Tag: British overseas territories BOT

• Tuesday, July 26th 2016 - 11:19 UTC

  Calls to reframe BOT-UK relationship: 'Territories are now more strategically important to Britain'

  

  The Premier of the British Virgin Islands Dr D Orlando Smith has called for the relationship between the United Kingdom (UK) and its Overseas Territories (OTs) to be re-framed to become more mutually beneficial.

• Friday, June 24th 2016 - 18:43 UTC

  Falklands will continue to engage with UK and negotiate to retain trade access benefits

  

  The Falkland Islands Government said on Friday it will be working with the public and private sector to further investigate the impact of Brexit on the Islands.

• Saturday, May 28th 2016 - 05:53 UTC

  Falklands claim and UN chief post bid', “not incompatible” for Argentine minister Malcorra

  

  Argentina's foreign minister Susana Malcorra said on Friday she believes there's no conflict of interest between her bid to be the next U.N. secretary-general and her ministerial work including pressing Argentina's sovereignty claim over the disputed Falkland Islands.

• Thursday, May 12th 2016 - 08:21 UTC

  St. Helena airport certified, which brings opening day closer

  

  British Overseas Territory St. Helena achieved a major milestone on Tuesday when Air Safety Support International (ASSI) issued an Aerodrome Certificate to brand new St Helena Airport - having been satisfied that the Airport infrastructure, aviation security measures and air traffic control service complies with international aviation safety and security standards. This follows a final inspection of the Airport by an ASSI team last month.

• Tuesday, April 19th 2016 - 22:42 UTC

  First commercial airliner lands in St Helena: new chapter of opportunities for the BOT island in mid Atlantic

  

  The British Overseas Territory St Helena in mid Atlantic made history on Monday as the first large passenger jet aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 (ZS-ZWG), touched down at St Helena’s new Airport shortly after 12.00 noon. This is the actual Boeing aircraft which will serve the St Helena/Johannesburg rout, according to a release from the local government.

• Saturday, April 16th 2016 - 08:06 UTC

  Falklands' Lord Penguin is in town; Mike Summers visits new friends in Montreal

  

  Lord Penguin is in town. Actually he's no Lord or penguin, but ”I was after an intriguing headline for the meeting between Mike Summers, member of the Falklands' Legislative Assembly, Malouins in French, who this week is in Montreal to see his friend...the dragon (software programmer) Serge Beauchemin. I hope he forgives me for this fantasy”.

• Friday, April 8th 2016 - 05:07 UTC

  MP Rosindell blasts 'direct rule' for BOTs as 'unnecessary and unjust'

  

  A UK member of Parliament has come out strongly in support of the British Overseas Territories praising their economic success and the right of their peoples to govern and decide their own future. MP Andrew Rosindell, Chairman of the BOT and Crown Dependencies all party Parliamentary groups described suggestions from some senior figures in Westminster calling for 'direct rule' over BOT's as unnecessary and unjust, based on a complete misunderstanding of the situation.

• Thursday, April 7th 2016 - 06:34 UTC

  BOTs reaffirm self-governance and self-determination in reply to MP Corbyn's comments

  

  British Overseas Territories said they hoped that the Labour Party and other parties in the UK Parliament will remain consistent in their support for the self-governance and self-determination of the people of the BOTs and their continued growth and development.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2016 - 07:39 UTC

  Labor leader Corbyn says UK should consider “direct rule” on overseas territories acting as tax havens

  

  Pressure mounted on Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday to impose “direct rule” on British overseas territories after several of them figured as tax havens in the leaked Panama Papers that have caused ripples around the world.

• Monday, April 4th 2016 - 04:20 UTC

  Argentine Army reiterates its commitment to the Malvinas cause on invasion anniversary

  

  Argentina’s Army Chief Diego Luis Suner said on Saturday that the “Malvinas cause” continues to be a “national, standing and inalienable objective” of the Argentine people. The statement was made on the 34th anniversary of the South Atlantic conflict that was triggered by the Argentine military invasion of the Falklands in 1982.