IN a report on the National Stud Flock, Director of Natural Resources, Dr Andrea Clausen said that wool sales continue to be slow with few offers received and those that have come in being too far off AWEX to accept. Wool is being held in the hope of market improvement.
HOSPITAL Inspectors inspecting the KEM Hospital in Stanley Falkland Islands do not have any serious safety concerns about the services that they have reviewed, members of the team told Penguin News this week.
FREYA (11) the daughter of Falkland Islander Russell Evans and Cate Deakin Evans is currently playing Irish actress Saoirse Ronan’s character as a child in her new movie The Outrun.
“AN agonizing process” is how Falklands Islands resident Rob Burnett (42) and former Penguin News journalist describes the journey to his two-book deal with prestigious publishing house HarperCollins.
HarperFiction has acquired Whiteout, a novel set around researcher Rachael stranded in the Antarctic during a nuclear strike on the UK.
A DROP in the Retail Price Index (RPI) for the year Q3 2023 to Q3 2024 was reported by Economist Andy Wu in Standing Finance Committee on Wednesday.
The decrease of 0.1% has resulted in the lowest rate of inflation since Q1 of 2021. The largest contributor to the decrease came from fuel and food, however there was an increase in recreation & culture and restaurants & hotels.
IN a surprise move the Falkland Islands Development Corporation (FIDC) was sent a bill totalling £35,690.47 from the Falkland Islands Government for fire fighting support on Sea Lion Island.
The bill, which came from the Department of Emergency Services and Island Security (DESIS) was stated to be for half of the costs associated with the fire on Sea Lion Island which occurred after lightning strike in March.
