Tag: Michael Betts

• Tuesday, May 5th 2026 - 18:10 UTC

  Falkland House in London hosts an exhibition of ceramic work by Graham Bound

  

  Graham Bound, who was born and raised in the Falkland Islands, is widely known as a journalist and writer. Among his achievements, he founded the weekly newspaper Penguin News and he has authored several books focusing on the 1982 war and the present-day Falklands, from the perspective of the Islanders.

• Sunday, March 2nd 2025 - 10:51 UTC

  Young Islanders represent the Falklands at international Youth Summit

  

  Two young Islanders have represented the Falklands at the UK Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA) Youth Summit hosted by the Government of the British Virgin Islands at their London office, BVI House.

• Wednesday, March 20th 2024 - 12:38 UTC

  Falkland Islands Government representatives attend all-party Parliamentary Group meeting

  

  The Falkland Islands Government Representatives, Richard Hyslop and Michael Betts, participated in the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Falkland Islands, held in the Houses of Parliament.

• Wednesday, February 28th 2024 - 00:42 UTC

  Falkland Islands Government Office organise London visits for young Islanders

  

  The Falkland Islands Government Office, London recently organised for young Falkland Islanders studying in the UK to visit London for the day in order to build their confidence and to see some of the capital’s outstanding historical attractions.  

• Thursday, November 16th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands Government delegation engages in key talks at Joint Ministerial Council

  

  A delegation from the Falkland Islands Government (FIG), led by the Hon. Teslyn Barkman MLA, participated in the Joint Ministerial Council with Leaders and Representatives of the UK Overseas Territories and the UK Government this week at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in London, FIG informed in a press release.

• Thursday, August 3rd 2023 - 06:45 UTC

  Falklands Office in London looking for Junior Ambassadors

  

  The Falklands government in the UK is looking for young ambitious Junior Ambassadors to help the office in London, FIGO, represent the Islands in the UK.

• Friday, December 7th 2018 - 08:11 UTC

  Falklands attend UK OT's Joint Ministerial Council and reception at Buckingham Palace

  

  A delegation from the Falklands attended the UK Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council this week. This is the 20th meeting of the Leaders and Representatives from the UK Overseas Territories and Ministers of Her Majesty’s Government.

• Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 07:06 UTC

  England's Football Association XI team to visit the Falkland Islands: two matches scheduled

  

  England's Football Association (FA) is participating in a goodwill visit to the Falkland Islands in November, where they will play two football matches, one against the Falkland Islands national team in Stanley and the British Forces South Atlantic Islands XI. The party will also participate in coaching sessions with the two schools in Stanley and the junior school at the Mount Pleasant.

• Monday, June 11th 2018 - 20:51 UTC

  UK Overseas Territories to host Student Conference in London

  

  Students from the UK Overseas Territories are being invited to submit minute-long videos about their territory and its ‘Identity’ as part of an event to be hosted at the Natural History Museum in London in November 2018. This will be the third event of its kind organised by the UK Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA), after events in late 2015 and 2017 hosted at University College London and the London Maritime Museum respectively.

• Tuesday, March 13th 2018 - 20:44 UTC

  Falkland Islanders mark Commonwealth Day with a range of events

  

  On six continents around the globe, the currently 53 countries of the Commonwealth marked Commonwealth Day earlier in the week. The day included messages to the Commonwealth from Her Majesty the Queen as well as the UK Prime Minister, both of which have been covered by MercoPress. However, the Falkland Islands also reaffirmed its ties to the Commonwealth over recent days both within the Islands and elsewhere in the world.