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14 of 14Adverts Thomson said he supported the NFUS campaign and is “very happy to assist”. “The SIC have made frequent requests, both through ourselves, and working with our MSP, to enquire about introducing testing at ferry and air terminals,” he said. “This request has so far been rebuffed. “While of course testing at the terminals isn’t fool proof, it would both help catch Covid-19 spread before it enters our communities, and offer reassurance to those living in our communities right across Shetland. “This has been used successfully at other island groups, who have far stri...

http://shet.news/sndd7 Copied! THE FERRY service connecting the remote community of Skerries to the mainland of Shetland has been disrupted after a crew member was contacted by Test and Protect team and told to have a Covid test. Sailings on Wednesday were cancelled as a result, although the council run service is due to resume tomorrow (Friday). 10 of 14Adverts A Shetland Islands Council spokesman said on Thursday: “A crew member has been contacted by the Test and Protect team and is awaiting results from a Covid-19 test. “The Skerries ferry service will operate as normal tomorrow...

Men incarcerated at Alabama's Kilby prison are staging a hunger strike in protest of "unconstitutional" conditions and treatment inside Alabama's correctional system. At least nine prisoners at Kilby began refusing food on Jan. 1, subsisting on water inside single monitoring cells in the prison. The hunger strike coincides with a wider economic boycott and labor strike in prison industries as the Free Alabama Movement, an inmates rights group, says prisoners are experiencing a "full-fledged humanitarian crisis" inside Alabama prison walls. Over the past two weeks, advocates and prisoners say ...

http://shet.news/6kciv Copied! ALLEGATIONS that a Shetland councillor had accused council officials of lying have been dismissed following an investigation by the Ethical Standards Commissioner. Shetland Central councillor Ian Scott was reported to the watchdog by council convener Malcolm Bell and leader Steven Coutts following a verbal clash in the council chamber on 9 September last year. 13 of 14Adverts Scott was also accused of shouting in the council chamber, continually talking over the chair of the meeting and making further allegations against council officials. Following a fou...

SHETLAND Islands Council appears to be bolstering its response to climate change as it looks to employ a team leader to coordinate its activity on the issue. Among the key responsibilities would be to drive the council’s response to the “critical implications” of climate change. The new post, called the climate change strategy team leader and described as “transformational” by the SIC, comes after the council recognised the global climate emergency last year. 5 of 14Adverts In January last year the council introduced its climate change programme, which stated that the...