Tag: FIGO

• Thursday, October 7th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  Falklands ends a great performance, as the Manchester curtain comes down

  

  The curtain came down in Manchester on Wednesday, putting an end to the 2021 main English political parties conferences, with the Falkland Islands delegates and stand performing an excellent campaign, ahead of the Climate Change summit to be held in Glasgow hosted by London, and the coming events of next year when the Falklands will be “Looking Forward at 40”.

• Wednesday, February 10th 2021 - 08:51 UTC

  Falkland Islands, transportation arrangements for arriving passengers

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has informed that FIGO, (the government's office in London) will be asking southbound passengers for their onward travel arrangements from MPC to Stanley, when booking a flight. The requirement applies to arriving passengers from 15 February 2021 onwards.

• Saturday, August 15th 2020 - 09:45 UTC

  Falklands Day celebrated with a presentation at FIGO in London

  

  Falklands Day is the celebration of the first sighting of the Falkland Islands by John Davis in 1592 and is commemorated on 14 August. It was once seen as the National Day of the Falklands but has largely been replaced by Liberation Day which commemorates the end of the Falklands War.

• Friday, April 3rd 2020 - 07:55 UTC

  Falklands Office in London remains open for business and stranded Islanders

  

  On the advice of the UK Prime Minister, the Falkland Islands Government Office in London is closed and all staff is working from home. Despite this FIGO is working as normal and remains available to help all Islanders in the UK, Falkland Islands organizations, FIG, and anyone traveling to and from the Islands.

• Thursday, November 26th 2015 - 07:57 UTC

  Falklands will attend Overseas Territories ministerial meeting in London

  

  Representatives from the Falkland Islands will be attending the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council 2015, JMC, in London on the 1-2 December. The fourth meeting of the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) will be held at Lancaster House and will be hosted by FCO Minister for the Overseas Territories James Duddridge MP.

• Friday, November 13th 2015 - 07:24 UTC

  Falklands' Remembrance Sunday commemorations on a soft rain day

  

  The Falkland Islands commemorated Remembrance Sunday on a damp day with a soft rain that added to the poignancy and quiet of the ceremony held in the capital Stanley, while in London the Falklands' government representative laid a wreath at the Cenotaph.

• Tuesday, October 6th 2015 - 09:14 UTC

  Falklands' stand visited by Foreign Secretary Hammond and MP Rosindell

  

  Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, MP Andrew Rosindel and Charles Tannock MEP, were among several personalities that visited the Falkland Islands stand at the Conservative Conference which is taking place in Manchester. He was met by Falklands lawmakers Jan Cheek and Roger Edwards, and Sukey Cameron, head of FIGO, Falklands' government office in London.

• Monday, October 5th 2015 - 07:24 UTC

  Support for Falklands and self determination remains solid in Labour conference

  

  Support for the Falkland Islands and its right to self-determination remains solid, despite the change of leadership in the Labour party, said Sukey Cameron Falkland Islands Government Office (FIGO) in London who is attending with, Islands' lawmakers the round of party conferences in the UK.

• Tuesday, December 2nd 2014 - 05:25 UTC

  Falklands representatives attending BOT Joint Ministerial Council in London

  

  The annual Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) which brings together political leaders from the Overseas Territories and UK ministers took off on Monday in London, hosted by FCO Minister for the Overseas Territories James Duddridge MP.

• Wednesday, November 12th 2014 - 03:33 UTC

  Falklands' visit of MPs postponed until after UK general election in May

  

  The visit of two Members of the British Parliament to the Falkland Islands, as announced last week has been cancelled. However the invitation to visit the Islands remains open and hopefully it will take place next year.