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Falkland Islands

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:24:00 GMT
UK and Argentina clash at UN Fourth Committee on Decolonization over Falklands, South Atlantic Islands and self determination
Among the several issues addressed by the UN Fourth Committee was the draft resolution titled “Dissemination of information on decolonization”, contained in Chapter XIII of the Special Committee’s report. The text was app...

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 08:59:00 GMT
Update on Falklands commercial air-link with Brazil
Falkland Islands Government has confirmed that commercial air links with Brazil will continue to remain suspended until 2023.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 08:03:00 GMT
Falklands Senior Veterinary Officer recommendations on Avian Influenza
As we have learnt Avian Influenza is the current bird/poultry disease to look out for. Just to recap: Avian Influenza is a viral disease of birds (very seldom also humans), that is mainly transmitted via direct contact and/or d...

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:49:00 GMT
Falklands: 40th Anniversary Veteran’s Pilgrimage, appeal for drivers
The Falkland Islands 40th Anniversary Committee are keen to hear from anyone in our community who may be able to drive the visiting veterans, Next of Kin and chosen companions on Saturday 12 November.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 14:50:00 GMT
Falklands MLA will report on trade agreements with EU, UK following on Brexit
The UK represented the Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories in relations with the EU while a member of the block. But since Brexit, how is it performing at engaging the EU to represent their individual interests?

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 10:45:00 GMT
Falklands constitutional debate: can dual nationals vote and stand for office?
Questions surrounding dual nationality have been raised in the Falkland Islands, which could potentially leave a Legislative Assembly seat empty and trigger a by-election, as well as remove the ability to vote for an unknown nu...

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 10:24:00 GMT
Falklands new port suspension: resuscitating packages required for FIPASS functioning
Following the recent Falkland Islands' Executive Council decision not to proceed with the new port facility construction as tendered by BAM, Members of the Legislative Assembly are committed to ensuring that the facilities at t...

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:20:00 GMT
The Falkland Islands and forty years of progress: environment and science
Queen’s University, Belfast, will be hosting a very special academic event dedicated to "The Falkland Islands and Forty Years of Progress: environment and science", to be held on 20 October at the Elmwood Building, School of ...

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:15:00 GMT
Falklands' SAERI scientist invited to COP27 at Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
The 27th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP-27) is a platform for 197 states, or ‘parties’ to discuss lessons learnt from the 6th Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 10:55:00 GMT
Argentina has ten companies in the “bad boys” list for involvement in Falklands oil activities
The Argentine Secretary of Malvinas affairs has included another oil company with interests in the Falklands hydrocarbons industry in the “list of bad boys” for allegedly operating without authorization from Argentina.



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