Falklands' Government Investment funds reached £344 million in June 2017

Saturday, September 2nd 2017 - 10:36 UTC

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The market value of all Falkland Islands Government, FIG, investment funds have increased from £285 million in June 2015, to £309 million in June 2016 and to £344 million in June 2017. Read full article

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Brit Bob
Pretty good really, considering - ''The Falkland Islanders do not exist. What exists is British citizens who live in the Islas Malvinas'' Argentinian Foreign Minister Timerman quoted by D. Telegraph London 6 Feb 2013).

Hm. Falkland Islanders – A People (single page)
https://www.academia.edu/34442484/Falkland_Islanders_-A_People
Sep 02nd, 2017 - 02:53 pm - Link - Report abuse +2
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golfcronie
Your name is wrong, it should be Clown.
Sep 02nd, 2017 - 05:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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HughJuanCoeurs
Money, money, money. No wonder the Argentines want to get their hands on our islands.
Sep 02nd, 2017 - 08:27 pm - Link - Report abuse +3
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Voice
Great priorities... the Emperor's new clothes still exceeds the total contributions to charities...
Next time choose someone the same height as the old Guv..,
Sep 03rd, 2017 - 09:42 am - Link - Report abuse -2
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Islander1
Voice- The Governors uniform becomes his/hers to keep. Only thing that is not personal is the sword - that is currently in the safe keeping of the Speaker of our Assembly and will be presented to the new Governor as part of his Swearing in Ceremony.

FCO used to pay for the uniform - a number of years ago they decided in the modern era a suit was just as good - we felt otherwise as we life under continual threat of Colonial Takeover by a foreign power - so we chose to pay for ourselves and keep the traditional British style uniform of our Queen,s Representative,
Sep 03rd, 2017 - 01:22 pm - Link - Report abuse +4
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DemonTree
Heh, how disappointing. I can just imagine the job advert: “Governor of Falkland islands; diplomatic experience an advantage, must fit size M uniform.”

Why is it so expensive anyway? Are those phoenix feathers in the hat?
Sep 03rd, 2017 - 01:51 pm - Link - Report abuse -1
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Topher
England will return the Malvinas within 25 years.
Sep 05th, 2017 - 04:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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