The sector is widely recognised as being an important neighbour for economic development and in the Falklands it also plays a pivotal role in enabling social cohesion.
A public meeting was held in the Court and Assembly Chamber of the town hall at 1700hrs on Tuesday, 26 January 2010. Present were The Hon Dick Sawle (DS), the Hon Jan Cheek (JC), The Hon Roger Edwards (RW), The Hon Emma Edwards (EE – Chair), The Hon Bill Luxton (BL), The Hon Sharon Halford (SH) and The Hon Glen Ross (GR) The Hon Gavin Short (GS) did not attend presumably due to work commitments.
Policy makers in the US Federal Reserve Bank are sitting down to discuss – amongst other things – interest rates, which are expected to remain the same at near zero percent. Also on the agenda, couched in eco-speak, is a concluding summary on the state of economy. SARTMA wonders – whose economy – theirs or ours.
Both Argentina and the United Kingdom are claiming a vast area of seabed from South America to the Antarctic in their latest bids for control of the South Atlantic.
One of the nice things about having a Tristanian working for SARTMA is that the record can be set straight about various things, including the Island’s postcode. TDCU 1ZZ has been available for at least 18 months.
Photo (c) James Glass Tristan Times - the building that houses the Tristan Post Office
