Tag: Roger Edwards

• Friday, July 28th 2017 - 06:17 UTC

  Falklands' winds and flight delays could reduce attractiveness of additional services

  

  Too many documented delays to flights might reduce the attractiveness of the Falklands in terms of an airline considering providing an additional service to the Islands, acknowledged Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Gavin Short this week.

• Friday, July 14th 2017 - 05:55 UTC

  Falklands' post-Brexit concerns on tariffs and politics, outlined to House of Lords

  

  Concerns about tariffs on Falklands exports post Brexit, and political consequences were outlined by a Falklands' representative giving evidence to a House of Lords committee (the European Union Select Committee) last Tuesday.

• Saturday, July 8th 2017 - 10:30 UTC

  Falklands and seven BOT's at House of Lords' EU committee to discuss Brexit

  

  The House of Lords EU Committee will next week take evidence from representatives of eight of the British Overseas Territories as its scrutiny of the impact of Brexit continues. Among the territories taking part in the session and giving evidence to the committee will be Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat and St Helena.

• Sunday, December 4th 2016 - 11:14 UTC

  Anniversary of the Battle of the Falkland Islands

  

  Falkland Islands elected government has announced the following program for Thursday 8th December 2016 to commemorate the victory of the Naval engagements of 8th December 1914, on which day 6 British sailors lost their lives and a number of others died later from injuries received during the battle. 2,260 German sailors also lost their lives.

• Monday, November 7th 2016 - 07:57 UTC

  Falklands initiative to promote safeguarding children, supported by OTs

  

  An initiative from the Falkland Islands to promote more effective collaboration between the British Overseas Territories for safeguarding children was opened for signature at the recent Joint Ministerial Council meeting held at Lancaster House in London.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2016 - 08:03 UTC

  Caribbean BOTs form a group to focus on Brexit at the Joint Ministerial Council

  

  Concerned about how the UK’s departure from the European Union over the next two years will impact their communities, leaders from the British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean have agreed to form a group to focus on the whole question of Brexit, reports the region's media.

• Wednesday, October 19th 2016 - 22:09 UTC

  Eccentricity: Falklands' budget surpluses under-forecasting triggers lively debate

  

  While in the rest of the world, budget shortfalls and downplayed soaring deficits are the norm, a lively discussion ensued at this week’s Falkland Islands Standing Finance Committee when MLA Michael Poole suggested the forecasting process needed revising when most years a deficit was forecast, but then resulted in a surplus.

• Friday, September 30th 2016 - 07:54 UTC

  Falklands would claim 9% oil royalty per barrel plus 26% profit corporation tax

  

  The Falkland Islands government would claim 9% royalty on one barrel of oil, plus 26% corporation tax on profit, confirmed Member of Legislative Assembly Roger Edwards this week.

• Tuesday, December 8th 2015 - 09:36 UTC

  A Positive Outlook for the Falklands at FIA's annual general meeting

  

  The Falkland Islands have received assurances of sustained support from the British Parliament and from the Falkland Islands Association at that organisation’s annual general meeting in London where members were given a positive report of progress and economic development in the Islands.

• Tuesday, December 8th 2015 - 01:06 UTC

  Falklands' Battle Day commemorated in London

  

  Battle Day was commemorated in the traditional manner at the Cenotaph in central London on Saturday 5th December. The traffic was stopped in Whitehall, and the service was conducted by former Rector of Christchurch Cathedral in Stanley the Rev. Dr. Richard Hines.