Tag: Jamie Fotheringham

• Thursday, December 5th 2013 - 20:29 UTC

  Falklands granted 5.9 million Euros by Europe for economic development activities

  

  The European Commission announced on Thursday that the Falkland Islands has been allocated a sum of 5.9million Euros to support economic development activities between 2014 and 2020. The announcement of the new allocation under the European Development Fund was made at the 12th Annual OCT-EU Forum being held in Brussels this week.

• Wednesday, November 20th 2013 - 04:48 UTC

  Falklands' delegation to Overseas Territories conferences in London and Brussels

  

  Two Falkland Islands Members of the Legislative Assembly, Roger Edwards and Ian Hansen will be attending the second annual Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Conference (JMC) in London on the 25th of November 2013. The Falkland Islands’ delegation will also include HE the Governor Nigel Haywood, Jamie Fotheringham (Head of Policy), and Sukey Cameron (UK Representative).

• Tuesday, November 5th 2013 - 01:24 UTC

  Falklands' government announces updated version of Oil Readiness Checklist

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has announced that an updated version of the FIG Oil Readiness Checklist is now available online. The checklist refers to key areas from the FIG ongoing program for the development of the hydrocarbons industry as it grows into a production phase.

• Friday, May 31st 2013 - 17:23 UTC

  Falklands’ government praised for five year plan to develop oil and gas industry

  

  The Specialist Oil & Gas Advisor for the Falkland Islands Government (FIG), Anne Drinkwater has stated that the Falkland Islands are an attractive location for the oil and gas industry and has praised FIG five year plan which sets the desired economic and social context for development generally.

• Saturday, May 4th 2013 - 09:32 UTC

  Falkland Islands’ census shows there are more new homes than new people

  

  The release of further data from the 2012 Census shows that the Falkland Islands continues to work its magic on immigrants who may have arrived with short term plans but have settled for ten or more years and that the ratio of women to men in the Islands has increased considerably over the last four decades.

• Tuesday, September 18th 2012 - 06:56 UTC

  Falklands immigration review to address labour demand from strong economy

  

  The future need of the Falklands Islands labour market is the driving force behind a decision to review the Falklands immigration system, confirmed Head of Policy Jamie Fotheringham this week in a report published by Penguin News.