Tag: Roger Spink

• Friday, October 13th 2023 - 06:41 UTC

  Falklands have a new Acting Chief of Police until mid November

  

  The Falkland Islands government is inviting locals to welcome Chief Inspector Paul Chipolina from Royal Gibraltar Police who will be covering Acting Chief of Police Barry Thacker until mid-November. “Please give him a smile and a wave if you see him around”.

• 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.

• Thursday, September 14th 2023 - 09:55 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Appointment of New Officer Commanding FID

  

  After many years of service with the FIDF, in June 2023 Major Justin McPhee retired as Officer Commanding, Falkland Islands Defence Force (FIDF), a role he has fulfilled since October 2018.

• Friday, July 14th 2023 - 10:46 UTC

  Falklands projected new port facility is a floating dock at FIPASS location

  

  A tender was launched on July 10 for a new port facility for the Falkland Islands, following previous iterations of plans being deemed too costly. The tender is for a floating dock location, to be located in the same location as FIPASS, the current port facility.

• Thursday, June 1st 2023 - 09:56 UTC

  Falklands adjusts Government Reserves Policy to 1,5 times (from 2,5) departmental operating expenditure

  

  Following the sitting of the Executive Council on Wednesday 10 May, a paper was approved to update the Government’s Reserves Policy to hold 1.5 times adjusted departmental operating expenditure in unrestricted reserves.

• Wednesday, May 31st 2023 - 18:28 UTC

  Falkland Islands Government publishes Budget for 2023/24

  

  On 31st May, the Governor of the Falkland Islands made her annual address, state of the Nation, to the Legislative Assembly. In her speech, Alison Blake CMG reviewed last year's challenges and highlights, set out the government's and public service priorities for the year ahead, and paid tribute to the economy.

• Friday, March 10th 2023 - 10:40 UTC

  Uruguayan news team visits Falklands ahead of referendum's 10th anniversary

  

  A team from Uruguay's news show Telenoche (Montevideo's Channel 4) is visiting the Falkland Island marking the 10th anniversary of the referendum whereby the local population ratified its will to remain a British Overseas Territory despite sovereignty claims from Argentina.

• Friday, September 30th 2022 - 09:41 UTC

  Falklands suspends new port facility works due to an 'increase in costs': from £50-70m to some £157m

  

  The second phase of the development of the Falklands' new port facility is not to go ahead due to an “increase in costs” according to the Falklands Government, FIG.

• Tuesday, September 20th 2022 - 10:09 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth II buried in King George VI Memorial Chapel at Windsor Castle

  

  Queen Elizabeth II was buried in a private service Monday evening at Windsor Castle, following a week of events that marked the death of Britain’s longest-serving monarch, and which was televised to the world.

• Friday, September 9th 2022 - 15:54 UTC

  Falkland Islands: 96-gun salute to commemorate the Queen’s passing

  

  With both the Union Jack and the Falkland Islands flags waving at half mast, a day after the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II islands’ forces held a 96-gun salute to commemorate the life and service of the British monarch, the Falklands’ Government (FIG) has reported on its Twitter account on Friday