Tag: Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly

• Friday, September 25th 2026 - 23:26 UTC

  Falklands Assembly responds to Argentina's campaign: “This Assembly remains calm”

  

  The chair of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, Jack Ford, said on Thursday during a sitting of the body that there is “nothing new” in the claims made this week, and that the institution “remains calm” and steadfast in defending the right of the archipelago's residents to determine their own future.

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• Friday, September 4th 2026 - 23:27 UTC

  “Our future is for the people who live here to decide,” Falklands Assembly tells Milei

  

  The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly issued a statement on Friday in response to Argentine President Javier Milei's address, maintaining that the archipelago's future is for those who live there to decide. “The Falkland Islands are a self-governing British Overseas Territory, and our future is a matter for the people who live here to decide,” the text says, adding that this is “a right grounded in international law” and that “it is not altered by the statements of any other government.”

• Friday, August 14th 2026 - 21:43 UTC

  The Falklands Legislative Assembly marks 434 years since the first recorded sighting

  

  The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly marked Falklands Day on Friday, the anniversary of the first recorded sighting of the archipelago, on August 14, 1592. The day was marked by raising the Falkland Islands flag and the Union flag side by side on Victory Green, in Stanley.

• Wednesday, July 22nd 2026 - 22:13 UTC

  A young Falkland Islander will represent the islands at the Commonwealth Youth Parliament in Sydney

  

  The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly announced that Jessica Lee will represent the territory at the Commonwealth Youth Parliament, to be held from July 26 to 31 in Sydney, hosted by the Parliament of New South Wales, Australia.

• Tuesday, July 21st 2026 - 21:01 UTC

  Falklands Assembly congratulates Burnham and looks to continuity with London

  

  The Falklands Legislative Assembly congratulated the United Kingdom's new prime minister, Labour's Andy Burnham, and expressed confidence in the continuity of the relationship between the islands and London, in an official statement issued on Tuesday. The territory's legislative body said it looks forward to working with the new prime minister and his government, and to “continuing the close and productive relationship” between the two sides.

• Thursday, July 9th 2026 - 14:23 UTC

  Falklands lawmaker meets UK Conservative leader during Westminster visit

  

  A member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, Cheryl Roberts, met on Tuesday in Westminster with the leader of the UK opposition and of the Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, as part of a round of political engagements in the United Kingdom.

• Wednesday, June 3rd 2026 - 23:00 UTC

  Falklands pass £216m budget under 'live within our means' principle amid fiscal pressures

  

  The Falkland Islands Government presented its 2026/27 budget to the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, the first of the Assembly elected in December, with an Appropriation Bill of 216.3 million pounds and under the guiding principle of “living within our means.” The plan seeks to balance the territory's finances amid pressure on revenue and an ambitious infrastructure investment program.

• Tuesday, January 27th 2026 - 22:47 UTC

  Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly marks Holocaust Memorial Day

  

  The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly marked Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January, joining people and governments worldwide in a statement centered on remembrance and renewed vigilance against hatred and discrimination.

• Saturday, January 10th 2026 - 14:22 UTC

  Falklands, flags at half-mast to the memory of a much loved former legislator and historian

  

  As a mark of respect for the late Mr John Smith MBE, the flag at the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly Offices, Sulivan House, will be flown at half-mast on the day of his funeral, Tuesday the 13th of January.

• Saturday, December 13th 2025 - 09:43 UTC

  Falkland Islands’ newly elected lawmakers sworn in after landmark election

  

  The newly elected members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly (MLAs) were formally sworn in on Friday during a ceremony at Government House, marking the start of a new four-year legislative term following a highly disruptive general election.