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Montevideo, July 22nd 2025 - 19:08 UTC

Tag: United Kingdom

  • Thursday, March 13th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    House of Commons question on beneficial ownership registers in Overseas Territories

    “At the Joint Ministerial Council [JMC] in November 2024, the Falkland Islands and Saint Helena committed to join Montserrat and Gibraltar in implementing fully public registers by April.”

    British Members or Parliament continued to discuss the implementation of publicly accessible beneficial ownership registers in the overseas territories, to which the Falkland Islands and St Helena committed to join by April 2025..

  • Thursday, March 13th 2025 - 10:31 UTC

    Labour has found out it needs to continue stimulating oil and gas production

    The Starmer government said it had only promised to ban new developments, not ones already approved by previous cabinets.

    An oil industry information site has published a most interesting piece on the UK Labour government turn around in its oil and gas policy. The piece recalls that when the Labour Party of Keir Starmer won the latest UK elections, it vowed to stop new oil and gas exploration. The Starmer cabinet has stayed true to its word on that—but it is looking for ways to boost production through other means.

  • Monday, March 3rd 2025 - 16:23 UTC

    Falkland Islands student addresses UK Youth Parliament on education

    Stanley Betts spoke about the funding and opportunities provided by the Falkland Islands Government for young Islanders pursuing further education abroad

    A student from the Falkland Islands brought the issue of post-16 education to the UK House of Commons during the 2025 session of the UK Youth Parliament on February 28.

  • Tuesday, February 18th 2025 - 00:48 UTC

    Falkland Islands welcomes a delegation of UK MPs with a weeklong agenda

    The UK Parliamentary delegation at RAF Brize Norton, prior to departing for the Falkland Islands, invited by members of the Islands Legislative Assembly

    The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly is pleased to welcome a delegation of UK Members of Parliament (MPs) who are visiting the Islands this week following invitation by Members of the Legislative Assembly to strengthen ties, engage with the community, and gain a deeper understanding of the importance of Falklands’ part in the British Family, and the right to the self-determination of our people.

  • Saturday, February 8th 2025 - 10:52 UTC

    Argentine judge rules travel agency should not advertise Malvinas as UK destination

    Judge Cánepa ruled that advertising the United Kingdom as the country of destination when traveling to the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands was misleading

    Judge Guillermo Patricio Cánepa of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) ruled this week that Cruiseline S.R.L. should not mislead potential customers by advertising cruise services to the United Kingdom's “Islas Malvinas.” The magistrate ordered the company to pull its advertising campaign in that regard and recognize Argentina's sovereignty over the archipelago.

  • Saturday, February 1st 2025 - 08:16 UTC

    Released British-Israeli soldier discusses plight with PM Starmer

    Damari told Starmer she had been kept at various UNRWA facilities

    Emily Damari, the Israeli soldier who grew up in south-east London and was taken hostage by the terrorist organization Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, spoke Friday on the telephone with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whom she told about her ordeal. Upon her release, she made headlines worldwide for having lost two fingers and because her sexual orientation (lesbian) had been kept from public knowledge to avoid further damage from her captors.

  • Monday, January 20th 2025 - 05:56 UTC

    Shock-Proofing the UK Economy

    In UK the ten-year government bond yields rose faster than yields in the US and, by a much larger margin, to those in the Eurozone.

    By Mohamed A. El-Erian (*) - No country wants external developments to drive up its borrowing costs and weaken its currency, which is what the UK is facing today, together with serious cyclical and structural challenges. But if the British government responds appropriately, recent market volatility might turn out to have a silver lining.

  • Thursday, January 9th 2025 - 09:55 UTC

    New rules for foreigners wishing to travel to post-Brexit UK

    ETAs can be obtained from the Foreign Office's website and may vary depending on the applicant's nationality

    Starting Jan. 8, travelers who do not need a visa to enter post-Brexit UK for leisure will still be required to get an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) from the Foreign Office's website. This new permit allows foreign visitors to stay up to six months in the country as nonresidents (not allowed to work or study) and costs 10 pounds sterling.

  • Monday, December 30th 2024 - 10:22 UTC

    Cadbury dropped from royal warrants, apparently for still operating in Russia

    The Birmingham-based chocolatier was awarded its first royal warrant as chocolate and cocoa manufacturers by Queen Victoria in 1854

    For the first time in 170 years, chocolate maker Cadbury has been dropped from the list of royal warrants. The Birmingham-based chocolatier was awarded its first royal warrant as a chocolate and cocoa manufacturer by Queen Victoria in 1854, but it lost its royal endorsement under King Charles.

  • Monday, December 23rd 2024 - 08:57 UTC

    MMO celebrates £30 million in support provided to UK fishing and seafood industry in 2024

    Fishing boats at the entrance to the harbour at Lyme Regis Dorset England

    The Marine Management Organization (MMO) is proud to celebrate its extensive support to the UK’s fishing and seafood industry in 2024 through various administered grant schemes.