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Fish Plant ? Further Diversification in Camp

The establishment of a fish processing plant and freezer on West Falkland in the near future will offer those living in the area the chance of an alternative income. Simon Hardcastle and Pete Gilding representing Falklands Fresh and Golden Touza visited Port Howard last week in a joint company venture to raise interest. They are keen to employ the services of people in camp to catch mullet for Falklands Fresh. Until now due to the limited time scale for catching and processing, this has only been a feasible option for the East. The site is yet to be decided and fishing trials will commence in the next couple of months where catches will be weighed and measured. Records of tides and conditions will be taken and fish will be tagged. People from Hill Cove, Chartres, Fox Bay, Manybranch and Bold Cove as well as Port Howard residents attended the session. Peter Gilding said they guarantee buying all mullet caught and will pay 20 pence a kilo for fish, which meet the required standard. Licensing and requirement information is available from Simon Hardcastle or Ian Doherty at the Falklands Fresh offices in Atlantic House. Councillor's Bill Luxton and Norma Edwards were also present at Port Howard, as were Richard Baker, General Manager of FIDC and Mandy McLeod from the Department of Agriculture.

New tourist centre to be finished in three weeks

The new FIDC Tourist Centre is due to be completed by Morrisons and the Public Works Department within the next three weeks. Emma Jane McAdam from FIDC said that the toilets have held them back, as a part was not ordered from the UK. Also to be completed are the interior furnishings, which are waiting to be fitting. When the centre is finished, there will be a freestanding Geology display and a large map of the islands for public viewing. A large part of the centre will be devoted to heritage displays and there will be an advertising area for local businesses and shops. There will also be telephones and toilets available for public use.

Mental Health Debate feedback

Director of Health Services, Norman McGregor-Edwards, has said the feedback he has received concerning the FIBS Mental Health Debate has been quite positive. He said that four people have