Tag: Falklands Legislative Assembly

• Thursday, April 11th 2024 - 09:00 UTC

  Falklands to begin Criminal Law review and amendments

  

  As part of the Government’s commitment to regularly review and update the criminal law Executive Council has approved policy recommendations and draft legislation which will make a number of changes to the Crimes Ordinance 2014 and the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Ordinance 2014.

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• Tuesday, October 3rd 2023 - 08:16 UTC

  Falklands lawmakers will hold an open session Public Meeting Monday 9th October

  

  Members of the Falkland Islands elected Legislative Assembly will be holding a public meeting on Monday 09th October, 17.00 Court and Assembly Chamber, Town Hall; this will be an open session.

• Saturday, August 5th 2023 - 11:01 UTC

  Falklands inviting prospective candidates to stand at the 21 September by election

  

  The Falkland Islands government is encouraging residents to become prospective candidates for the By-election of 21 September 2023 to fill a vacant seat for the Camp constituency in the Legislative Assembly, and has released the following,

• Friday, June 16th 2023 - 10:27 UTC

  UK Parliament consulting Falklands Legislative Assembly on Overseas Territoires

  

  There is currently an inquiry by UK Parliament into the status of the Overseas Territories in the 21st Century and the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly intend to make a submission, confirmed MLA Teslyn Barkman to Penguin News this week.

• Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 08:32 UTC

  Falklands Legislative Assembly meeting 25 January; Questions for Oral Response

  

  Legislative Assembly Order Paper, 25 January 2023, 09:00

• Thursday, June 24th 2021 - 15:00 UTC

  Argentina intends to “colonise” the Falklands and use C24 to do it, MLA Mark Pollard at the UN

  

  Falkland Islands’ Chair of the Legislative Assembly, MLA Mark Pollard and Deputy Chair MLA Leona Roberts both stood before members of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24) and each delivered a speech which spoke of their personal histories as well as the future of the Falkland Islands as a whole.

• Friday, January 15th 2021 - 09:11 UTC

  Falklands promotes workshops for prospective lawmakers' candidates ahead of November's election

  

  Falkland Islands' lawmakers discussed on social media and in the Legislative Assembly late in 2020 a need for a ‘pre-election program’ to encourage members of the public to stand for election as a Member of the Legislative Assembly late in 2021.

• Wednesday, June 10th 2020 - 08:41 UTC

  Falklands will continue to invest in improving quality of life and prosperity of its people

  

  The Falkland Islands remain confident of the British government's support and defense of their sovereignty and self-determination right, and is working closely with London to ensure the Falklands interests are contemplated in the Brexit negotiations.

• Friday, June 14th 2019 - 04:19 UTC

  Former Falklands lawmaker, Jan Cheek awarded the MBE

  

  A former Member of the Falkland Islands elected Legislative Assembly and a Justice of the Peace for over 30 years, Islander Jan Cheek is to be awarded the MBE.

• Monday, October 30th 2017 - 22:20 UTC

  Candidates in General Election in Falkland Islands propose a wide-ranging agenda

  

  Residents of the Falkland Islands are due to go to the polls to elect their new Legislative Assembly on Thursday 9th November 2017. Seventeen candidates are standing for the eight available spots on the Assembly. The Assembly is responsible for the internal government of the Islands and sets the national agenda. It also liaises with the United Kingdom Government on issues of defence and is increasingly actively involved in foreign affairs efforts on behalf of the Islands.