Tag: Richard Hyslop

• Wednesday, January 10th 2024 - 11:34 UTC

  Falklands Representative honors Margaret Thatcher on annual memorial day

  

  In observance of Margaret Thatcher Day, Richard Hyslop, Falkland Islands Government Representative to the UK & Europe, paid respects to the late Baroness Thatcher. He laid a bouquet of flowers on her grave, representing the gratitude of the Falklands for her role in the liberation of the Islands during 1982 conflict in the South Atlantic.

• Tuesday, November 28th 2023 - 17:57 UTC

  Falklands pupil triumphs in annual Christmas card competition

  

  Henrietta Barlow, a Year 3 student at the Infant Junior School and Camp Education in the Falkland Islands, has been crowned the winner of the Falkland Islands Government Office's (FIGO) Annual Christmas Card Competition. Mr. Richard Hyslop, the Falkland Islands Government Representative to the UK & Europe, presented Henrietta with a special prize and certificate in recognition of her festive design.

• 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.

• Tuesday, November 7th 2023 - 10:23 UTC

  Falklands Representative marks service of Falkland Islanders at Houses of Parliament

  

  The Falkland Islands Government Representative to the UK and Europe, Mr Richard Hyslop, has paid tribute to the service of Falkland Islanders during the First and Second World War and those who helped liberate the Falkland Islands in 1982 by placing a commemorative stake in their honour at the UK Parliament’s Garden of Remembrance.

• Wednesday, October 11th 2023 - 07:23 UTC

  Falkland Islands Government attend Party Conferences

  

  The Falkland Islands Government attended both the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester (1st to 4th October) and the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool (8th to 11th October) and met with a number of senior politicians from both parties, including Cabinet and Shadow Cabinet Ministers, to discuss issues of importance to the Islands, alongside welcoming MPs, Councillors and Party Members to the Falkland Islands stand.

• Monday, October 2nd 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  Foreign Secretary Cleverly announces a Falklands' visit to assert the Islands right to self determination

  

  British media is reporting that Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said he will visit the Falkland Islands to assert the UK’s control of them after a “run-in” with the Argentine government.

• Saturday, September 30th 2023 - 08:27 UTC

  Falklands attends the Conservative Party Conference at Manchester

  

  The Falkland Islands will be present at the annual Conservative Party conference scheduled to begin on Sunday and last until Wednesday, 4 October, when the Prime Minister will be giving one of the closing speeches.

• Saturday, July 1st 2023 - 06:36 UTC

  A good friend of the Falklands and Overseas Territories resigns cabinet

  

  A good friend of the Falkland Islands and strong supporter of British Overseas Territories, Minister Zac Goldsmith announced his resignation on Friday stating that the British government's apathy on the issue forced his to resign. In an acrimonious exchange,

• Wednesday, February 8th 2023 - 15:57 UTC

  The Falkland Islands take over Presidency of the UK Overseas Territories Association

  

  Today, at the AGM of UK Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA), the Falkland Islands were elected to the Presidency of UKOTA, replacing the Turks and Caicos Islands who held the Presidency for the last year.

• Friday, December 9th 2022 - 22:54 UTC

  FIG Reception in London: “Falkland Islanders still face threats to our very existence from our nearest neighbour”

  

  A special Falkland Islands Government (FIG) London Office 40th anniversary reception was held in the Durbar Court at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on Wednesday, and brought to a close a year of events marking the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands.