Tag: Mike Summers

• Saturday, February 18th 2012 - 01:52 UTC

  “Argentina is not a country you’d want to be associated with”, says Falklands’ MLA

  

  Falkland Islands lawmaker Mike Summers accused Argentina of acting as a “schoolyard bully” trying to take sweets from others and described as intolerable that a country of that size should be trying to bully a country of 3.000 people into submission. “It’s a country you’d not want to be associated with”.

• Wednesday, February 15th 2012 - 05:46 UTC

  UK Defence Select Committee plans to visit the Falklands next month

  

  British lawmakers will visit the Falkland Islands next month in a move that is likely to heighten tensions between Britain and Argentina over the Islands, The Times reported on Wednesday.

• Thursday, February 9th 2012 - 19:54 UTC

  “People of the Falklands want to remain British” and they will be defended

  

  UK Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday no one should doubt his determination to keep the Falkland Islands British as he dismissed President Cristina Fernández announced complaint to the United Nations.

• Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 19:56 UTC

  Argentina is welcome to take Falklands ‘militarization’ to UN, but also principle of self determination

  

  There was considerable anticipation and speculation in the Falkland Islands on Tuesday as residents and visitors alike waited to hear Argentine president Cristina Kirchner’s much-publicized evening announcement.

• Wednesday, January 4th 2012 - 15:50 UTC

  Falklands’ “land release” demining phase begins next week with 18 Zimbabweans

  

  The team from BACTEC International Ltd that will be carrying out the second phase of the demining pilot project is in the Falklands are in the Islands and will look to release significant areas of land behind the Stanley Common fence to the South-west of the capital.

• Thursday, December 8th 2011 - 20:01 UTC

  Falklands’ land mine clearance set to enter a new expanded phase in early 2012

  

  Robin Swanson, head of the Demining Program Office and visiting the Falkland Islands this week ahead of the new phase of land-mine clearance due to start early next year, confirmed that the forthcoming planned clearances will advance the demining process from the pilot stage to a more advanced “land release” phase.

• Wednesday, December 7th 2011 - 02:10 UTC

  UK protests to Argentina the interception of Falklands licensed fishing vessels

  

  The UK has protested to Argentina over its interception of Falkland Islands-licensed fishing boats, mainly Spanish in disputed South Atlantic waters and in the River Plate when they approach the port of Montevideo.

• Tuesday, November 15th 2011 - 18:46 UTC

  Strong support in Caribbean countries for Falklands’ right to self determination

  

  Falkland Islands lawmakers said on Tuesday they found a very positive attitude from Governments and civic leaders in support for self-determination in all non-independent territories during their current round of visits to Caribbean independent countries.

• Wednesday, November 9th 2011 - 07:21 UTC

  Falklands's MLAs in St Kitts to discuss self-determination and economic issues

  

  Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly members Mike Summers and Roger Edwards are visiting St. Kitts and Nevis in then Caribbean this week to attend Commonwealth Games Federation meetings and hold talks with government ministers.

• 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.