MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for January 19th 2016
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Tuesday, January 19th 2016 - 08:14 UTC
Falklands' representative at the Caribbean premier energy conference
The Falkland Islands' government is attending the annual January 18/20 Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference sponsored by the Energy Chamber of the Caribbean country. Member of the Legislative Assembly Ian Hansen is representing FIG at what is considered the premier energy conference in the Caribbean which promotes vigorous debate and discussion among leaders of the industry, government and academia.
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Tuesday, January 19th 2016 - 08:06 UTC
Falklands oil explorers Rockhopper Exploration and FOGL completed merger
Two leading firms in Falkland Islands offshore oil exploration have completed their merger, it was announced on Monday.
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Tuesday, January 19th 2016 - 07:51 UTC
Fourteen countries in a US travel alert for pregnant women because of Zika virus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued travel alert for people traveling to the Caribbean and other areas that have confirmed transmission of the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
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Tuesday, January 19th 2016 - 07:41 UTC
UK floods reach Barbados where UK Environment Agency was basking in the sun
The head of Britain’s Environment Agency (EA) has resigned after being heavily criticized for not cutting his Christmas holiday in Barbados short to return home to lead the response to floods last month. Required to work a three-day week for £100,000 (US$142,992) a year, Sir Philip Dilley said he quit because of the “inappropriate” expectation for him, as a part-time chairman of the EA, “to be available at short notice throughout the year”.
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Tuesday, January 19th 2016 - 07:04 UTC
Ice Patrol HMS Protector concludes historic five week patrol to East Antarctica and Ross Sea
The Royal Navy’s Ice Patrol ship has just completed a historic five week patrol to the East Antarctic and Ross Sea. HMS Protector is the first Royal Navy, or UK Government, vessel to have visited the region in 80 years or to have travelled so far south having dipped below 77 degrees latitude.
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Tuesday, January 19th 2016 - 06:47 UTC
Bank of America anticipates strong devaluation for bankrupt Venezuela
Bank of America predicted president Nicolas Maduro would merge Venezuela’s three-tier currency controls into two, replacing the strongest rate of 6.3 bolivars to the dollar with a level of 35. Greenbacks go for around 865 bolivars on the black market.
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Tuesday, January 19th 2016 - 04:38 UTC
Macri and Cameron are scheduled to meet thirty minutes at the Davos conference
Argentine President Mauricio Macri will fly this Tuesday to Davos, Switzerland, to attend the annual World Economic Forum, during which he has a full agenda of interviews and meetings with business moguls and political leaders, including Prime Minister David Cameron, US Vice president Joe Biden, Frech PM Manuel Valls and Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto. among others.
