Stories for February 2024

Tuesday, February 20th 2024 - 09:11 UTC
King Charles III has chosen the rounded Tudor Crown for his royal cypher

King Charles' preferred crown has replaced Queen Elizabeth II's favored symbol on the government website, marking his role of the head of state. The logo can be seen on key pages on gov.uk as the site rebrands this month.
Tuesday, February 20th 2024 - 07:41 UTC
Falklands, first leg of Lord Cameron's visit to South Atlantic, South America and New York, FCDO release

Foreign Secretary David Cameron is visiting the Falkland Islands during the first leg of his first visit to the South Atlantic, South America, and New York, reports a release form the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Tuesday, February 20th 2024 - 07:29 UTC
EU sending naval mission to protect international shipping in the Red Sea

The European Union will be sending three European warships and airborne early warning systems to the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, to protect international shipping, following a meeting of EU foreign ministers
Tuesday, February 20th 2024 - 07:18 UTC
Positive avian flu confirmed in wandering albatross in South Georgia

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) continues to affect the wildlife on the sub-antarctic islands of South Georgia. The latest results from samples taken from the islands reveal that the disease has now been detected in the wandering albatross (as at 9 February 2024).
Tuesday, February 20th 2024 - 07:05 UTC
Falklands lawmakers look forward to further deepen cooperation between UK and the Islands

The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly in a release said it was pleased to extend a warm welcome to the Rt Hon Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton, Secretary of State for Foreign Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on the official visit to the Islands.
Monday, February 19th 2024 - 19:05 UTC
Lord Cameron arrives in Falklands to commemorate 1982 conflict and reaffirm sovereignty

UK Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron has arrived in the Falkland Islands for a two-day visit, emphasizing the UK's commitment to upholding the Falkland Islanders' right to self-determination. Governor Alison Blake CMG welcomed the news, expressing her delight at Lord Cameron's visit to the Islands.
Monday, February 19th 2024 - 18:51 UTC
UK parliament committee says Rwanda plan is “fundamentally incompatible” with human rights

British Parliament Joint Committee on Human Rights said that the government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is “fundamentally incompatible” with the UK's human rights safeguards and jeopardizes UK's international reputation.
Monday, February 19th 2024 - 18:49 UTC
US condemns Rwanda for supporting violence in neighboring Congo

The United States in a Saturday statement on the violent situation caused by attacks on the civilian population in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, strongly condemned neighboring Rwanda for supporting a rebel group behind all the death and turmoil.
Monday, February 19th 2024 - 12:54 UTC
Cameron's Falklands visit, 'incredibly important for the people and their freedom'

Falklands elected lawmaker and currently president of the UKOTA political council, MLA Teslyn Barkman was interviewed by The Times radio on the visit of Lord Cameron and the Island's current situation with neighboring Argentina's sovereignty claims over the “Malvinas Islands”.
Monday, February 19th 2024 - 12:48 UTC
Falkland Islands Governor announces and welcomes the visit of Lord Cameron

Approximately at 09:00 hours Falklands time the UK Foreign Office officially announced the visit of Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron to the Falklands, “to uphold the Falklands Islander's right to self-determination”, and Governor Alison Blake CMG from Government House in Stanley welcomed the news.