Tag: Falkland Islands

• Thursday, January 30th 2014 - 20:48 UTC

  Falklands further advances democracy and names Complaints Commissioner

  

  Former member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly Dick Sawle has been appointed as Falklands Complaints Commissioner, which is a similar role to that of an Ombudsman in the UK. Sawle was appointed by Governor Nigel Haywood and his post came into effect on 15 January 2014 for a period of two years.

• Thursday, January 30th 2014 - 19:09 UTC

  Learning about the Falkland Islands

  

  Unsurprisingly, most Australians don’t know much about the Falkland Islands, so visiting Legislative Assembly member Mike Summers faced lots of questions during his trip to Melbourne this week.

• Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 19:48 UTC

  HMS Portland begins her Atlantic deployment visiting England's centuries old ally Portugal

  

  HMS Portland has called into the Portuguese capital, the first stop of her Atlantic deployment that will take her to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia.

• Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 04:27 UTC

  Falklands lawmaker on political visit to New Zealand and Australia

  

  Mike Summers Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands will visit New Zealand and Australia this week as part of a regional tour where he will present the Falklands as a modern, thriving democracy and address the Falkland Islanders right to self determination. There are long-standing links between the countries, and this tour hopes to build upon existing relationships.

• Monday, January 27th 2014 - 16:48 UTC

  Falklands Islands, CELAC and the right to self-determination

  

  By Tim Cole - This week the CELAC Summit will be held in Havana and the Cuban government will be in charge of finalizing the language in the Summit declarations. Inevitably there will be one on the Falkland Islands and I suspect it will ignore the referendum held on the Islands last year when 99.8% voted in favor of the Islands remaining an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom.

• Sunday, January 26th 2014 - 13:01 UTC

  Falklands receives this week members of the UK Parliament

  

  Three members of the UK Parliament will be arriving in the Falkland Islands next week for a short visit. Conservative party members Guy Opperman and Mark Menzies are accompanied by Labor Party member Yvonne Fovargue and arrive on January 30, departing on February 4.

• Tuesday, January 21st 2014 - 19:05 UTC

  Argentine former soccer player Ardiles is 'doing fine' and thanks Falkland Islanders

  

  Ex-Tottenham Hotspur player, Ossie Ardiles injured in a road accident in the Falkland Islands yesterday has thanked Falkland Islanders for their help

• Tuesday, January 21st 2014 - 02:21 UTC

  Argentine and Spurs old soccer stars in Falklands car crash

  

  Falkland Islands Government sources tonight confirmed reports that former Argentine and Tottenham Hotspur star, Osvaldo Ardiles, was among those injured when a vehicle left the road between Darwin and the military base at Mount Pleasant on Monday evening.

• Monday, January 20th 2014 - 22:04 UTC

  Rockhopper finance director steps down but will remain as a consultant

  

  Falkland Islands oil and gas exploration company, Rockhopper Exploration confirmed Monday that its finance director, Peter Dixon-Clarke, plans to step down from his position in early 2014.

• Saturday, January 18th 2014 - 06:16 UTC

  Falklands new Attorney General is expected to arrive next March

  

  Peter Judge MBE has been named as the next Attorney General of the Falkland Islands. Mr Judge, who is scheduled to arrive in March 2014, will succeed current Attorney General Mark Lewis.