Articles published in December 2007
  29 articles published

1: Falklands - General Purposes Committee Report - Falklands (Gen - Government) - 20.12.2007

A meeting of the General Purposes Committee took place on Wednesday, 12 December 2007.

2: Falklands Candidates Hold First Joint Press Conference - Falklands (Gen - Government) - 20.12.2007

Candidates for the January 3rd Legislative Council By Election held their first press conference on FIRS from 1830 to 1930 on Monday, 17 December 2007.

3: Falklands Islands Plan Up For Discussion - Falklands (Gen - Government) - 20.12.2007

A draft Islands Plan is up for public consultation.

4: Department of Mineral Resources Activity Report - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 20.12.2007

Phyl Rendell updates us on the latest Department activity.

5: Falklands - Summary of Executive Council (14/12/07) - Falklands (Legal) - 20.12.2007

Councillors update us on what happened at this important Council meeting.

6: St Helena Government Policy on Public Consultation - St Helena (Gen - Government) - 20.12.2007

Following the successful trial meetings on 3rd and 4th December, and further discussion with Councillors, St. Helena Government will be arranging a structured series of public meetings throughout 2008 to enable the public to comment on evolving policies and draft legislation.

7: Medical Supplies Delivered to Tristan - Tristan (Health) - 19.12.2007

According to a St Helena Government press release the RFA Gold Rover has delivered medical supplies to Tristan da Cunha where the community had been suffering from an outbreak of the flu. Photo (c) James Glass (Tristan Times) Offloading medical supplies at Tristan da Cunha

8: NINTH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL, 4-5 DECEMBER 2007 - St Helena (Gen - Government) - 19.12.2007

The ninth meeting of the Overseas Territories Consultative Council in London on 4-5 December was hosted by Meg Munn, Overseas Territories Minister at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the UK. Photo (c) St. Helena Government. Meg Munn and Cllr Isaac.

9: Hydrocarbons Week (16/12/07) - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 17.12.2007

A focus on the Falklands

10: Report on Exco Meeting held on 11th December 2007 - St Helena (Legal) - 17.12.2007

The Executive Council meeting held on Tuesday 11th December lasted from 9.30 am until 11.30. All Members attended with Cllr. Lines deputising for Cllr. Isaac who as most of you will know, is representing us abroad.

11: Foreign Affairs Committee Inquiry 3 December 2007 - S.Atlantic (Legal) - 17.12.2007

Councillor Mike Summers, OBE, Legislative Council, Falkland Islands, Leslie Jaques OBE, Commissioner for the Pitcairn Islands, and The Hon Brian W. Isaac MLC, Member of the Executive Council, St. Helena, gave evidence.

12: Falklands - The Election Manifesto of James Peck - Falklands (Gen - Government) - 14.12.2007

James is the son of Falklands hero, the late Terry Peck. he is the only candidate of the four who was born in the Falklands.

13: Falklands - The Election Manifesto of John Birmingham - Falklands (Gen - Government) - 14.12.2007

John Birmingham was defeated in the 2005 Election.

14: Falklands - The Election Manifesto of Dr Richard Davies - Falklands (Gen - Government) - 14.12.2007

Dr Davies abandoned his seat when he became Acting Chief Medical Officer.

15: Falklands - The Election Manifesto of Roger Edwards - Falklands (Gen - Government) - 14.12.2007

Roger Edwards was defeated in the 2005 election.

16: APPEAL FOR LOCAL ST HELENIAN - Falklands (Health) - 14.12.2007

An appeal for money in aid of a man suffering from Cancer and his family has been launched in Stanley.

17: Falklands Remember Brian Harper - Falklands (Health) - 14.12.2007

It was with sadness that I heard about the death of Brian Harper on 28 November 2007.

18: ROYAL MARINES MEMORIAL STONE BROUGHT TO STANLEY - Falklands (Heritage) - 14.12.2007

Ross Road came to a stand-still while a British International helicopter delivered the stone to the Triangle.

19: Constitutional Team Visits the Falklands - Falklands (Legal) - 14.12.2007

The long process of rewriting the constotution that was written in 1985 and amended in 1987 is coming to a close.

20: HYDROCARBONS WEEK (Focus on the South-West Atlantic) - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 11.12.2007

December's hydrocarbons news will not come daily. This is due to the festive season. Since last reporting crude prices have eased due to decreasing demand and warmer weather in the United States. Even though OPEC have decided not to increase production there has been a slip in prices as people are taking advantage of alternative energy and winter warmth.

21: Commemoration of the 93rd Anniversary of the Battle of the Falklands - Falklands (Heritage) - 10.12.2007

A day of commemoration was held in the Falkland Islands in memory of all who gave their lives on 08 December 1914. Photo (c) J. Brock (FINN) H. E. the Governor Mr Alan Huckle lays a wreath at the 1914 Battle Monument.

22: PLANNING & BUILDING COMMITTEE HELD 6th DECEMBER 2007 - Falklands (Business News) - 09.12.2007

Graham France Tells us what's new at the Planning and Building Committee.

23: Prince Andrew School Publishes a Book on St Helena - St Helena (Education) - 09.12.2007

Prince Andrew School has published a full colour, hardback book entitled “St Helena, Then and Now, 1817 – 2007”

24: St. Helena Executive Council - 27 November 2007 - St Helena (Legal) - 09.12.2007

Andrew Gurr updates us on what happened during this vital Committee meeting on St. Helena.

25: MEG MUNN SPEECH TO OVERSEAS TERRITORIES CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL - S.Atlantic (Gen - Government) - 07.12.2007

The Overseas Territories feature prominently among the British Government’s international priorities. How the relationship is managed will, quite rightly, continue to be subject to scrutiny by Parliament and other interested bodies.

26: NINTH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL MEETING: 4-5 DECEMBER 2007 - All (Gen - Government) - 07.12.2007

Meg Munn, Overseas Territories Minister, hosted the ninth meeting of the Overseas Territories Consultative Council (OTCC) on 4 and 5 December at the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in London. Premiers, Chief Ministers, Councillors and other representatives from Britain's Overseas Territories attended. The Council is held annually in London and provides a forum for consultation with British Government Ministers.

27: Falklands: Big Day for Red Penguins - Falklands (Tourism/Travel) - 05.12.2007

Tuesday was a bumper day for Tourism in the Falkland Islands.

28: TRISTAN DA CUNHA MEDICAL EMERGENCY DOWNGRADED - Tristan (Health) - 04.12.2007

According to BBC World Service an acute virus has broken out on Tristan da Cunha and that medicines needed to treat it have run out. News direct from the Island has dismissed the urgency for medications.

29: Hydrocarbons Weekley Record (26 November to 02 December 2007) - Falklands (Mineral Resources) - 03.12.2007

An overview of hydrocarbons related activities in and around the Falklands.