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 […]
Rescue mission underway for stricken crew of FV Argos Georgia 200 miles east of Stanley
Uncontrolled flooding on the fishing vessel led to the crew of 27 abandoning the ship yesterday afternoon around 4pm. The crew spent the evening in life vessels as rescue attempts by search and rescue (SAR) helicopters have been unsuccessful due to bad weather. This morning it was announced the search area remains “out of limits […]
Tax exemption denied for FIDC’s investment programme
Approval could be viewed as “discriminatory to lower earners”. The Portfolio Participation Programme (PPP) from the Falkland Islands Development Corporation (FIDC) has raised £500,000 from Falklands investors. FIDC had applied to the tax office seeking to exempt all subscribers of PPP from paying tax on interest earned. Updating the board on Wednesday chairman Michael Poole […]
