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New pressure to clear land mines; Public smoking ban discussed; Still no consensus on assessing finfish track records.
The signing of a tripartite agreement between the governments of Spain, Britain and Gibraltar has been hailed as heralding a new era in a sovereignty dispute, which has run since 1704 and has parallels with the one that exists between Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Islands.
The September meeting of the Falkland Islands Government's Fisheries Committee, held last Friday, considered a paper produced jointly by the Fisheries Department and the Loligo Producers Group (LPG) on the recommendations of a bio-economic report on the Falklands Loligo fishery.
Last week's meeting of the Falkland Island Government's Fisheries Committee heard that attempts to arrive at a consensus view on the allocation of quota in the finfish and restricted finfish fisheries had so far proved unsuccessful.
Britain was accused last week of failing to meet its obligations under the international landmine ban treaty.
A vessel originally launched in Port Glasgow by The Queen is back in Greenock, before heading for a new life in the South Atlantic sailing around the Falkland Islands as a Fisheries Patrol, reports the British press.
DAVID HUDD, Chairman of Falkland Islands Holdings parent company of the Falkland Islands Company Ltd, has said the company's operations in the Islands, have continued to provide satisfactory results, at the Annual General Meeting held last week.
The number of cruise ships and passengers visiting South Georgia last season was the highest ever, according to the
Caked in mud as he digs trenches and lays explosives intended to thwart the Taleban, he may not look like a man who has a lot of money.
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New staffing structure for education; MV Pharos IX to patrol South Georgia waters; Morrison workers return from Ascension.