Tag: MLA Leona Roberts

• Wednesday, April 30th 2025 - 07:19 UTC

  Darwin Plus funding, Falklands raises the issue on every possible call with UK officials

  

  Amid concerns that the Darwin Plus funding for Overseas Territories could be cut, Falkland Islands lawmaker MLA Leona Roberts, underlined that key environmental funding is “always on the agenda of the Falklands”.

• Saturday, March 8th 2025 - 13:23 UTC

  Falklands Legislative Assembly marks International Women’s Day

  

  As the world marks International Women’s Day on March 8, the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly has taken the opportunity to celebrate and recognize the contributions of women and girls within the community.

• Tuesday, February 18th 2025 - 10:37 UTC

  Falklands. Former MLA Ian Hansen died at Hill Cove

  

  The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly has announced that the flag at Gilbert House will be flown at half-mast on the day of Ian Hansen’s funeral, honoring the longtime public servant who passed away on February 17, 2025.

• Tuesday, January 28th 2025 - 11:52 UTC

  Falklands Legislative Assembly reaffirms commitment for Holocaust Memorial Day

  

  In commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly affirms its commitment to the principles of Holocaust Memorial Day, observed annually on 27 January. Members of the Legislative Assembly join the global community in honoring the victims of the Holocaust and all genocides, reflecting on the lessons of the past to build a more just and equitable future.

• Tuesday, October 1st 2024 - 10:41 UTC

  Falkland Islands Government: Successful Party Conference Season

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has celebrated a successful season attending major UK party conferences, including the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, and, for the first time, the Liberal Democrat Conference in Brighton.

• Monday, September 30th 2024 - 09:56 UTC

  Falklands delegation in Birmingham will witness election of new Tory leader

  

  The Falkland Islands delegation are now in Birmingham for the Conservative Party conference, and as happened in Liverpool with Labour, a stream of lawmakers and friends showed at the Islands stand to express support for Falklands self determination and to listen about the modern Falklands.

• Tuesday, September 24th 2024 - 10:35 UTC

  Busy days for Falklands delegation at the stand in Labour's Conference Liverpool

  

  A flurry of activity and visits at the Falkland Islands stand at the Labour Party Convention taking place in Liverpool with Members of the Legislative Assembly Leona Roberts and Mark Pollard as hosts with the support from staff of the Falklands Government Office in London.

• Tuesday, September 17th 2024 - 14:09 UTC

  Falkland Islands hold first Liberal Democrat fringe meeting at Brighton Conference

  

  The Falkland Islands Government held their first fringe meeting at the Liberal Democrat Conference in Brighton on September 15. Members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly (MLA), Mark Pollard and Leona Roberts, joined a panel with Liberal Democrat Peers, The Lord Purvis of Tweed and Baroness Smith of Newnham, to discuss the topic “The Falkland Islands: Self-determination in the 21st Century.”

• Thursday, September 12th 2024 - 03:44 UTC

  Falklands, Self Determination in the 21st Century, Lib-Dems Conference

  

  The Liberal-Dem Party new MP for Surrey Heath, Dr Al Pinkerton, was, until his election on July an Associate Professor of Geopolitics specializing in international borders and boundary disputes. Next Sunday, at Conference, he’ll be chairing a fringe meeting about the Falkland Islands at 11:30 am in the Regent Room at the Grand Hotel. 

• Friday, September 6th 2024 - 10:29 UTC

  Falklands to attend Lib-Dem, Labour and Conservative parties conventions

  

  A delegation from the Falkland Islands Government will be attending the Labour and Conservative Party Conferences this year, while it will also be holding the first ever fringe meeting at the Liberal Democrat Conference in Brighton with a conference titled, “Falkland Islands: Self determination in the 21st century”.