Tag: Falklands Legislative Assembly

• Thursday, April 13th 2017 - 07:47 UTC

  Falklands plans to celebrate same sex marriage Bill next April 27

  

  The Falkland Islands are planning a community event for April 29 to celebrate same sex marriage becoming legal in the Falklands. The Marriage Bill debated at Legislative Assembly was passed. by a 7 to one vote, reports the Penguin News.

• Saturday, March 22nd 2014 - 07:11 UTC

  Falklands' prosperity and economic boom surprises visiting Brazilian delegation

  

  Visiting Brazilian political advisor and environmentalist Eduardo Viola emphatically expressed support for the Falkland Islands’ right of self-determination during a press conference in Stanley with other visiting Brazilian colleagues, reports this week's edition of Penguin News.

• Saturday, November 9th 2013 - 03:08 UTC

  Falkland Islands new Legislative Assembly members sworn in

  

  The new Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands has been announced, following the General Election which concluded on Thursday 7th November.

• Thursday, May 2nd 2013 - 07:37 UTC

  Falkland Islands’ economy ‘strangling’ and intimidation by Argentina reported in British media

  

  Argentina’s ongoing attempts to strangle the Falkland Islands economy by intimidating cruise vessels from calling at Stanley and other islands has been picked up by the Daily Mail in an article written by Ian Drury.