Three young Falkland Islanders have attended the inaugural UK Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA) Youth Summit at the Houses of Parliament in London hosted by the Speaker of the House of Commons, The Rt. Hon Lindsay Hoyle MP.
Ahead of the budget round for 2023/24 the Falkland Islands Standing Finance Committee (SFC) discussed the principles of the budget, as well as some key considerations and issues.
A COMPREHENSIVE Management Plan and new regulations to further protect terrestrial habitats and the animals and plants found in South Georgia, announced by the South Georgia Government at the end of October, was specially recognised at the South Georgia Environment Day celebrated at Government House last week in the Falkland Islands.
THE deadline for those tendering to build the Falkland Islands new port was extended in order to answer further questions MLA Mark Pollard confirmed to Penguin news, “which is a good thing because there’s people interested and asking questions.
CONCERNS were raised by several Members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly at Thursday’s meeting of the Assembly following an update by MLA Peter Biggs on progress surrounding the new power station project, in which he spoke simultaneously of a 24-month delivery phase, and a goal of completion by December 2025.
AS part of a review of Stanley Growers Ltd consultants from the ADAS group, a subsidiary of RSK, will soon be speaking to members of the Falkland Islands rural community to gauge their interest in helping supply the company – Deputy Director of Commercial Services Steve Dent told Penguin News this week.
The review will also assess the impact on Stanley Growers with the addition of a port road.
At the September 26 meeting of Executive Council a Business Review for the recently acquired Stanley Growers was agreed to be the way forward.
