MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency

Re-flagging the ?Paradanta Primero'

The "Paradanta Primero" which is a Spanish flagged stern trawler is alongside FIPASS today. This vessel will be re-flagged as a Falkland Island ship. The re-flagging is a result of an association between South Atlantic Marine Services (S.A.M.S) and their Spanish fishing partners, Pesqueradas De Bon. Southern Harvest which is a 50 50 joint venture with Pesqueradas have invested all the retained profits into the vessel while S.A.M.S and Pesqueradas have funded the remaining shareholding. This has enabled the joint venture Company, South Star Fisheries to purchase the vessel and re-flag it in the Falkland Islands. They hope that over the next few years it will prove profitable for those involved and that we will be given the opportunity to fish for Loligo in the near future.

Big Winners on the Falklands

Some lucky winners in the Falkland Islands Football league pools were Alan, Steve and Michael from Stanley who guessed all eleven correctly winning £210.56 plus the jackpot of 1,123 pounds and 88 pence. Bernard Peck from Philomel Store said he was pleased to see them win as they've been doing the pools for some time now. And the Falkland Islands Rifle Association reported on their sweepstake held on the Wimbledon Cup Handicap Competition today. In first was Mike Pole-Evans winning a prize of £448 pounds, second, Pat Peck winning £283 pounds and third, Harry Ford with £189 pounds. Prize money will be paid out from Bernard at the Philomel Store from tomorrow. Profits from the sweepstake are going to the Falkland Islands Overseas Games Association to help with expenses towards the Natwest Island Games.

Health and Medical Services Committee Meeting

New plans for KEMH were shown today at The Health and Medical Services Committee meeting held at 2pm. Firstly, the Pharmacy is going to be gutted to make way for a Chief Medical Officer's room, the pharmacy will be moved to the office end of the KEMH behind the reception. It was mentioned that on the 2nd March and 5th March, the pharmacy would be closed to allow for the move. The second change will be to the waiting area for patients; this will be located by reception; the plan is to pull the reception back making room for a waiting ar