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Customer Services Marketing Manager Falklands Visit.

Samantha Allanson-Bailey, who recently filled the new position of Customer Services Marketing Manager with the Falkland Islands Government Office in London said that by visiting the Falklands she will now be able to speak from the heart when referring to the Islands. During an interview with FIBS Samantha said that when she saw the job advertised she felt that it would be an interesting opportunity. When describing exactly who the customers are she explained that they are absolutely anyone who deals with FIGO, from people in other government departments through to tourists wishing to travel to the Falklands. Asked what particularly impressed her about the Falklands, Samantha said the cleanness of the air was especially striking after living in London. She is on a two year contract and is the latest addition to the team at FIGO, which consists of the Falkland Islands Government Representative Sukey Cameron, Debbie Ford who carries out administrative work and looks after medical patients from the Islands, Julia Thain who deals with recruitment and finance, Gail Spooner the Travel Co-ordinator and Tracey Chamberlain who is the Personal Assistant to the Representative.

Action Taken in Aftermath of Mila Incident

In the aftermath of the recent prosecution of the Owners and Captain of the F/V Mila, the Director of Fisheries has considered what measures should be adopted in accordance with powers available in the High Seas Fishing Ordinance 1995. It has been decided that licences for all high seas areas issued to that vessel, except area 41, which is the Southwest Atlantic, are revoked. It has also been stated that Manuel Alvarez Gayo, Master, and Jesus Freire Paredes, Fishing Master of the vessel when the offences against the Fishing CCAMLR Ordinance 1999, were committed, should not be employed on any Falkland Islands fishing vessel, or any vessel licensed for Falkland Island fishing waters, for a period of at least five years. Provision is made in the High Seas Fishing Ordinance 1995, for the placement of observers on fishing vessels licensed under that ordinance. Implementation of this measure may be considered not only for the Mila, but also for all longliners registered i