THE Falkland Islands Executive Council has approved in principle that Falkland Islands Government (FIG) will enter into contracts for the fabrication, delivery and installation of a new port facility in the islands, the decommissioning of the existing facility, and the delivery of a new access road and causeway.
THE Budget sitting of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly has been delayed as MLAs “were not collectively satisfied with the final outcome as presented.”
THE next Falkland Islands Governor will still have a ceremonial uniform Gilbert House has confirmed.
On April 9, Gilbert House launched an online survey in order to gather views as to whether the next Governor of the Falkland Islands should continue to use a ceremonial uniform. The survey laid out some of the arguments for and against and also the cost of the uniform.
Semantics are very important. The exact words we use and the way we use them to convey messages have been discussed for centuries. My entire job is based around the words I use. I can write a 1500 word article then spend twenty minutes deliberating over the exact phrasing of a single sentence. In fact, I’ve rewritten this very editorial several times over the week.
“CHOICE is going to be key” was one of the messages from consultants Cambridge MC when talking about what the future of telecoms in the Falkland Islands could look like.
ICONIC wildlife filmaker Cindy Buxton talks to Falkland Islands’ Penguin News Editor Lisa Watson
