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Tag: Gavin Short
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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.
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Friday, August 30th 2013 - 01:39 UTC
Falklands’ changes brought by oil development must be done ‘with sensitivity and sensibility’
Falkland Islands lawmaker Mike Summers cautioned at the latest meeting of the Legislative Assembly that a period of extensive change was inevitable for the Islands since the advent of the hydrocarbons industry would change the size of things and to some extent the nature of the community.
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Friday, April 26th 2013 - 07:46 UTC
Falkland Islands’ lawmakers in a round of European visits to inform on referendum results
A delegation of Falkland Islands lawmakers made a round of visits to European capitals and the European Union to inform on the recent referendum results in which an overwhelming turnout and vote indisputably decided the Islands wanted to remain as an Overseas Territory.
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Saturday, September 15th 2012 - 06:39 UTC
Busy international agenda for Falkland Islands lawmakers
Members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly Gavin Short and Sharon Halford are currently attending the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Plenary and Small Countries Conference in Sri Lanka.
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Friday, August 3rd 2012 - 08:25 UTC
Falkland Islands debates and prepares for the development of the oil industry
A public debate on the future of the Falkland Islands in the face of income from oil exploitation is required rapidly, according to a Member of the elected Legislative Assembly.
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Thursday, June 24th 2010 - 21:55 UTC
“We would like nothing better than peaceful coexistence with Argentina”
“We would like nothing better than to have a peaceful coexistence with Argentina”, said Falkland Islands Member of the Legislative Assembly Gavin Short addressing the UN Decolonization Committee.
