Stories for October 2014

Sunday, October 19th 2014 - 07:27 UTC
Yellen warns about the rich-poor gap in the US, at a near 100-year high

Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen warned Friday that the gap between the rich and poor in the United States is widening and has reached a near 100-year high. In a speech at a conference on inequality in Boston, the Fed chair did not mention monetary policy nor the current turmoil in financial markets. Instead, she focused on the widening wealth disparity and how that impacts economic opportunity.
Saturday, October 18th 2014 - 13:40 UTC
The Falkland Islands Tourist Board's Managing Director Confirms Future Plans.

Tony Mason, Managing Director of the Falkland Islands Tourist Board has today confirmed with MercoPress he will be expanding the tourist boards operation in London early next year.
Saturday, October 18th 2014 - 11:01 UTC
FIFA will not make public full report on alleged corruption in 2018/22 World Cup bidding

FIFA’s ethics judge says full publication of Michael Garcia’s report on alleged corruption in the 2018/2022 World Cup bidding race is not legally possible and would breach confidentiality agreements with interviewees.
Saturday, October 18th 2014 - 08:48 UTC
Falklands' patrol HMS Clyde tested in full operational exercises

September and early October has been a busy five weeks for the smallest ship in the Royal Navy with a flight deck. HMS Clyde is tasked with patrolling the Falkland Islands whilst also monitoring the airspace that covers the wider area, and routinely visits the many small settlements that feature around the Islands.
Saturday, October 18th 2014 - 08:39 UTC
The Caribbean and Colombia ban entry of travelers from Ebola stricken countries

A group of Caribbean countries have announced bans on entry to foreigners who have travelled through the three West African countries most affected by Ebola. Jamaica said it would not accept travelers from Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone for the time being.
Saturday, October 18th 2014 - 08:22 UTC
Fallon visits Gibraltar and reaffirms UK support to deal with unlawful Spanish incursions

A package of new measures announced by the Defense Secretary has reaffirmed the UK’s support to Gibraltar. On his first visit since becoming Secretary of State, Michael Fallon paid tribute to those working to support defense activities in Gibraltar and emphasized the strategic importance of the permanent joint operating base there.
Saturday, October 18th 2014 - 08:13 UTC
Ebola scare reaches cruise industry: Carnival vessel barred from Mexico and Belize

A laboratory technician from the Dallas hospital where a Liberian died of the Ebola virus, and who handled some of his fluid samples for analysis, has been placed in quarantine aboard a cruise ship, the State Department said on Friday.
Saturday, October 18th 2014 - 07:54 UTC
Gibraltar and Falklands right to self determination underlined at academic symposium

The people of the non-self governing territories on the United Nations list, like Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands, have to be decolonised in accordance with the wishes of those people in exercise of the right of self determination, said Gibraltar Deputy Chief minister Dr. Joseph Garcia during the opening of the academic symposium on “Self-determination, devolution and independence in the 21st century”
Saturday, October 18th 2014 - 07:50 UTC
Cristina Fernandez on 48 hours medical rest because of pharyngitis

Doctors on Friday instructed Argentine President Cristina Fernandez to rest for 48 hours in order to recover from a sore throat. Argentina's presidency said in a statement that the 61-year-old leader is suffering from pharyngitis and had to suspend a public event scheduled for later in the day in order to get some rest.
Saturday, October 18th 2014 - 07:39 UTC
Uruguay's presidential election too close and 'unpredictable', argue pollsters

The strong economy and the good image of the incumbent presidential candidate Tabare Vazquez are not sufficient for Uruguay's ruling coalition Broad Front to ensure a third consecutive mandate next Sunday 26 October, according to the country's main pollsters, who underlined that the election result at this stage is too close and 'unpredictable'.