Politics

Falkland Islands representatives arrive in New York for C-24

22 June 2021

Chair of the Legislative Assembly, MLA Mark Pollard and Deputy Chair MLA Leona Roberts have arrived in New York in order to attend the main session of the Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24). 2021 marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of C-24, which meets annually in June to review and consider the state of affairs in ‘Non-Self-Governing Territories’ and then make recommendations in the form of draft resolutions to the United Nations General Assembly. The committee also hears the views of representatives from these territories, as well as member states; MLA Pollard and MLA Roberts will deliver speeches to the committee on Thursday.

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Finances stable assures Financial Secretary

3 June 2021

WITH a strong economy and the contribution made in particular by the fishing industry, along with farming, construction and in normal years tourism, the finances of Falkland Islands Government remain stable, the Financial Secretary Tim Waggott assured Members of Legislative Assembly at this year’s Budget session on Tuesday.

He cautioned: “We do, however remain mindful of the continuing global challenges of the moment.

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More Argentine bodies at Teal Inlet?

6 May 2021

THE Falkland Islands Government has announced that it “is supporting efforts to establish whether or not there are unidentified Argentine military personnel buried at Teal Inlet.”

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New stage of DNA Humanitarian Project Plan agreed today in Geneva

18 March 2021

Today, two mandates were signed at the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) Grand Salon in Geneva, in order to enable a new stage of the Humanitarian Project Plan to proceed. The plan, which began in 2017, has led to the DNA identification of 115 Argentine soldiers who died during the Falkland Islands War, and were previously buried in unnamed graves.

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