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Stories for October 16th 2024
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Wednesday, October 16th 2024 - 08:41 UTC
“Gibraltar, the Falklands and other overseas territories deserve MPs” from LabourList
The suggestion, proposal, or idea or however you may wish to call it is not new. Still, the UK government’s recent decision to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, British Indian Ocean Territory, to the Republic of Mauritius has caused outrage from some and disbelief from others. Still, it has again brought to discussion if other Overseas Territories such as the Falkland Islands and/or Gibraltar need to have representation at Westminster.
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Wednesday, October 16th 2024 - 08:36 UTC
Falklands will receive first Islander of a revamp funded Britten-Norman
Britten-Norman, the UK’s leading utility aircraft manufacturer, has completed its second funding round, securing significant capital from Northern Ireland-based Beechlands Enterprises.
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Wednesday, October 16th 2024 - 08:33 UTC
PM Starmer, “paying reparations for slave trade, not in the Commonwealth agenda”
“Just to be clear, reparations are not on the agenda for the Commonwealth heads of government meeting. Technically, the (UK) Government's position on this has not changed. We do not pay reparations,” said Downing Street official spokesperson, when asked what PM Keir Starmer's view on paying reparations for Britain's involvement in the slave trade was.
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Wednesday, October 16th 2024 - 08:25 UTC
Falklands, Rockhopper Exploration disposes of Italian assets to focus on Sea Lion
Rockhopper Exploration plc (AIM: RKH), the oil and gas company with key interests in the North Falkland Basin (“NFB”), has announced it has put in place an insurance policy to cover the event that the Italian Republic succeeds in its attempt to have the Rockhopper Ombrina Mare Arbitration Award annulled and has also signed a share purchase agreement with Zodiac Energy Limited to exit its other Italian assets.
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Wednesday, October 16th 2024 - 08:18 UTC
Falklands Waters, UK Hydrographic starts seabed mapping surveys in November
In November, the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) will conduct seabed mapping surveys of the Falkland Islands coastal waters to support safe maritime trade and the development of a sustainable blue economy.
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