Tag: Leona Roberts

• Saturday, November 14th 2020 - 20:44 UTC

  Falkland Islands celebrate becoming mine-free after almost 40 years

  

  Today 14 November 2020. the Falkland Islands have been officially declared mine-free, almost 40 years after the end of the Falkland Islands war. The minefield danger signs and fences that were once the hallmark of the invasion have all finally been removed, and the community is again free to enjoy some of the Islands’ most beautiful areas which have been off-limits since 1982.

• Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 08:59 UTC

  Doha Agreement on greenhouse gases extended to the Falklands

  

  The Falkland Islands Government received official confirmation from the UK Government at the end of August, that the Foreign Secretary had agreed on the extension of the Doha Amendment to the Falkland Islands.

• Saturday, September 12th 2020 - 09:56 UTC

  Falklands presents “State of Environment 2020” report

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has released of the ‘State of Environment 2020’ report. The publication combines environmental facts and figures to provide a summary of the overall state of the Falkland Islands' natural environment towards the end of 2019.

• Friday, August 28th 2020 - 08:05 UTC

  Funds for the Falkland Islands Museum and for paving an MPA road tract

  

  Falkland Islands members of the elected Legislative Assembly have approved financial support for the Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust to bring forward the build program for the Lookout Gallery and Exhibition Hall.

• Friday, June 26th 2020 - 09:55 UTC

  Falklands people and 'future generations' sincerely thank deminers for clearing fields and beaches

  

  The deminers still remaining in the Falkland Islands were sincerely thanked for their very dangerous work, with a reception held at their accommodation in Stanley.

• Saturday, April 4th 2020 - 08:45 UTC

  Falklands reports first Covid 19 positive result: MPA member with no ventilator and in stable condition

  

  The Falkland Islands government announced on Friday the first positive result of the Covid 19 virus. The case was confirmed following the reception of virus results returned from the UK, via the Airbridge.

• Tuesday, September 24th 2019 - 09:05 UTC

  CPC/CPA conference opened in Uganda; Falklands' delegation attending

  

  The Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) has kicked off Monday morning at the Speke Resort Munyonyo. Uganda, with closed meetings of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) regional secretaries. A delegation from the Falkland Islands is attending the meeting.

• Friday, May 31st 2019 - 08:49 UTC

  Falklands permanent flagpole at Portsmouth harbour

  

  Falkland Islands lawmakers MLAs Mark Pollard, Leona Roberts and Roger Spink on 24th May visited Portsmouth to present a ceremonial Falkland Islands flag and plaque to the City of Portsmouth and its veterans; to be flown at the Falklands Memorial by the Square Tower, on the iconic Portsmouth harbour.

• Tuesday, May 7th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Falklands' lawmakers travel to the UK to address a long agenda including Brexit

  

  This month five Falkland Islands lawmakers, elected Members of the Legislative Assembly, according to a release from the Islands' government are travelling to the UK to have a series of key meetings with the oil industry, trade partners and UK parliamentarians, and to reiterate the need for a good deal for the Falkland Islands in the context of continuing Brexit negotiations.

• Friday, February 1st 2019 - 09:44 UTC

  Falklands' official RPI reached 2.9% in 2018; complaints of “inaccurate inflation”

  

  The Falkland Islands' retail price index RPI increased by 2.9% in the 12-month period ending on December 2018, members of the Legislative Assembly were informed. The increase is broadly in line with previous quarters’ year-on-year increases.