Tag: FIOGA

• Monday, July 8th 2013 - 06:56 UTC

  Falklands is first team to arrive for the Island Games in Bermuda

  

  Bermuda welcomed this weekend the first arriving team for the upcoming Island Games, with the Falkland Islands ten-strong badminton team arriving from Gatwick, London, with many of the team having flown from the Falklands to the UK on an RAF flight.

• Monday, July 16th 2012 - 02:15 UTC

  Cable & Wireless £ 10.000 donation for Falklands Overseas Games association

  

  Cable and Wireless South Atlantic Ltd made a generous donation of £10,000 to the Falkland Islands Overseas Games Association (FIOGA).

• Thursday, September 8th 2011 - 21:21 UTC

  Commonwealth Youth Games open with Falklands proudly flying the flag

  

  In a stunning display, the Commonwealth Youth Games opened in Douglas on the Isle of Man Thursday.

• Monday, August 29th 2011 - 03:27 UTC

  Five Falklands’ athletes to compete at Commonwealth Youth Games

  

  The Falkland Islands will be represented with five athletes and four officials in the 4th Commonwealth Youth Games begin to be held in the Isle of Man September 8th to 12th 2011. The delegation will be headed by Falkland Islands Overseas Games Association, (FIOGA) chair Mike Summers.

• Friday, June 24th 2011 - 02:41 UTC

  Summers wins Falklands MLA seat: favours strong response to Argentina and north-south links

  

  Former member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, Mike Summers has been voted back into the government by a substantial margin. Voting took place in Stanley on Thursday in a by-election, which saw 51% of the electorate going to the polls.

• Thursday, June 23rd 2011 - 04:11 UTC

  Falkland Islands competitors skip ash cloud and are en route to Island Games

  

  Falkland Islands competitors and delegates, with patience and persistence, finally managed to skip the volcanic ash cloud and are on their way to the Isle of Wight for the NatWest Island Games which open next Saturday.