MercoPress https://en.mercopress.com/ South Atlantic News Agency en Copyright 2024, MercoPress. https://en.mercopress.com/web/img/en/mercopress-logo.gif MercoPress http://en.mercopress.com/ <![CDATA[Modernizing UK/BOT partnership: Falklands meets Commons' Select Procedure Committee]]> MLA Teslyn Barkman next to Lord Cameron and Foreign Office minister for the Americas David Rutley This Monday afternoon Falkland Islands elected member of the Legislative Assembly, MLA Teslyn Barkman will sit before the House of Commons Select Procedure Committee and give evidence on Overseas Territories' more fluid relations with the Commons following on the recent understanding reached between UK Government and UK Overseas Territories Governments for a more dynamic partnership.

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Mon, 29 Jan 2024 10:45:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Falkland Islands Government delegation engages in key talks at Joint Ministerial Council]]> FIG delegation: Deputy Representative, Michael Betts, The Hon. Teslyn Barkman MLA, FIG Representative to the UK & Europe, Richard Hyslop, and Communications & Media Officer, Will Bateman A delegation from the Falkland Islands Government (FIG), led by the Hon. Teslyn Barkman MLA, participated in the Joint Ministerial Council with Leaders and Representatives of the UK Overseas Territories and the UK Government this week at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in London, FIG informed in a press release.

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Thu, 16 Nov 2023 10:00:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Shadow Foreign Office minister McMorrin visits the Falklands stand at Labour Conference in Liverpool]]> Anna McMorrin MP, supporting FI self determination, next to MLAs Roger Spink, Pete Biggs (right) and Richard Hyslop, FIG representative at the London Office and current chair of the UKOTA Association Among the many lawmakers and politicians who visited the Falkland Islands stand at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool was shadow Foreign Office minister Anna McMorrin who is a member of Parliament for Cardiff North since 2017.

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Mon, 09 Oct 2023 07:58:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Launch of 'Looking North: The UK and the Arctic', by Foreign minister Lord Goldsmith]]> Climate change is devastating Arctic ecosystems and communities. Sea ice and the Greenland ice sheet are rapidly melting. Permafrost is thawing Foreign Office Minister of State responsible for the polar regions, Lord Goldsmith, gave a keynote speech to launch the UK's new Arctic policy framework:

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Sat, 11 Feb 2023 15:44:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Foreign Office Travel Advice for the Falklands and Chile]]> Most visits to the Falkland Islands are trouble-free and there is little crime or disorder. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has updated (February 7) its travel advises to the Falkland Islands and to Chile, with the usual main points of its reports: Summary, Coronavirus, Safety and Security, Terrorism, Local Laws and Customs, Entry requirements, Natural Disasters, Health, Money, Travel Advice and Support.

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Tue, 07 Feb 2023 10:35:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Foreign Office update travel advice for Chile: protests can turn violent]]> Street demonstrations, protests and strikes are common across all of Chile, Santiago in particular. Although most are peaceful, they can turn violent. IMAGO/Aton Chile The latest Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) travel advice for Chile, which includes entry requirements, safety, and security, and local laws and customs warns of potential deportation if foreign nationals are involved in protests and demonstrations.

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Mon, 05 Sep 2022 10:30:00 GMT
<![CDATA[UK tells India, “Britain has no doubts about Falklands sovereignty,” and Islanders right to self determination]]> India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visited Buenos Aires last week and held discussion on broadening cooperation across bilateral and multilateral arena (Pic Twitter) Days after India extended support to Argentina's campaign to restart international negotiations on the Falkland Islands sovereignty claim in the South Atlantic, a British official on Monday said there was “no doubt” about the United Kingdom's sovereignty over the Islands.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2022 10:55:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Requirements for visiting Antarctica, according to the Foreign Office]]> This guide sets out who has to apply for a permit, how to apply and explains the other rules covering travel to Antarctica. The Antarctic Treaty signed in Washington on 1 December 1959 preserves the Antarctic continent for peaceful and scientific use.

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Fri, 19 Aug 2022 10:12:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Foreign Office and leading Scotland universities launch a new think tank, Scottish Council for Global Affairs]]> Scottish Secretary Alister Jack speaking at SCGA Scottish Secretary Alister Jack has hailed the launch of new think tank, the Scottish Council for Global Affairs (SCGA), at an event in London. The Secretary of State spoke at an event hosted by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) at its historic Lancaster House venue – giving top global affairs experts from Scotland an opportunity to meet with representatives of governments from all over the world.

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Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:00:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Chagossian people return to their home islands and claim Mauritius sovereignty; Foreign Office rejects claim]]> This week Chagos islanders planted the red, blue, yellow and green flag of Mauritius. Another "invasion" of a British Overseas Territory, peaceful, but which included the flag raising of the disputed islands alleged claimants, plus a presidential message, and the small party dancing of joy for their recovered land? Yes and No.

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Tue, 15 Feb 2022 09:00:00 GMT