AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoLiberation Day & public holiday: Falkland Islands Government says Monday 15 June will be a public holiday in lieu of Liberation Day (Sunday 14 June), with FIG departments closed (except essential services) and a full Stanley programme including a Christ Church Cathedral thanksgiving service, a Liberation Monument parade and wreath-laying. Falklands War remembrance: A memorial service marked the 44th anniversary of Sgt Ian McKay’s death at Mount Longdon, with local community organisers and veterans attending. Immigration policy: FIG has approved a new immigration health policy spelling out which medical conditions, treatments and medication costs may lead to work or residency permit refusals, aiming to clarify when an applicant could be treated as a “substantial charge on public funds.” Aviation & FIGAS: Britten-Norman reports the first fully UK-reshored Islander for FIGAS is at 75% completion at Bembridge, with final assembly due in coming weeks and a second airframe nearing 25%. International dispute & resources: Argentina reiterated its sovereignty claim over the Malvinas/Falklands and targeted the British Sea Lion oil project in the North Malvinas Basin. Local leadership: FIG appointed Steve Dent as Director of Development & Commercial Services, promoting him from Deputy Director of DCS.
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