IN a controversial move that has brought a resignation from a member of the Planning and Building Committee, Executive Council has approved the port development planning application on Tuesday despite a recommendation against by the Committee.
The Falkland Islands will see the arrival of its first expedition vessel as part of a scaled down summer tourist season on Thursday November 25 2021. The vessel, Silver Explorer, will call to Bleaker Island and Bull Point for the day and passengers will be permitted to disembark and visit the areas. The following day it will call into West Point and Saunders Island. Vessels are expected to arrive in Stanley from the first week in December and passengers will be permitted to leave the ship to visit Stanley and neighbouring areas.
“THE last Assembly failed to deliver on the Islands Plan objective to create a long-term labour force strategy for the Islands, which is sorely lacking,” according to a document that has been released to 2021 election candidates by the Chamber of Commerce.
THE Falkland Islands Government Executive Council has agreed the provision of a capital grant of up to £1m and a loan facility of up to £750,000 to support the Falkland Islands Museum & National Trust (FIMNT) to progress the development and construction of the new Lookout Gallery and Exhibition Hall. The package is designed to mitigate ongoing financial pandemic pressures, including the continued absence of international tourism.
INSUFFICIENT supply of rental homes to meet demand is currently a critical issue, underlines ‘Housing for our Future’ – the Falkland Islands Housing Strategy launched this week.
The Coroner’s Court has judged that there was no neglect in the case of Ramdan Assidiq, an Indonesian fisherman who died of pulmonary tuberculosis on May 19, while aboard the Taiwanese jigger Jih Da Yng.
