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Letter to Nobel Peace Prize winners from Falkland Islands Government
Wednesday, 04 April 20124th April 2012 An Open Letter to Adolfo Perez Esquivel, Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Rigoberta Menchu Tum, Desmond Tutu, Jody Williams, Shirin Ebadi and Leymah Gbowee. I am writing with regard to your ...
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President Kirchner commemorates Argentine '82 war dead and veterans
Monday, 02 April 2012Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Falkland Islands War the Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner delivered a speech at the cenotaph in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, paying tribute to...
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Prime Minister salutes heroes of 1982
Monday, 02 April 2012THE Prime Minister (left) has saluted the British Task Force for its "heroism" in the Falklands War of 1982 on the anniversary of the Argentine invasion.
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Reflections on April 2 by John Fowler
Monday, 02 April 2012Maybe because the days in the Falklands get noticeably shorter from now on and the onset of winter inevitable, April is nobody's favourite month here. To add to the gathering gloom at this time, ...
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Nobel Peace Prize winners should not overlook rights of Islanders says Falkland Islands Government
Wednesday, 28 March 2012MEMBER of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly (MLA) Sharon Halford (left) has expressed disappointment at news of the six Nobel Peace Prize winners urging the UK Government to open negotiations ...
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No nuclear missiles in South Atlantic says Deputy Prime Minister Clegg
Tuesday, 27 March 2012THE Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has denied claims by Argentina that Trident nuclear missiles were being carried on board a Royal Navy submarine deployed to the region, reports British newspapers....
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Obama tells Cameron USA neutral on Falklands
Sunday, 18 March 2012THE Prime Minister David Cameron ended his official visit to the USA with a visit to Ground Zero in New York, where he was asked about the Falklands situation. He answered he had discussed the issue w...
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Argentina to sue oil companies in Falklands
Thursday, 15 March 2012ARGENTINA will take legal action against any companies involved in oil exploration in the Falkland Islands, Foreign Minister Hector Timerman announced today.
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Freedom of expression? by John Fowler
Monday, 12 March 2012"The free communication of ideas and opinions is one of the most precious of the rights of man. Every citizen may, accordingly, speak, write and print with freedom..."French National Assembl...
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A Falkland Islander's offerings from Essex by James Marsh
Thursday, 08 March 2012FALKLAND ISLANDER James Marsh works for the Falkland Islands Government Office in London and lives in Essex with his wife Amy and three dogs. Much of James' day is taken up with a rather tedious ...
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