Tag: Falkland Islands Government

• Friday, October 24th 2014 - 05:20 UTC

  Falklands' government releases the 2014 Statistical Yearbook

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has announced the publication of the Statistical Yearbook 2014. The Yearbook is the culmination of several months of work by the Policy Unit and serves as an almanac of Falkland Islands facts and figures.

• Tuesday, September 30th 2014 - 00:44 UTC

  Falkland Islands' Legislative Assembly opens a new website

  

  As of this week the Falkland Islands elected Legislative Assembly will have a new website, located as a micro.site off the developing FIG civil service website.

• Friday, September 26th 2014 - 07:10 UTC

  Falklands' representatives at Labor party conference

  

  Falkland Islands representatives attended the Labour party conference in Manchester which extended from 21/24 September and on Sunday will be present in Birmingham for the Conservatives conference until next Wednesday.

• Tuesday, August 19th 2014 - 09:16 UTC

  Falklands pricing for valuation of hydrocarbons will follow Norwegian model

  

  The Falkland Islands has an oil legislation regime that is robust and encourages investment, believes Financial Secretary Nicola Granger. Details of a law firm’s report to the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) on tax legislation in relation to the oil and gas industry, and recommendations to Government by Ms Granger, were released to the public this week in a paper that outlines the report from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP.

• Thursday, July 31st 2014 - 07:24 UTC

  Falklands contracts expert in the delivery of capital investment programs

  

  The Falkland Islands Government announced the appointment of Matt Bassford as the new Director of Central Services, succeeding Simon Fletcher who leaves the Islands this August.

• Tuesday, July 22nd 2014 - 21:10 UTC

  “We are Falklands” photo exhibition opened in The Mall Galleries in London

  

  “We Are Falklands” an exhibition collecting works from Falkland Islanders and amateur photographers opened on Monday to the general public at The Mall Galleries in central London.

• Friday, July 4th 2014 - 07:17 UTC

  Falklands' praise for Cobos' visit: 'at least he will have a better understanding of the Islands'

  

  The former Argentine vice-president and presidential hopeful Julio Cleto Cobos who visited the Falklands this week will at least have a better understanding of the Islands commented Member of Legislative Assembly Phyl Rendell on behalf of the Assembly Thursday.

• Wednesday, July 2nd 2014 - 07:17 UTC

  Falklands mints £2 coin to mark centenary of 1914 Battle of the Falkland Islands

  

  The Falkland Islands Government have minted a new circulatory £2 coin, to mark the Centenary of the Battle of the Falkland Islands in 1914.

• Wednesday, June 4th 2014 - 20:26 UTC

  Falklands' welcomes rig-contract which marks beginning of oil drilling season in first quarter of 2015

  

  The Falkland Islands Government welcomed the announcement on Thursday morning that a drilling rig has been contracted by a consortium of licensees for a new six-well program of offshore exploration and appraisal work commencing in early 2015.

• Saturday, May 31st 2014 - 07:43 UTC

  Falklands to mark liberation from Argentine occupation on Saturday 14 June

  

  To mark the anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands from Argentine occupation in 1982, a program of activities has been arranged for Saturday 14 June 2014, beginning with a Thanksgiving Service to be held at Christ Church Cathedral commencing at 9.45 am, according to a release from Gilbert House.