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Gibraltar represented for the first time at United Nations Commission
For the first time ever Gibraltar is represented at the United Nations Commission on the status of women. Minister for Equality and Social Services, Samantha Sacramento has been attending the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 57th Session at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesGreat news, I'm sure after the Falkland Islands referendum they too will have representatives at the UN.
Mar 07th, 2013 - 08:28 am - Link - Report abuse 0Absolutley should. The world will have to take notice sooner or later.
Mar 07th, 2013 - 02:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Congratulations.
Mar 07th, 2013 - 02:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0We hear that Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo made a forceful statement of his frustration over the Gibraltar question yesterday as he declared that he would never step foot in Gibraltar unless the Spanish flag were flying over the Rock.
“I have absolutely never stepped into Gibraltar and I will not do so as minister, nor when I become a citizen again, whilst there is no Spanish flag [over the Rock].”
Still,
CFK has never set foot in the Falklands,
And neither will be wanted or missed.
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Indeed, this is just one member of the British delegation attending a meeting and speaking, but not a “representative” of Gibraltar before the UN. In the meantime, British citizens in the South Atlantic will vote to say that they want to keep the status of “BOT”, that is to say, a Governor appointed by HMG in London, having the capacity to impose and cast laws and regulations even without Legislative approval, a Director of Finance appointed coming from the UK, an attorney general coming from the UK, a judge of the “Supreme Court” being also from the UK, etc etc. For those reading Spanish, I suggest my article:http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elpais/1-215078-2013-03-05.html
Mar 07th, 2013 - 02:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Marcelo Kohen (#) What the people of the Islands are going to say is that they want to remain British .does not mean they will be dominated by Britain because the have their own elected government and for your information Those employed by the Falkland Islands to fill places like Judges , laywers etc are all paid for by the Falkland islands Government and Not by Britain. People with expertise are often employed from Britain but also many other countries of the world and the only criteria they need is to be qualified for the job offered. For obvious reasons we would not wish to employ Argentine people to do this work because we cannot trust them to be honest in their dealings because all they want is to own our country.
Mar 07th, 2013 - 03:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Yes, you pay those people! You are absolutely right.
Mar 07th, 2013 - 03:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0marcelo - I can assure you that none of those people has a vote in Executive Council and the Governors- whilst having those powers - like the Governor General of Aust and Canada have - would only ever exrecise them in time of a criris if our elected people were caught fiddling the books etc.
Mar 07th, 2013 - 03:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0In the day to day and year to year affairs of Government the Governor does not dictate - and you know it.
That's a very long moan about the British Marcelo. Doesn't really offer much of an explanation as to why the Falklands belong to Argentina.
Mar 07th, 2013 - 04:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0No mention of the British claim prior to 1833. No mention of the documented fact no civilian population was expelled. No mention that in it's entire history the Falklands have been occupied by Argentines for the mighty sum of three years.
If you are so sure of your legal claim why don't you take it to the ICJ?
( 7) Islander1
Mar 07th, 2013 - 05:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You say...:
“In the day to day and year to year affairs of Government the Governor does not dictate ”
I say...
And why should he dictate?
Governor is a British Subject...
Designated by the British Crown...
To preside over a bunch of British Subjects...
Every single British Squatting Kelper happy with the situation.
@9: Argentines are descendants of Spanish and Portuguese colonialists. Kelpers are descendants of British colonialists arriving around the same time. Please explain why either are squatting? Surprised that no one has commented on the referendum question being rather leading.
Mar 07th, 2013 - 06:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@4 I read the “article”. And you say it is “yours”? That's amazing. I thought you were supposed to be some sort of “professor” of law in Geneva. Would you like a list of the things “your” article got wrong? What are your actual qualifications? Even as an argie “lawyer” you should know that “facts” have to be proved and law is a matter of opinion. Moreover, “the law” must pay attention to jurisdiction. Neither the United Nations nor argieland has legal jurisdiction in the Falkland Islands. And what are your qualifications in Falkland Islands and English law? Here's a thought. Isn't a lawyer supposed to be honest? Or at least comply with a code of conduct? Shouldn't what he (it) says bear some passing resemblance to the truth? But it is nice to know that what is said on MercoPress is so important to the argie government that you have to be ordered to take part. But start from this basis, as we do. Everything that an argie, any argie, says, thinks, types, writes is a lie. No argie “source” is trustworthy. Taking all that into account, would you like to start again?
Mar 07th, 2013 - 06:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@6 Remember that legal requirement? EVIDENCE!
@9 Could you shut up please? We're trying to conduct a combined criminal investigation and legal examination here. The “entity” calling itself “Marcelo Kohen” is being investigated for fraudulent impersonation, identity theft and criminal misrepresentation whilst being examined to determine whether it has appropriate legal qualifications, or indeed any qualifications at all. Your juvenile interruptions are only persuasive that the entity is fraudulent.
@Marcelo Kohen
Mar 07th, 2013 - 06:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I would love to see you argue “different human communities have different rights” in court! It's laughable
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others”
George Orwell. 1945.
@10 don't forget the immigration over the years of Scandinavian whalers, St Helenans etc....
Mar 07th, 2013 - 06:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I'm Marcelo Kohen too.....
Mar 07th, 2013 - 06:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0That's not him - he's far too busy to be bothering on a little forum with other K trolls......
Think (#)
Mar 07th, 2013 - 06:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Once again you forget to engage the brain before the mouth opens.
We are no more squatters on our Land than you are on yours by your own admission. The only difference is that our people migrated to the Islands from many Countries and accepted that the Islands they decided to settle on were owned by the British. Nothing wrong with that is there. But by contrast your lot took what you have today by force from an indigenous people . Now tell me Think (#) just for a moment that you stopped thinking we are British implants and that your lot did not kill people to get your land. What other argument would you have to try to take MY home from me. Chances are like every other time I ask a question directly to an Argentine they never reply so are you going to be one of them this time.
I know what the real Argentine thinking is and your grubby little rat faced leaders have often hinted at it. OIL. Until we Islanders started to seriously develop our oil industry Argentina pretty much said and done nothing. Everyone considered that they were still licking their wounds from the embarrassing 1982 defeat. If OIL is not the motive Think (#) maybe as you claim to be the intelligent one you could enlighten us all.
@15 don't put the words intelligent and Stink in the same sentence please, we all know he's thick as mince
Mar 07th, 2013 - 07:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Marcelo G. Kohen Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. He was a lawyer from Argentina before the International Court of Justice in the case of the pulp mills on the River Uruguay and to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in the case of the frigate ARA Libertad.
Mar 07th, 2013 - 07:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Well 1 win out of 2 isn't bad. maybe he should take the falklands case to the ICoJ?
@17 obviously saw sense and moved away from rgenweener. Kohen thats sounds like a good Jewish name to me
Mar 07th, 2013 - 07:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0At the end of the day,
Mar 07th, 2013 - 07:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The fact is,
You believe in free speech and democracy,
Or
You do not,
It’s that simple,
These islanders, no matter what your opinion,
Has a right to choose,
They are about to freely vote in a free referendum,
And if they freely choose to remain British, then that is democracy in action,
Anyone who dos not agree with the result,
Does not believe in democracy,
Everybody is entitled to their opinion, but like it or lump it, if the majority decide , then the majority carries.
After all, to be fair even to the argie bloggers on here,
If they were voting to become argentine, you would, to a man, fully support them,
Would you not,
So please don’t be hypocrites,
Support the result no matter what it is.
.
@19 well said
Mar 07th, 2013 - 07:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Problem is that Argentina by accepting that we have a right to vote means they would be accepting that we exist and of course they would never admit to that.
Mar 07th, 2013 - 09:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@Marcelo Kohen Dear FOOL I find it quite strange that someone with a name like Kohen as such strong latin American views please take a good look at the photo of Samantha Sacramento she looks more Spanish and even her names more Spanish than you, so are you also an immigrant and from which country because Kohen sure is no Latin surname just like Kirchner and Timerman.
Mar 08th, 2013 - 12:38 am - Link - Report abuse 0And when did these
Mar 08th, 2013 - 12:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0kohen , kirchner , tinman,
plant themselves on Argentina,
we bet they aint even been their more that 70 years at most,
userpers lol.
She's quite a pretty lass I must admit...
Mar 10th, 2013 - 03:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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