Tag: Gavin Short MLA

• Thursday, December 14th 2023 - 17:49 UTC

  Falkland Islands Government announces support scheme for tourist sector

  

  Following the approval at ExCo on Tuesday 12 December, the Falkland Islands Government will now be able to provide details on a support scheme designed specifically to mitigate the effects of site closures associated with the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu, on tourism businesses, operators and employees until 31 March 2024.

• Wednesday, November 29th 2023 - 10:17 UTC

  Falklands looking for ways to overcome shortage of qualified and experienced labor

  

  The Falkland Islands Executive Council approved a Workforce Development Strategy for the Islands. This follows a public consultation on a draft Strategy undertaken earlier this year. The Falklands with a strong economy have been experiencing for years a shortage of qualified labor.

• Wednesday, November 1st 2023 - 14:35 UTC

  Falklands Remembrance Sunday 12 November

  

  Gilbert House, seat of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly has made public the arrangements for Sunday 12 November 2023, Remembrance Sunday. The Annual Service of Remembrance, this year commemorating the 105th anniversary of the end of the First World War, will be held in Christ Church Cathedral commencing at 9.30 am.

• Wednesday, June 21st 2023 - 11:45 UTC

  Falklands: ”We do not ask you to support the UK nor Argentina” but “supporting our right”

  

  This Tuesday, 20 June two elected members from the Falkland Islands Assembly addressed the United Nations Special Committee on the situation with regard to the implementation of the declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples, the so-called UN Committee of 24. The first to address the C24 was MLA Gavin Short, who criticized the aggressive attitude of Argentina towards the Falklands and mentioned several actions, which sought to undermine the Islands' economy.

• Tuesday, June 20th 2023 - 09:08 UTC

  Argentine Foreign Minister heads numerous delegation to the C 24 debate

  

  Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero is heading the delegation to the United Nations to participate at the Special Committee on Decolonization or C24, which will address the Argentine dispute with UK over the Falklands and other South Atlantic Islands and is hopeful of a resolution calling on both sides, Argentina and UK, to begin sovereignty negotiations over what is identified as the Malvinas Islands question.

• Friday, February 17th 2023 - 07:00 UTC

  Falklands: PICTO 21 group told to expect no help from FIG or MLAs

  

  The so-called PICTO 21 group of Argentine visitors to the Falkland Islands looking for an accounting approach with which to measure ”the economic impact of the illegal occupation ... by the British government” will have no assistance from the local Legislative Assembly, it was announced.

• Friday, October 28th 2022 - 10:08 UTC

  Falklands extends Travel Credit Scheme to include domestic tourism accommodation

  

  This week the Falkland Islands Executive Council (ExCo) approved the extension of the Travel Credits Scheme to include domestic tourism accommodation.

• Friday, August 26th 2022 - 10:05 UTC

  Falklands strongly supports Ukraine Independence Day, Slava Ukraini

  

  The Falkland Islands has shown its strong solidarity with Ukraine on August 24, Independence Day of the central European country suffering the invasion of its powerful neighbor, Russia.

• Friday, May 20th 2022 - 13:08 UTC

  Falklands: Stop double standards UN says MLA Short

  

  MEMBER of Legislative Assembly Gavin Short called on the United Nations not to have “double standards” when it came to the Falklands while giving a speech during a meeting in St Lucia.

• Friday, November 26th 2021 - 07:52 UTC

  Falkland Islands receives the first cruise visit since 2019/20 season

  

  The first cruise ship to visit the Falklands since the 2019/2020 tourist season, Silver Explorer, was cleared on November 24 and in Stanley Harbor. The itinerary included visits to Bleaker Island and Bull Point. However, it is unknown how many other vessels will visit over the season.