AS part of a review of Stanley Growers Ltd consultants from the ADAS group, a subsidiary of RSK, will soon be speaking to members of the Falkland Islands rural community to gauge their interest in helping supply the company – Deputy Director of Commercial Services Steve Dent told Penguin News this week.
The review will also assess the impact on Stanley Growers with the addition of a port road.
At the September 26 meeting of Executive Council a Business Review for the recently acquired Stanley Growers was agreed to be the way forward.
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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.
SUPPORT for Falkland Islands farmers, drought and improved communications were some issues of concern rural voters brought up when Penguin News made contact this week ahead of the September 21 Falklands by-election.
Today, as part of a raft of recovery measures designed to support businesses and stimulate economic growth throughout the Falkland Islands during the global pandemic, the government is pleased to announce the launch of the Tourism Recovery Incentive Programme – or ‘TRIP’.
“BIG benefits” and enhanced health and safety aspects were key messages at a public meeting held on Wednesday night about the planned new port for Stanley Harbour.
THE Falkland Islands Government has released of the ‘State of Environment 2020’ report. The publication combines environmental facts and figures to provide a summary of the overall state of the Falkland Islands natural environment towards the end of 2019.