Posts by: Karen Mentiply

Commonwealth Youth Parliament

Young Falkland Islanders, Ulia Sytchova and Vicky Collier, recently represented the Falkland Islands at the 7th Commonwealth Youth Parliament (CYP) in Darwin, Australia from 1st-5th November. Click here to read more… Read more...

Overseas Territories triumph at the Commonwealth Essay Competition 2015

Nathan Swain from Tristan da Cunha has recently been announced as the winner in the Junior category of the Commonwealth Essay Competition 2015 and is joined in the category by runner-up Martina Watler, from the Cayman Islands. The award ceremony was held at Buckingham Palace on Thursday 15th October where winners were welcomed by The […] Read more...

Pre-Joint Ministerial Council held in Bermuda

Heads of most of the Overseas Territories’ Governments and their UK Representatives met in Bermuda on 22nd – 26th July for the Pre-Joint Ministerial Council Meeting, to discuss the forthcoming Joint Ministerial Council Meeting (JMC), which will be held in London in December… Click here to read the Press Statement. Read more...

Red Ensign Conference, Bermuda

British Shipping Registers from the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the UK Overseas Territories (Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, St Helena and the Turks & Caicos Islands) are meeting in Bermuda this week for the 25th Annual Red Ensign Conference. Click here for further details. Read more...

UKOTA holds 2015 Annual General Meeting

On 12th February 2015, UKOTA members gathered for their Annual General Meeting. Members formally adopted the UKOTA Annual Report for 2014. Sukey Cameron MBE, UK Representative for the Falkland Islands, was elected as Chairman; Albert Poggio GMH OBE, UK Representative for HM Government of Gibraltar, was elected to the role of Hon. Secretary; and Chris […] Read more...

Joint Ministerial Council 2014

The Political Leaders and Representatives of the UK and the Overseas Territories met as the Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London on 2nd and 3rd December. The Joint Ministerial Council is the highest forum bringing together UK Ministers and elected Leaders and Representatives of the Overseas Territories for the […] Read more...

Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of UKOTA

A well-attended Reception was held on the evening of Tuesday 4th November in the Palace of Westminster to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the founding of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA)… Click here to continue reading. Read more...