THE Falkland Islands Department of Agriculture may be forgotten and become the Cinderella department as major projects develop in other Departments in the Directorate of Natural Resources (DNR) says MLA Gavin Short, a claim refuted by Director Andrea Clausen.
A CONSERVATIVE Minister has claimed only his party can be relied on to protect Falkland Islands interests but the Labour Shadow Minister for the British Overseas Territories has assured Penguin News that Labour too has a “cast iron commitment” to the Falklands.
THE Falklands Assembly is committed to a “highly regulated and environmentally robust hydrocarbons sector, this is unchanged,” MLA Teslyn Barkman assured Penguin News on Thursday.
HRH The Princess Royal has welcomed home the iconic lookout barrel to the UK following its journey around the world from Athy in Ireland to South Georgia and back
At a ceremony held at the Falkland Islands Defence Force Hall on Wednesday evening September 13 Major Daniel Biggs was sworn in by Her Excellency the Governor as the new Officer Commanding FIDF.
Speaking to Penguin News Major Biggs said it was “a privilege to take up the position of commanding officer of the Falkland Islands Defence Force.”
THE Loligo ‘X’ squid licence season has been closed early in the Falkland Islands fishery. Fishing companies say they will be seeking licence fee refunds but a Member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly has indicated that a refund is unlikely.
