South American states ban Falklands vessels from ports
A South American trading bloc has agreed to close its ports to ships flying the Falkland Islands flag.
Mercosur, which includes Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, came to the decision at a summit in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo.
Jan Cheek is member of the Falkland Islands Assembly - her family have lived on the island for six generations.
She said that the move was just the latest in a series of actions by Argentina to try and make life more difficult for those who live in the Falklands.
21 Dec 2011
- From the section Latin America & Caribbean