Stories for August 2013

Saturday, August 31st 2013 - 01:02 UTC
Zoe Davies wins British Ecology Society photo competition

The British Ecology Society has named the winners of its annual photography competition.
Saturday, August 31st 2013 - 00:44 UTC
Falklands’ first oil delayed as cost alternatives are considered

Premier Oil exploring for oil in the Falkland Islands said the company is studying cost alternatives to its drilling operations and crude extracting sub-sea architecture for the development of the Sea Lion project, which could delay the original chronogram for first oil.
Saturday, August 31st 2013 - 00:29 UTC
Paraguay and Venezuela resume political dialogue at Unasur summit

Paraguay and Venezuela presidents Horacio Cartes and Nicolas Maduro met on Friday for over half an hour following the mediation of Brazilian leader Dilma Rousseff during the Unasur summit taking place in Paramaribo, Suriname. The meeting was made official by the Paraguayan presidency office and twits from the Planalto Palace, seat of the Brazilian executive.
Friday, August 30th 2013 - 23:58 UTC
Spain plans to damage Gibraltar economy by fining companies in the bunkering business

Spain plans to fine bunkering companies operating in Gibraltar waters sums of up to two million Euros and the Finance ministry was planning to ban the sale of petroleum products to the Rock, particularly since they pay no VAT.
Friday, August 30th 2013 - 23:36 UTC
PM Cameron ratifies support of Gibraltar and the interests of its people

Britain will always stand up for Gibraltar and the interests of its people, David Cameron said on Thursday. The prime minister said it was something that mattered to us “very deeply”, as he held a meeting to discuss the border dispute with Spain.
Friday, August 30th 2013 - 23:30 UTC
Falklands’ conflict erupts as example for current Japan/China clash over disputed islands

Japan’s outspoken Finance minister and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso said that the Japanese government needs to make it clear that they intend to defend the Senkaku Islands from whatever invading force. This is to avoid what happened to the Falkland Islands when Argentine troops triggered a war with British forces by landing on the disputed islands in 1982.
Friday, August 30th 2013 - 08:08 UTC
HMS Argyll completes intense period of counter-narcotics operations in eastern Pacific

The Royal Navy HMS Argyll on the last weeks of its South Atlantic deployment and on route back to Davenport completed an intense period of counter-narcotics operations in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Friday, August 30th 2013 - 02:00 UTC
Judge Griesa looking into latest announcements by president Cristina Fernandez

A court hearing in New York scheduled for Thursday midday between hedge funds holders of Argentine defaulted bond and lawyers for the Argentine government was called off on request from the holdouts.
Friday, August 30th 2013 - 01:55 UTC
Argentina formalizes reciprocity request for Aerolineas in Chile and Brazil air markets

Argentine officials publicly stated on Thursday there was no intention of expelling any commercial airline from the country because Aerolineas Argentinas is working well, but called on Latam to help the Argentine flag carrier with reciprocity in Chile and Brazil.
Friday, August 30th 2013 - 01:39 UTC
Falklands’ changes brought by oil development must be done ‘with sensitivity and sensibility’

Falkland Islands lawmaker Mike Summers cautioned at the latest meeting of the Legislative Assembly that a period of extensive change was inevitable for the Islands since the advent of the hydrocarbons industry would change the size of things and to some extent the nature of the community.