Stories for April 2016

Tuesday, April 26th 2016 - 07:51 UTC
Penguin Day, April 25; Falklands one of the great penguin capitals

April 25 is one of two days dedicated to the adorable, waddling birds. April 25 is World Penguin Day while January 20th is Penguin Awareness Day.In addition to two penguin days, there are believed to be 17 penguin species, ranging from the Little Blue Penguin to the mighty Emperor Penguin. And several of these are threatened by climate change.
Monday, April 25th 2016 - 21:16 UTC
Germany celebrates 500th anniversary of beer “purity law”

German Chancellor Angela Merkel praised the “world renown” of German beer in Ingolstadt, at a celebration marking the 500th anniversary of the beer purity law. The age-old rule has remained a staple of beer production. Hundreds of brewers from Germany and other European countries attended the celebration in Bavaria on Friday, with servers and guards in traditional costumes.
Monday, April 25th 2016 - 21:07 UTC
Germans thirst for beer dwindling; health consciousness prevailing

For 500 years Germany’s famous Beer Purity Law has been protecting the country’s beer drinkers from contaminants, chemicals and any other additives that unsavory merchants might have thought of adding. But the law, or Reinheitsgebot, which marked its 500th anniversary last Friday, has been unable to protect the country’s 1,350 brewers and the proud industry from a modern plague: health consciousness.
Monday, April 25th 2016 - 06:31 UTC
Chilean Navy celebrates “Month of the Sea” in Punta Arenas

Starting this Monday and until 4 May, the Chilean navy is celebrating the Month of the Sea, edition 2016, and has chosen Punta Arenas in the extreme south of the country as the epicenter of the event which includes the visit of president Michelle Bachelet on 3 May.
Monday, April 25th 2016 - 06:17 UTC
Falklands' future leaders at the Commonwealth Youth Parliament in Canada

The Falkland Islands Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) would like to invite expressions of interest in representing the Islands at the Commonwealth Youth Parliament, CYP, 2016, to be held in Canada next November.
Monday, April 25th 2016 - 06:05 UTC
Meirelles mentioned as Finance minister in a Vice-president Temer administration

If Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer takes power, former central bank President Henrique Meirelles would accept the position of finance minister under the condition he was given approval rights over members of the entire economic team, newspaper Folha de S. Paulo reported on Sunday.
Monday, April 25th 2016 - 05:53 UTC
RMS St Helena on sale; she will make a farewell to the port of London

Helena Line has announced that it is to withdraw the Passenger Cargo Royal Mail Ship St Helena from service in July 2016 and has appointed London ship broker CW Kellock & Co Ltd to handle her sale.
Monday, April 25th 2016 - 05:46 UTC
Cruise industry with 375 ships by 2026; Chinese market forecasted to jump 50%

The world’s cruise fleet is set to grow to more than 375 ships by 2026, based on existing orders and known withdrawals, according to the 2016-2017 Cruise Industry News Annual Report.
Monday, April 25th 2016 - 05:39 UTC
Carnival retains cruise market leadership, but MSC is forecasted to double its share

Carnival Corporation will retain its leading market share going forward, with more than 40% of the global cruise market by 2026, but down from 44.3% this year, according to the 2016/2017 Cruise Industry News Annual Report. Meanwhile, MSC Cruises will double its market share.
Monday, April 25th 2016 - 05:30 UTC
Belize-Guatemala incident reignites standing border dispute; OAS calls for a 'lasting peace'

The Organization of American States, OAS, has called on the governments of Belize and Guatemala to avoid an escalation of tensions, and renew efforts to establish a lasting peace. The OAS statement follows a previous repudiating “the death of a Guatemalan minor [Julio Alvarado, 13] at the hands of a Belizean patrol”.