Tag: Teslyn Barkman MLA

• 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.

• Saturday, February 4th 2023 - 11:11 UTC

  FCDO Minister reaffirms Falklands' people right to decide their own future

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has twitted that last Thursday David Rutley MP, Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office Minister for the Americas and the Caribbean met with an elected member of the Falklands' Legislative Assembly.

• Tuesday, December 20th 2022 - 12:32 UTC

  Non native species commercial farming back in the Falklands debate

  

  Responding to a question submitted by Sally Poncet, MLA Teslyn Barkman confirmed at the public meeting last week that there was no draft legislation to ban open pen large-scale salmon farming.

• Friday, October 28th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  Dual nationality and right to vote in Falklands: Assembly's Speaker draft statement

  

  This week, Falkland Islands’ Legislative Assembly Speaker Keith Biles gave a draft statement on the matter of persons holding dual nationality to vote in elections or to hold office.

• Saturday, March 12th 2022 - 06:34 UTC

  In 2013, “we reaffirmed our wish to be a part of Global Britain”, Falklands Legislative Assembly chair

  

  UK's news agency Press Association has interviewed the current chair of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, MLA Teslyn Barkman on the 40th anniversary of the Falklands' war and the ninth, on the self-determination referendum from March 2013.

• Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 09:38 UTC

  Compassionate charter flight to Chile not approved by Government of Argentina

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has been informed that the permissions required to operate a compassionate charter flight between the Falkland Islands and Chile have not been granted by the Argentine authorities. This flight was due to travel to Chile from the Falkland Islands on Saturday 19 March 2022, and return on Saturday 9 April, it was informed by the FIG on Wednesday.

• Wednesday, February 16th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Falklands Government reiterates the need to respect human rights and democratic liberties of the Falklands' nation

  

  On Tuesday the Falklands government in an official release reiterated the need for human rights and democratic liberties of the Falklands' nation to be respected, particularly self-determination.

• Saturday, November 20th 2021 - 07:35 UTC

  “OTs are an integral part of Global Britain and benefit from a confident UK”, Liz Truss

  

  At the conclusion of a two-day meeting at the Foreign Office, the Joint Ministerial Council, JMC, which brings together UK ministers and Overseas Territories leaders agreed on a joint communiqué which included the agenda of issues addressed. Previous to the JMC the Overseas Territories Association held a meeting of their Political Council.

• Thursday, November 18th 2021 - 22:43 UTC

  Falklands' delegation participates in first JMC presential meeting since 2018

  

  Falklands had a most busy week in London with ministerial meetings, contacts, speeches, addressing an agenda full of issues in different fields most of them of interest for the Islands and shared with colleagues from the Association of Overseas Territories.