Tag: Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom

• Monday, October 30th 2017 - 06:52 UTC

  Falklands and Bermuda governments fund their governors' uniforms

  

  Who pays for the uniforms worn by the Governors of British Overseas Territories was discussed in UK Parliament last week, with Minister of State stating that since 2001, the policy “has been that those Territories wishing to keep their ceremonial uniforms pay for them themselves,” and currently the “Governors of Bermuda and Falkland Islands retain the uniform, both funded by their respective Territory governments.”

• Friday, December 21st 2012 - 04:34 UTC

  Head of BOT Department, next Governor of the Falkland Islands

  

  The Falkland Islands Government announced on Friday the appointment of Mr Colin Roberts CVO as the next Governor of the Falkland Islands.

• Tuesday, September 4th 2012 - 01:44 UTC

  Falklands’ referendum a “parody”: like asking the Argentines “if they want to remain Argentine”

  

  Argentine Defence minister Arturo Puricelli strongly criticized the announced referendum the Falkland Islands government is scheduled to hold next March which he described as a ‘parody’ and “entirely lacking imagination and creativity”.