PARLIAMENTARY Under Secretary of State (Minister for European Neighbourhood and the Americas) Wendy Morton MP acting as observer delegate spoke on Wednesday at the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) in response to the speech made by the Argentine Foreign Minister Felipe Solá, in which he again claimed sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.
Today, as part of a raft of recovery measures designed to support businesses and stimulate economic growth throughout the Falkland Islands during the global pandemic, the government is pleased to announce the launch of the Tourism Recovery Incentive Programme – or ‘TRIP’.
TWO Falklands women have been awarded OBEs in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Chief Medical Officer Dr Rebecca Edwards and former UK Representative of the Falkland Islands Government Sukey Cameron have each been awarded the title of Officers of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for the work which they have done for the Falklands.
A JOINT effort by Falklands Conservation, Georgia Seafoods and BFSAI Conservation has made strides in carbon offsetting in a major tussac planting push on Middle Island, Choiseul Sound.
EXECUTIVE Council has approved a framework for assessing who should be considered a ‘prohibited person’.
THE Referendum on Thursday evening resulted in a defeat for the concept of a single constituency with neither two thirds of the Camp nor Stanley supporting a single constituency. In Stanley 346 people voted in favour (57.7%) and 253 against and in Camp 71 (32%) voted in favour with 153 against.
