A POLL on the Penguin News website last week showed support for rental controls as a means to make rental housing more affordable. But are rental controls the only answer or are there other ways of boosting the rental market?
The Infectious Diseases Control (Coronavirus, Quarantine) Regulations 2020 came in to force today, July 6 in the Falkland Islands.
Quarantine requirements both in the UK and the Falkland Islands, combined with global restrictions in air travel, have led to changes to the South Atlantic Airbridge scheduling.
EXECUTIVE Council this week approved the introduction of regulations making it a legal requirement for anyone arriving in the Falklands to undergo a two week quarantine period.
A report delivered to the Standing Finance Committee has revealed that the government has funded Covid support measures to the tune of £7.983 million.
The restrictions on travel between Stanley and Mount Pleasant Complex have been lifted, after Chief Medical Officer Dr Rebecca Edwards advised that the current risk from Covid is almost nil. Attorney General Simon Young has confirmed there is no longer any justification for limiting travel.
MLA Leona Roberts read a statement last Friday announcing the decision.
