Stories for 2009

Thursday, January 29th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Southern Ocean climate fix remains afloat

Plans to curb climate change by using plankton to draw carbon dioxide into the world's oceans have been boosted.
Thursday, January 29th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Poachers beware: new tech. monitoring Falklands waters

Developments in satellite and communications technology combined with new fisheries legislation have given the Falkland Islands Fisheries Department the opportunity to add new aids to the monitoring and tracking of fishing vessels in the Falkland Islands fishery.
Thursday, January 29th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Dengue epidemic in Bolivia; worst outbreak in 22 years

Landlocked Bolivia has declared a health emergency as a dengue fever epidemic spreads across much of the country. Health officials say it is the worst outbreak in 22 years and at least three people are known to have died from the disease.
Thursday, January 29th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Record losses in Ford but “no need” for government aid

US carmaker Ford reported this week the biggest full-year loss in its history, but said it still was not going to ask for government loans. Ford said its net loss for the fourth quarter of 2008 was 5.9 billion dollars, and 14.6 billion for the whole year.
Thursday, January 29th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands' war trophy auctioned for ten times its value

A Falklands Islands war trophy has been sold at auction for around ten times its estimated value, reports mediawales.co.uk. The oak nameplate carrying the name Islas Malvinas from an Argentine patrol vessel went under the hammer for £ 5.040 at an auction of military memorabilia by auctioneers Bonhams.
Thursday, January 29th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
China builds station on Antarctica's highest icecap

China set up this week its third Antarctic research station, also the country's first on the continent's inland. Kunlun station was erected at Dome Argus (Dome A), the South Pole's highest icecap at 4,093 metres above the sea level, reports the Beijing press.
Thursday, January 29th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
South Georgia turns self sufficient with hydro energy

Since last mid December South Georgia's two settlements Grytviken and King Edward Point (KEP) have been powered by hydro electricity reports the South Georgia Island Newsletter.
Thursday, January 29th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Uruguay's trade deficit trebles in Jan-Nov. 2008

Uruguay's trade deficit trebled during the first eleven months of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007, although November registered a slight ease in the imports' strong annual impetus, according to the latest release from the Central Bank.
Thursday, January 29th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Broadband Internet access for all UK homes by 2012

Every home in the UK is to have broadband internet access by 2012 under Government plans. Lord Carter's Digital Britain report proposed to scrap BT's obligation to ensure every home has access to a telephone line and replace it with a requirement to provide broadband
Thursday, January 29th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Uruguay lamb exports reach 19.647 tons to October 2008

Uruguay mutton and lamb exports totaled 19.647 tons in the first ten months of 2008, mainly to Mercosur, European Union and the Middle East, according to reports from the country's National Meat Institute.