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 […]
Shortage of contractor housing ‘pretty scary’
Concerns were raised at Wednesday’s Housing Committee Providing an update on the state of government housing Senior Housing Officer Kirsty Williams confirmed there are currently 193 properties in the contract pool, which includes 24 private rentals. Of these properties, 31 are vacant with 30 allocated to incoming contractors. This leaves one property which is currently […]
Access to education in the UK still an issue
The Foreign Affairs Committee’s Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories discussed some barriers to Falklands students accessing UK education earlier this year. The UK General Election was called two days after this meeting, which stopped further action. The Director of Education Sarah Stannard told the education committee on Thursday she is in contact with the administrator […]
Iceberg spotted in Falklands waters
The iceberg is estimated to be as tall as 60 feet. Chris and Lyndsey May, of Speedwell Island, spotted what they thought was a white ship surrounded by life rafts in Eagle Passage on Monday night. No ships were showing on AIS so the sighting was reported to the Harbour Master, who was unable to […]
Internet limitations blamed for hospital’s outdated software
The current software used to store and access medical records in the Falklands is so outdated it needs Windows 7 to run. Despite going out to tender for a third time, the Health and Medical Services Committee, sitting on Wednesday, was told no suitable bids for a replacement system were received. Director of Health and […]
