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Falklands' Sukey Cameron elected chair of UK Overseas Territories Association
Sukey Cameron MBE, Representing the Falkland Islands Government, was elected Chair of the UK Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA) on Thursday 12 February at the association's annual general meeting, AGM. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesthat's great news.
Feb 14th, 2015 - 11:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0the world was waiting for it.
the election of the chair of UKOTA...w-o-w.
gathering colonies like gibraltar, the islets, santa helena, tristan da cunha...impressive.
with the great progress being made by the committee of decolonization, guess it will not be too much squatters´ meeting remaining, no??
by the way ms camoron, try to get a husband, before it´s too late.
it won´t be easy with that face, but try it.
we are not a colony, get it into your thick head Pauly
Feb 14th, 2015 - 12:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Pauly bottyboy, some countries are small but significant, especially when linked to a significant country like Britain.
Feb 14th, 2015 - 02:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Some countries have a large landmass but are totally insignificant laughing stocks with basket case economics, corrupt governments and police, crappy infrastructure, poor architecture, shockingly bad human rights records and widespread poverty. Thats your country…
The 'islets' are thriving and there is nothing you can do about it. Get used to it.
#1
Feb 14th, 2015 - 02:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“with the great progress being made by the committee of decolonization,”
You mean the mutual masturbation society of which Argentina is the biggest tosser.?
Are they disbanding it ?
No the world is not particularly interested in this. It's only a small group of countries with mutual interests having a meeting.
Only Argentina and YOU are interested because it reminds you how utterly unimportant Argentina is in world affairs.
Get back to contemplating your navel and practicing meditation. It will make you a better person, well, at least, it cannot make you any worse.
now, considering that the whole fuck of those colonies are tax havens and money laundries, i guess they will face international reaction sooner than later.
Feb 14th, 2015 - 02:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-31173496
Yes Pauly, we have the worlds biggest money laundry - the City of London. There is nothing you can do about it. The taxes that we take from it are paying for our armed forces, our free health service, benefits and pensions. It will pay for a CT scanner for the Falkland Islands soon too. Get used to it.
Feb 14th, 2015 - 03:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Yes Paul.
Feb 14th, 2015 - 04:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0But they are BRITISH colonies and BRITISH tax havens and BRITISH money laundries.
And even with your fake Spanish education, there is nothing you can but continue to read helplessly from your poor broken country that is poorer than all these BRITISH colonies and BRITISH tax havens and BRITISH money laundries.
@1. 'with the great progress being made by the committee of decolonization'. What committee of decolonisation? Do you mean the committee of argie lies at the UN? Let's take a look at that 'committee'. It has 4 latam members. It has 8 Caribbean members. Both China and Russia are members. Like they don't have more important things to do. And there's that bastion of freedom and democracy, Syria. The chair has been Ecuador for 3 consecutive terms. Curiously, important countries like France, UK and USA aren't members. Where's the 'progress'? Here's some striking 'progress'. Until 1962 this committee had 17 members. Now it has 29. So it's an excuse for a 'jolly' in New York. Haven't they heard of tele-conferencing? In a way, it's quite hilarious. Every year 2 particular territories turn up. Both of these are physically threatened by a nearby hispanic or latino state intent on seizing the territories and colonising them. In the south, argieland casts envious eyes on the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. In the north, it's spain and Gibraltar. Isn't 'decolonisation' about freeing the people? But, in 2013, the Falkland Islanders said they were happy with the status quo. The people of Gibraltar said the same in 1967 and again in 2002. It's always good to check definitions. “a colony is a territory under the immediate political control of a state, distinct from the home territory of the sovereign.” Neither the Falkland Islands nor Gibraltar are, by definition, NOT colonies. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands cannot be colonies because they are not inhabited. Does the C-24 say what measures are needed to alter their status? No! Instead, it says “You will be decolonised. Even though you like things as they are and you aren't colonies”. Curious attitude. How many of the members are totalitarian? That would be about 15. Argieland and spain have 'fixed' the committee. But then, both are corrupt, aren't they?
Feb 14th, 2015 - 04:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 01 paulcedron
Feb 14th, 2015 - 08:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0What does Sukey Cameron's marital status have to do with you, you knuckle-dragging neanderthal?
Seriously, why would anyone who cared anything about their country, and I'm guessing you do, choose to represent it with such a stream of vile filth?
Perhaps if Argentina stopped acting like an ex Spanish colony it might make more sense..
Feb 14th, 2015 - 08:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 01 paulcedron
Feb 14th, 2015 - 10:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“with the great progress being made by the committee of decolonization”
Simple question-
What has the committee achieved in tha last 20 years ?
Poor Paul and his fake Spanish education.
Feb 15th, 2015 - 01:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0Is she unmarried? Hardly an issue.
Her grandfather was Governor of the Islands from 1935-41 which was roughly when Argentina confected its claim.
In 2012 she is quoted as saying 'There is nothing to negotiate with Argentina'. So the decolonisation committee will have its work cut out for it.
But by all means, let's talk about her marital status. Bahahahahahahahahahahahah
paulie looks a fool again...
Feb 15th, 2015 - 03:32 am - Link - Report abuse 0...yawn...
the FI and Britain remains Great.
As expected.
Argentina continues to collapse....
As expected.
...yawn...
Mamarracho/idiotchild/hijodesumadre/paulcedron!
Feb 15th, 2015 - 02:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0When are you going to demonstrate that you possess knowledge of any one single subject? You abjectly fail to show you have any intelligence each time you appear around Mercopress
I am curious...if Pitcairn is a “colony” what is the Decolonization solution?
Feb 15th, 2015 - 05:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0A vote in the UK Parliament? I guess if they were in a key marginal then the 60 odd votes may make a difference..but the people of Pitcairn have no wish for this?
Independence? A country of 60 people...great idea.
Free Affiliation with another country...why? Who? Again the people don't want it.
The reason why every single other British colony chose independence, which Britain encouraged and welcomed (possibly Ireland and USA aside :) ) is because it was a viable solution.
There is no viable solution for the remainder out of the three options outlined by the corrupt Decolonization comittee.
None of them want independence, none want a vote in the Uk Parliament and none want to join another country
THEY ARE HAPPY AS THEY ARE.
The Decolonization process is about people NOT LAND.
The Decolonisation Committee is powerless and unimportant.
Feb 15th, 2015 - 05:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0There is no negative to being a BOT.
must be terrible to be a 3rd class pleb living in a 4th class colony.
Feb 15th, 2015 - 07:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0you cannot even choose your own governor...
very sad indeed.
the lack of natural resources, infrastructure, proper education and work culture does not help too much either.
guess i will be visiting the islets in 3 or 4 months.
i need to verify in person all this shite.
@1
Feb 15th, 2015 - 07:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“with the great progress being made by the committee of decolonization”
What progress?
I see that the hillbilly/benny Argentine troll sent to entertain us by La Campora - I mean paulcedron, of course - is persisting in making a fool of himself! When will he just disappear up his own a......e?
Feb 15th, 2015 - 08:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 017. Remember your passport, you will after all be a foreigner in a foreign land. Not sure to what you refer with the lack of natural resources reference, from what I hear there's oil offshore, even if they have to wait for the oil price to rise before it's extracted. I think a young Falkland islander today has a very bright future. Maybe you forgot about the fishing licence revenue as well? around £14 million I believe per year, again for 3000 people.
Feb 15th, 2015 - 08:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0As for infrastructure maybe you should check out your own country before commenting, Quality of life in Port Stanley is far higher than among the starving Toba or Wichi of Argentina, or in the slums of BA.
17Paul:
Feb 15th, 2015 - 08:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Why would I be interested in choosing a Governor who has NO power over my daily life? I choose - well my vote helps - whom are elected as my Democractic elected Govt who do make all the laws and taxes and rules I live by - I am happy with this.
Lack of natural resources?
Fish - thanks to well managed offshore fisheries my elected Govt as well as paying a pension of US1500 a month to all over 64 who have paid into the fund - has national reserves now equal to 3 years of current annual expenditure.
Hydrocarbons - being further evaluated this month - we could have huge income from this area in years to come - or maybe not - either way we have sufficient in fisheries.
Wildlife - we have a growing Tourism Industry- the 2nd most important part of the national economy after fisheries, and the fastest growing sector of the economy.
Agriculture- we have a strong Agriculture exporting premium quality wool - mostly all organic and a growing meat exports
Renewables - 40% of our national electricity grid is windpower based - capital investment paid off in 5 years and cheaper electricity now.
Infrastructure- Free top quality health service- if very ill I can be in a top Int Hospital in Chile in less than 3 hours,with 1st class intermediary care form the hospital here.
Reliable safe drinking water- electricity supply- tv and radio free from govt manipulation.
Virtually zero crime- kids can walk to and from school no risk, I can leave my house open and my car unlocked- just need to watch my speed and alcohol intake if driving! No commercial or govt contract corruption in commerce.
Free education all the way to University including accommodation and travel.
Work Culture based on WORK - that is why Chileans-St Helenians and Zimbabweans to name just a few want to come here to live and work as hard work is regarded with fair payrates for all and they can save for a future life here or back in their own countries.
Does that answer some of your concerns about the Islands?
@17 If you come here Pauly I will personally ensure you never leave...... Nah lol, please don't come here, because I you do how could you ever face going back to your house in the slum http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/05/americas_an_argentine_slum_through_children0s_eyes/html/1.stm
Feb 15th, 2015 - 10:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0brain-less
Feb 15th, 2015 - 11:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0it is not easy to understand your jibber jabber.
you mean: ....“IF” you do, (COMMA) how could you ever ...blablabla.”?
ehhh??
I shouldnt go Paul, you will have to come face to face with the truth… and your envy will become even more painful!
Feb 15th, 2015 - 11:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Paul- come on - answer please.Why should I be concerned about not having a vote in who my Governor is, when he has NO effective power or control over the laws that control how I live my daily life? All he does is sign into law the laws my elected Assembly makes.
Feb 16th, 2015 - 02:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0Pablito : You will need your parents permission and money to travel to the FI.
Feb 16th, 2015 - 09:11 am - Link - Report abuse 0Seeing clean streets , no crime , no graffitti , no villas , no demonstrations ( apart from occasional Argentine ones ) and and meeting civilised hard working people who don't live off the handouts of a corrupt government might just open your eyes as to how the rest of the world lives .
Then again , I doubt it .
@1:
Feb 16th, 2015 - 09:47 am - Link - Report abuse 0“with the great progress being made by the committee of decolonization, guess it will not be too much squatters´ meeting remaining, no??”
What “great progress” is that then?
Does the C24 acknowledge the right of the legitimate inhabitants of the Falkland Islands to self-determination?
No.
Have they acknowledged the legitimate inhabitants legal and fair referendum, in which they excercised their right to self-determination?
No.
Have they discussed the Falklands dispute fairly, with all of the facts and evidence available?
No.
Have they ignored all of the rights of the legitimate inhabitants?
Yes.
Are they ignoring the self-determined status (and thus decolonisation) of the British Falklands, and instead insisting on negotiations regarding Argentina's false claims?
Yes.
Are they, in supporting Argentina's unreasonable demands, violating their mandate by giving support to a colonial situation against the wishes of both the rightful holder of sovereignty and the inhabitants of the Falklands?
Undisputably YES.
There will be no “progress” on the British Falklands until Argentina admits what both we and they know: that they've been lying for decades to try and usurp sovereignty from Britain. Once the truth is told and their claim is dropped, maybe then we will see progress.
Until then, I must repeat my usual, reasonable request: please stop lying.
@23 You got me Piggy Pauly, what the fuck was i trying to write? lol.
Feb 16th, 2015 - 02:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Anyway, how can you criticise us when you, and many others, live in poverty?
http://en.mercopress.com/2011/10/07/half-a-million-families-live-in-buenos-aires-slums-and-keep-expanding-vertically-and-horizontally
http://en.mercopress.com/2011/10/07/half-a-million-families-live-in-buenos-aires-slums-and-keep-expanding-vertically-and-horizontally
http://en.mercopress.com/2011/10/07/half-a-million-families-live-in-buenos-aires-slums-and-keep-expanding-vertically-and-horizontally
http://en.mercopress.com/2011/10/07/half-a-million-families-live-in-buenos-aires-slums-and-keep-expanding-vertically-and-horizontally
Hmmmm, yes Piggy Pauly, seems like Argentina is the paradise you describe in all your posts. Do all these people living in poverty attend polo matches, go surfing and have access to CT scanners? No? Surely you haven't been lying to us? Where are the magnetic resonators in these slums? Surely only 3rd world idiotas wouldn't magnetic resonators LOL. Bet most of these slum dwellers would beg to go to our community school and use our hospital.
Also, stop pretending to be an architect, the only thing you have designed/built is the tin house you are living in.
as always, brainless is talking crap.
Feb 16th, 2015 - 03:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0is that a surprise?
NOPE.
as for tin houses, it all depends on the design, you brainless.
so you have this one, for instance:
http://www.quickenloans.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Tumbleweed-Connection.jpg
and on the other hand, the typical tin shack of the islets.
do not confuse them.
Are you going to provide an example from the Falklands? Because if you do, it will most likely be a tin shack out in the countryside, we don't live in them, unlike you.
Feb 16th, 2015 - 04:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0So do all the people in the slums have access to CT scanners and schooling? And don't lie or deflect the question Piggy Pauly
paulcedron
Feb 16th, 2015 - 06:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You still have not shown us any evidence for your statement-
“with the great progress being made by the committee of decolonization”
Simple question-
What has the committee achieved in the last 20 years ?
must be terrible to be a 3rd class pleb living in a 4th class colony
Feb 16th, 2015 - 07:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0,
better than an ex Spanish dump still reeling from bankruptcy,
in debt , corruption , sliding towards the gutter,
and now your lunatic leader has sold you all to china,
she is so desperate words fail you lot...lol
@29 You have literally gone backwards on the evolutionary chain, I imagine you're some sort of stupid half-human ape thing with little cognitive ability. Anyway, are you going to provide an example of a Falklands tins shack, I really want to make you look stupid by proving you wrong again. :)
Feb 17th, 2015 - 01:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0argo-sapien
Feb 17th, 2015 - 05:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 033 brainless
Feb 17th, 2015 - 07:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0so an english wannabe talking about evolutionary chain...LOL
this is what the world think of english and islanders in general, you genetic aberration:
http://damnmotivational.com/wp-content/uploads/England-%E2%80%93-Tiny-Island-%E2%80%93-Tiny-Gene-Pool.jpg
your opinion,
Feb 17th, 2015 - 07:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0but
it was
this tiny
weeny little
islands, called the British,
that put a great big bully 8 times our size in her place,
permanently...
@35 Why did you post a link with photo of yourself Pauly? Now we all know what you look like. :)
Feb 17th, 2015 - 07:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I think this meme gets my point across fairly well.........
http://memegenerator.net/instance/34590780
news flash,
Feb 17th, 2015 - 08:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0max branning has just stated that Abby killed Lucy,
but is it a red herin.
brainless f.y.
Feb 17th, 2015 - 08:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0i have to admit that you made me laugh with the last shite you posted.
well done.
and try not to be so fucking boring like in the fucking rest of your posts.
Paulcedron yǒu yīgè xiǎo yīnjīng
Feb 18th, 2015 - 06:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0There you go , Pablo , your first lesson in Chinese !
lol.
Feb 18th, 2015 - 09:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Hey Sukey...leave that bloody kettle alone....
Feb 19th, 2015 - 02:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0paco-cedron
Feb 19th, 2015 - 04:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0Let's investigate why you are so messed up, shall we?
News Report just released:
”Paco: The Poor Man's Drug in Buenos Aires.
In 2001, Argentina faced a devastating economic crisis that led to widespread unemployment and left more than 50 percent of the country living below the poverty line. Amid the devastation, a cheap and enormously addictive drug called paco — a variation of crack made from cocaine residue, baking soda, and sometimes even crushed glass and rat poison — started to take hold, especially among young people in urban barrios. (see, paul-cedron).
Today, 13 years after the crisis, Argentina's economy is once again in trouble, and the widespread abuse of paco continues. We traveled to Argentina and talked to paco manufactures and users, along with activists and government authorities, to find out why so little has been done to curb the problem, and whether a new wave of addicts is about to emerge.”
Well, one abuser has certainly emerged, and his name is paulie-paco-cedron.
lol!
(I thank you, and Goodnight!)
oh quit it with the applause, you are making me blush!!!
arf!
(with thanks to Vice News https://news.vice.com/video/paco-the-poor-mans-drug-in-buenos-aires)
Our buddy, “Paco” !!
Feb 19th, 2015 - 07:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0Paco-cedron. Mercopress pet junkie. ..
Feb 19th, 2015 - 02:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0A bit too much Rat Poison in his last dose!
Feb 19th, 2015 - 05:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Unfortunately not quite enough, might be an alternative opinion...
Feb 19th, 2015 - 06:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0;-)
In the immortal words of Sid James...
Feb 19th, 2015 - 09:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“Har har har....”
Bravissimo!
Feb 23rd, 2015 - 03:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0They could not have elected a better chair lady
than Mrs Sukey Cameron MBE
Philippe
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