Tag: Mike Summers

Friday, March 10th 2023 - 10:40 UTC
Uruguayan news team visits Falklands ahead of referendum's 10th anniversary

A team from Uruguay's news show Telenoche (Montevideo's Channel 4) is visiting the Falkland Island marking the 10th anniversary of the referendum whereby the local population ratified its will to remain a British Overseas Territory despite sovereignty claims from Argentina.
Monday, June 6th 2022 - 23:40 UTC
Falklands receives the Queen's Baton for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games

The Queen's Baton for the Commonwealth Games which kicks off in Birmingham on July 28, will be making its stop in the Falkland Islands on June 6 and beginning June 7 in the City of Stanley will make a forty-kilometer relay with some forty volunteers, across the Islands.
Tuesday, April 5th 2022 - 09:26 UTC
Falklands expects air links fully operational for the next tourist season

The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) expects to reestablish commercial air links with Chile early next July, and with Brazil in November in time for the tourist high season, plus the humanitarian flights for the Argentine next of kin of the combatants buried at the Argentine military cemetery in Darwin.
Tuesday, March 8th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
New sports facility for Falklands: an artificial all-weather pitch, and a multi-purpose sports hall

The Falkland Islands Executive Council has given final approval to the National Sports Council (NSC) to proceed with the construction of a new national sports facility for the Islands. This follows the signing of a Development Agreement in April 2021, and subsequent work to develop a detailed Concept Design.
Friday, February 18th 2022 - 09:24 UTC
Falklands' Chamber of Commerce organizes First Environmental Business Symposium

The Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce has announced the first Falkland Islands Environmental Business Symposium, will be held at 12:30 on the 18th of March. The Chamber is bringing together speakers from organizations across the Falklands to share knowledge and discuss what businesses can do to reduce or offset their environmental impacts.
Wednesday, October 6th 2021 - 09:20 UTC
Falklands Chamber of Commerce wants to discuss “Business Priorities” with November election candidates

The Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce is pleased to publish its priorities for the upcoming general election, scheduled for November 4th, titled “Business Priorities – What our business community needs to succeed”.
Friday, September 27th 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Falklands' Chamber of Commerce Board elects Mike Summers as Chair

Ex-member of the Legislative Assembly Mike Summers was elected as Chair of the Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce Board following the 2019 Annual General Meeting last week.
Saturday, July 6th 2019 - 22:51 UTC
Natwest Islands Games in Gibraltar opening ceremony on Saturday evening

The Natwest International Island Games start this Saturday in Gibraltar and will run till Friday. The games will see 2945 participants in 14 sports,1625 competitors and 476 volunteers from 22 Islands.
Friday, February 22nd 2019 - 09:05 UTC
Falklands startled at Westminster paper proposing UK citizens right to vote in Overseas Territories

“Belongership” and its equivalents are wrong,” it is emphatically stated in a startling paper from the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee. The paper says the belongership status (known as Falklands Status in the Falklands) as enshrined in the constitutions of a number of British Overseas Territories, including the Falklands, denies legally-resident British Overseas Territory and UK citizens the right to vote and to hold elected office.
Monday, August 27th 2018 - 07:39 UTC
Falklands wants to host the 2033 Island Games: 'visionary' but with great local enthusiasm

Members of Legislative Assembly were collectively enthused about, “being a bit visionary,” regarding the idea of the Falklands hosting the 2033 Island Games, Falkland Islands Overseas Games Chair Mike Summers told Penguin News.