Falkland Islands acting governor until the end of April sworn in

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John Duncan OBE was sworn in as Acting Governor of the Falkland Islands on Thursday at 5pm at Government House, in advance of the arrival of the Islands’ next Governor Colin Roberts CVO at the end of April. Read full article

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Forgetit87
Britain is one of those rare things in life that, the more you know about - the more you hate it.

https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/02/24/jtrig-manipulation/

https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/02/24/jtrig-manipulation/
Feb 28th, 2014 - 10:53 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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jwolf
I had to laugh when I read that the spokesperson said “succession planning...is complex.” And that “it is difficult to synchronize arrivals and departures precisely.” No it's not. How about “Governor ”A“ you leave February 28th, Governor ”B“ you report March 1st.” How difficult is that? lol Yet they found a way to pull this other guy away from his scheduled posting thousands of miles away for a couple months. Have to love government bureaucracy wherever
you find it......
Feb 28th, 2014 - 11:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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inthegutter
#1 How is this any of this relevant to this article?

You're just screaming your anglophobia because you know you'll never get your grubby hands on the Falklands Islands. Pathetic.
Feb 28th, 2014 - 11:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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knarfw
@2 jwolf - If only it was that simple. I was involved for many years in posting RAF personnel around the World. Time has to be allowed for individuals to sort out their personal life, schools etc. Fairly simple process when those involved are single with no commitments, also fairly simple when a straight swap between positions is involved (very rare). The movement of one person triggers a chain reaction, his/her position has to be filled, the person filling that position has to be replaced and so on and so on. Get's very complicated sometimes.
Feb 28th, 2014 - 12:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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jwolf
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No I do get that. Having spent 32 years in the US Army and the reserves combined I can appreciate the logistical nightmare that occurs with changing duty stations. But surely The Foreign office knew well in advance when Governor Haywood's posting would expire. One would think that could be accounted for when they lined up his successor months in advance and had him extend or the new Governor speed up his transfer rather than the British taxpayer absorb the cost of sending the interim guy there at who knows what additional expense. Not a major issue, more of an amusing sidelight that government bureaucracy and inefficiency is alive and well on your side of the pond as well. I know personally that the US Army practices administrative chaos on a daily basis, lol. But as inefficient as our systems can sometimes be one can only imagine how messy the Argentine government would make the process. Then again it would be much cheaper. Imagine for example replacing the Argentine Minister for the “Malvinas” with his successor? One guy would have to stop speaking nonsense, get up from his chair in BA and then the other guy would have sit down in the same chair and start speaking nonsense. I suppose that may be more efficient but not very rewarding or productive......
Feb 28th, 2014 - 01:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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RICO
The process for appointing Argentine governors is even more chaotic. They have been known to leave 150 years between one governor fleeing the Islands and the next.
Feb 28th, 2014 - 01:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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stick up your junta
@ 1 Forgetit87

Off topic, but what the hell

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Feb 28th, 2014 - 01:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Forgetit87
#3 For all I care, you can nuke those islands.
Mar 01st, 2014 - 09:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Clyde15
#8
Actually, we don't care what you think...you're totally unimportant in the great scheme of things.

If you hate us, we must be doing something right.
Mar 01st, 2014 - 06:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Gordo1
http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/153510/britains-new-governor-of-the-falkland-islands-is-a-provocation

The “trolly dolly” puts her foot in it again. Really, what a dreadful woman she is! She should be declared persona non grata and returned to Buenos Aires forthwith!
Mar 03rd, 2014 - 04:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Joe Bloggs
If Alicia Castro wants to be treated like an ambassador first she must behave like an ambassador. I am not in favour of having her removed from the UK though, quite the opposite. Long may she represent Argentina's best interests in London.

I came face to face with her in London once and for her to call someone else arrogant and rude is the pot calling the kettle black. Before you all cry “what do you expect?” she didn't have a clue about my association with the Falklands at that stage of our meeting, nor did any advisers whisper it in her ear during our brief exchange.

I am looking forward to working with Colin Roberts once again.

Ps. The thought of whispering in Alicia Castro's ear just made me feel sick.
Mar 03rd, 2014 - 11:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Gordo1
@ 11 Joe Bloggs

You clearly have had the dubious pleasure(?) of meeting the Ambassador personally and, of course, after reading your comment, I see the sense of keeping her in London. But, she is like that tiny pebble that one gets in ones shoe from time to time! Jode mucho!
Mar 04th, 2014 - 12:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Joe Bloggs
12 Gordo1
Yes to your first sentence and as for your second: I was thinking more along the lines of that stuff you can get on the bottom of your shoe when walking in a park frequented by lots of dogs.
Mar 04th, 2014 - 03:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Gordo1
Well - I must say that your imagination is more fertile than mine but I really find it impossible to disagree with you.

Best wishes.
Mar 04th, 2014 - 04:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Pete Bog
@8 Forgetit 87

It's not very likely that the UK is going to nuke the Falklands, is it, as the Falkland Island Defence Force does not have a nuclear arsenal aimed at the UK
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