MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for July 21st 2016
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Thursday, July 21st 2016 - 08:17 UTC
Falklands: Le Boréal 2015 engine-room fire ignited by clogged fuel filter, says report
French maritime authorities have released the engine room fire incident report of cruise Le Boreal on 17 November 2015, which forced the air evacuation of some 90 passengers and crew to the Falkland Islands, while the rest were transferred to her sister ship L'Áustral. According to the report the fire was due to a clogged fuel filter element, which was disassembled under pressure by a crewmember and thus started leaking fuel.
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Thursday, July 21st 2016 - 08:07 UTC
PM May announces in Germany negotiations for an “orderly departure” from EU this year
Prime Minister Theresa May has said the UK will not begin official negotiations on leaving the EU this year as she held talks with Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel. Speaking in Berlin on Wednesday, the PM said securing a “sensible and orderly departure” from the EU would take time, but she insisted the UK would not “walk away” from Europe and wanted to retain the “closest economic links”.
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Thursday, July 21st 2016 - 07:29 UTC
Brazil leaves rate unchanged at 14.25%; stubborn inflation despite recession
Brazil's central bank, with its recently appointed president, kept interest rates on hold for the eighth consecutive meeting on Wednesday as expected, despite a deep recession, as the new board cited concern about stubbornly high inflation and uncertainty surrounding economic reforms.
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Thursday, July 21st 2016 - 07:20 UTC
Gibraltar begins domestic round of assessment to determine impact of no access to EU membership
The Gibraltar government has started an assessment to determine the impact of not having access to membership of the European Union and of the consequences of an exit. The assessment will look at every area of government business with Chief Minister Fabian Picardo asking all ministers to look at every sphere of their ministerial responsibilities and report back to him and to the Deputy Chief Minister by the end of August.
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Thursday, July 21st 2016 - 07:12 UTC
UK pledges a consultative process on Brexit between London and BOTs
Leaders from the British Overseas Territories meeting in the Turks and Caicos Islands, TCI, this week heard that the UK will not forget them once it begins its negotiations to exit the European Union, according to the Caribbean media.
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Thursday, July 21st 2016 - 07:09 UTC
Baroness Anelay new Foreign Office minister for Overseas Territories
Baroness Joyce Anne Anelay is the new Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister for the British Overseas Territories. On 19 July the UK Government announced Baroness Anelay’s appointment in the Theresa May-led administration. She replaces James Duddridge.
