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.
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.
INFORMATION on abortion services provided by the King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH) was made public in a meeting of the Legislative Assembly on August 4 when MLA Leona Roberts asked a question of no notice of MLA Gavin Short.
PREMIER Oil has taken the decision to suspend Sea Lion Phase 1, the company announced on Wednesday.
“CALM the Dickens down,” was the gentle advice Dr Beccy Edwards had for residents following the announcement last Friday that some Covid-19 restrictions were to be relaxed. Dr Edwards soundly reassured saying: “We wouldn’t have been talking about relaxing any sort of restrictions yet if we weren’t confident there wasn’t Covid in the community so I would just take this minute to say to everybody, calm the Dickens down.
ARGENTINA’s economic zone has been flooded by Chinese jiggers illegally catching tons of illex squid but the Falklands has not suffered the same, says Director of Natural Resources Dr Andrea Clausen.
