Government addresses non-existent “data breach” apology it claimed was made in the Legislative Assembly last year.
Falkland Islands Government claimed a public apology was made to hundreds of “data breach” victims but wasn’t recorded in the official Assembly transcripts. On Tuesday FIG released a statement addressing changes made in data handling and confidentiality at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. The update follows two major data breaches which resulted in hundreds […]
Falklands-bound passengers flown back to UK after three day delay on Ascension Island
A technical issue given as the reason for the delay which could cause weeks of disruption. After a 24-hour delay departing Brize Norton, around 140 passengers arrived at Ascension Island on Tuesday morning enroute to the Falkland Islands. They were told in a briefing they would be staying there as the plane had a technical […]
Hospital to have first ever independent inspection
An update on changes made since major data breaches is also promised. The King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Stanley is commissioning its first “independently-arranged inspection.” The hospital says it benefits from some oversight by the Ministry of Defence through “assurance visits in relation to certain services that are provided to the MoD.” However, some […]
Processing system error said to be the cause for banking glitch which charged people double
Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) is unable to share specifics on the number of accounts affected but Falklands Radio estimates hundreds of customers, if not more. Many customers noticed over the weekend that debit transactions on 13 and 16 August were taken out their accounts twice. Some also expressed, on social media, it wasn’t just transactions […]
This July sunniest one on record
A total of 90.3 hours of sunshine were recorded at Mount Pleasant Airfield, far above the average of 70.1 hours. Lying snow was present for 18 days, partially due to the heavy snowfall at the end of June. Despite the presence of snow temperatures were around average. The mean maximum temperature was 4.8C, which is […]
Recruitment issues raised at Agriculture Advisory Committee
Personnel changes were mentioned in the Director’s report and described as “a lot of coming and going”. At the meeting on 8 August Senior Veterinary Officer Zoe Fowler raised difficulties in finding vets who did not specialise in either large or small animals. She speculated the public health aspect to the role of a vet […]
Lost crew of fishing vessel Argos Georgia remembered in special service
Hundreds of people attended the service today to remember the 13 people who lost their lives at sea last week. The crew of 27 abandoned the vessel on Monday 22 July some 200 miles off the coast of the Falklands. It was reported an incident had led to uncontrollable flooding of the vessel. Search and […]
RFIP Reserve Police Officers “not engaging with training”
The Chief of Police said he will be writing personally to those that aren’t engaging with training. In his first Police Committee as Chief of Police, Superintendent Albert Dann discussed issues regarding the training of police officers. On Reserve Police Officers, “there’s quite a number of reserve police officers who are not engaging in the […]
Nine people tragically killed in fishing vessel incident
Four people are still missing from the FV Argos Georgia with the search now called off due to bad weather. The rescue mission saved 14 members of crew out of 27. Of those, 13 people have been transported to Stanley by the FPV Lilibet for medical care at the hospital. One person is still due […]
Rescue mission to save crew from stricken fishing vessel ongoing
The crew of 27 abandoned the vessel last night in life rafts, some 200 miles east of the Falkland Islands. The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, said to Spanish broadcaster RTVE News this afternoon, that two lifeboats have been rescued. Mr Albares said they are in constant touch […]
