, 14 January 2013IN a New York Times article entitled the 46 places to go in 2013the Falkland Islands is recommended for a visit before the oil industry, "rapidly transforms Stanley's ethnic, economic and so...
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