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Keith Padgett interim Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands

Monday, January 30th 2012 - 15:35 UTC
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Last Friday it was announced that Keith Padgett, Financial Director for the Falkland Islands Government, has been appointed interim Chief Executive of the Islands until a replacement is appointed for outgoing CE, Tim Thorogood. Read full article

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  • MistyThink

    They say :

    Keith Pagget interim Chieh Executive.......

    I say :

    We are also committed to enhancing cooperating and addresing the ongoing and emerging issues in ways which will enhance opportunities for all ,be centred on human development while preserving and protecting the life support system of our common targets,on shared planet....!..............

    Jan 30th, 2012 - 04:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Be serious

    Sounds great but for Argentinians it's a case of “them and us”.
    Islanders held out hand of friendship and real progress was being made until the creepy Kirchners came along.
    Goodbye Argentoon you're leaders are a bunch of jokers.
    Hey how about :-
    “The Kirchner Family”
    Could be a good new TV comedy series.

    Jan 30th, 2012 - 05:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Billy Hayes

    “appointed” in colonies.

    “voted” in democracies.

    Jan 30th, 2012 - 06:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Viva Las Falklands

    Husband president, then wife president and then son president! Wow that sounds like a really good democracy.

    Jan 30th, 2012 - 06:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • dab14763

    Billy, the job is a Civil Service administrative position, not a government minister position. Those posts are appointed everywhere on the planet, including Argentina. And your government ministers are not elected either, they are appointed.

    Jan 30th, 2012 - 08:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • The Falklands are British

    Billy Hayes

    The interim post that Keith is filling is that of CE of the Falkland Islands civil service. It has nothing to do with running the country. That job is for the democratically elected politicians. The two duties (CE and elected member) are separate. The CE reports to the elected members. Like the CE of any organisation, it is a job that anyone can apply for. The successful candidate goes through a recruitment process like anyone and the decision is made internally (in the Falklands).

    Your post intimates that the leader of the Falkland Islands is appointed (you probably assume by the UK) but this simply is not true.

    Sorry to spoil your story.

    Jan 30th, 2012 - 08:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Marcos Alejandro

    Keith wrote in his site:
    “We had enormous difficulty finding information about the Islands before we came to live here”
    Interesting, now he was voted( appointed) as a Chief Executive of this 19th century British colony in Southern Argentina.

    http://www.kpadgett.org.uk/falklands/falklandshome.htm

    Jan 30th, 2012 - 09:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • briton

    British colony in Southern Argentina
    where ?

    Jan 30th, 2012 - 09:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • The Falklands are British

    Marcos Alejandro

    What's your point? He is filling an employment post in the civil service. Is that hard for you to understand? Do senior civil service posts in Argentina get filled by cronies as favours from corrupt politicians? Is that what's making it hard for you to get?

    The post Keith is filling is not one of any sort of governor or political leader.

    Jan 30th, 2012 - 09:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • stick up your junta

    British colony in Southern Argentina

    Geography not a argie strong point

    Isla Martín García is an Argentine island off the Río de la Plata coast of Uruguay. The Argentine exclave island is within the boundaries of Uruguayan waters

    Jan 30th, 2012 - 09:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • M_of_FI

    Appointing a civil servant isn't such a hard concept to understand, so why do Argentines seem to struggle the common world-wide concept...? Well either they are dim or they love to twist anything they can to support their own illogical, irrelevant, irresponsible, illegitimate colonial claim over the Falklands. I see Argentina appointed a (powerless) Governor for the Falklands....the Falklands didnt elect that Governor...so by their shallow and idiotic interpretations that is proof of their colonial ambitions regarding the South West Atlantic islands.

    Jan 30th, 2012 - 09:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • The Falklands are British

    M_of_FI

    I think you've summed it up pretty well.

    Jan 30th, 2012 - 10:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • briton

    A governor has been appointed, whether you like it or not,
    Im in charge of the Malvinas, if I can find it or not

    Its cold out here in a rowing boat made for two
    Ive been here two days, and want to go to the loo
    Its windy and raining, the waves are very high
    I keep wishing the royal navy would go by,

    The navy arrives; they say who you are,
    I am the governor and I need the loo
    Im looking for Malvinas do you know where it be,
    Second on your left mate , and don’t smile at me,
    Ok ??

    .

    Jan 30th, 2012 - 10:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Kiwisarg

    8 briton
    You are really donky, mate!! you are drink to much, It is not good for you!! please take care,man!!It is some friendly advice for you !!have to think or seek help outside!!!my friend!!

    Jan 31st, 2012 - 07:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • lsolde

    @14Kiwisarg,
    briton is far, far saner than you, mate.
    Most of your posts are ridiculous.
    Still, good for a laugh l suppose.
    You're an idiot, boy!

    Jan 31st, 2012 - 08:14 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ChrisR

    14 Kiwisarse

    With illiterate 'friends' like you we don't need any enemies. With your tag it ought really be enenema. Bet you don't get it MATE!!!!!!! :o)

    Jan 31st, 2012 - 02:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • briton

    http://www.bfbs.com/news/falkland-islands/hms-dauntless-deploy-falklands-54437.html
    the new ship is on its way,
    And Kiwisarg don’t want to play,
    He haw, he haw ,he haw , Kiwisarg is such a bore,
    He insults from behind the door,

    He shows his immaturity with jealousy,
    For he know that they are beaten
    Argentina will not get the islands
    His insults will just get eaten,

    He does not like poetry, in the form of written type
    He just hides behind the sofa, spitting out his hype
    Poor Kiwisarg, to see the brits happy
    And celebrating, must really hurt you bad
    So come back from NZ as you really do blog bad .
    ,,,oh to be envouse of the british,

    Jan 31st, 2012 - 03:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • jayD

    Is this the guy from Bargain Hunt?

    Feb 01st, 2012 - 05:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Karl101

    Kiwisarg -

    If there is one thing Kwi's hate more than Ozzies it's Argentines so **** OFF BACK HOME to your beloved fascist country.

    We don't want fascists here.

    Feb 01st, 2012 - 05:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • briton

    poor Kiwisarg
    just like argentina, so many friends, so few to choose frem .

    Feb 01st, 2012 - 07:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • row82

    Argentines are not very bright, given the choice between fascism and democracy they have chosen fascism every time. Given the choice between American hegemony and being an independent nation, they have chosen America hegemony every time, characterised by its attendant secret police (NSA, CIA, Special Forces and other such gestapo trappings, including their own) and an attendant military or militant right government.

    Given the choice between being diplomacy and child like spats of anger and lies, they choose child like spats of anger and lies.

    Argentina has never recovered from being a wannabe be Axis power in the 1930's. Argentina's version of fascism (like that of Spain's) remained undefeated by WW2 Allied powers. It hadn't even had to fight a real civil war to maintain power, just murder 50,000-100,000 of its own unarmed political activists and we all know how easy that was for their brave and heroic military men, like their hero Commander Astiz.

    It took the Falklands War to shake the Argentines into some semblance of reality. Remove their military government and see the Americans as something other than a benevolent uncle, rather more like a the uncle you kept your children away from, you know the one in the old mack who always had his hands in his pockets and a grimace on his lips.

    But within a few short years a girl came alone, a wannabe Eva Peron and took them all the way back to year zero! And the Argentine people gave up their collective memory and switched back to servile child.

    In the West it's very difficult to understand how the average Argentine thinks. We have to imagine how our own per-adolescent children think and we can then get into their mindset. Give them a box of toy soldiers & some flags to play with and they are as happy as pie, tell them that they can't own Tracey Island though and they will cry their eyes out.

    At school, the teachers would always tell them “Tracey Island” was their's. Even though the reality was, it wasn't..

    Feb 06th, 2012 - 12:42 am - Link - Report abuse 0

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