Stories for October 14th 2016

Friday, October 14th 2016 - 17:31 UTC
Falklands Tourist Board contracts world-class digital platform

New Mind | tellUs has been selected by the Falkland Islands Tourist Board to supply a world-class digital platform which will contribute to the development of a well established and thriving tourism destination.
Friday, October 14th 2016 - 15:29 UTC
Unesco draft on Jerusalem holy sites triggers strong criticism from Israel

Unesco, the United Nations’ cultural agency on Thursday passed a draft resolution that played down Jewish ties to religious sites in Jerusalem, in a decision Israel called “absurd.” The resolution from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or Unesco, heavily criticized Israel’s actions toward holy sites in Jerusalem’s Old City.
Friday, October 14th 2016 - 14:10 UTC
Photo competition on the Falklands' 35-year huge progress and development

The Falkland Islands Government PR & Media Office is currently running a photo competition to source quality images of the Falkland Islands.
Friday, October 14th 2016 - 11:47 UTC
Symbolic trial will try to hold Monsanto accountable for “ecocide”

This weekend 30 witnesses and legal experts from five different continents will testify before five international judges at the three-day Monsanto Tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands. Their testimonies will attempt to hold the agrochemical giant accountable for their alleged “crimes against humanity” and destruction of the environment, or “ecocide”
Friday, October 14th 2016 - 09:37 UTC
Falkland Island farmers tour Australia for improved sheep genetics

Three Falkland Islands farmers and the general manager of Falklands Landholdings Corporation recently travelled to Australia as part of the ongoing search for improvements to lamb survival rates in the Falklands. Touring farms in both Queensland and New South Wales, the group spent three weeks inspecting Australian studs in search of better fat and muscle values in young rams.
Friday, October 14th 2016 - 09:25 UTC
Lula will stand trial for allegations of corruption, money laundering and justice obstruction

A federal judge in Brazil ruled on Thursday that former President Lula da Silva will stand trial for an alleged bribery scheme related to work by construction giant Odebrecht in Angola. It's the second time in less than a month that a federal judge has ruled that Lula, a two-term president who left office in 2011 as Brazil's most popular president must stand trial.
Friday, October 14th 2016 - 09:17 UTC
EU-Mercosur trade deal within two years, followed by negotiations with UK

The European Union and Mercosur could strike a free trade deal within two years, according to Argentina’s Commerce Secretary Miguel Braun. After Brexit, Mercosur would be open to a separate trade deal with the UK. Trade negotiations between the EU and Mercosur nations are still on track, despite the UK’s decision to leave the bloc and uncertainty over the future of the EU’s other major trade agreements – TTIP and CETA.
Friday, October 14th 2016 - 06:40 UTC
Rajoy and May held a productive meeting with strong message to Scotland

Gibraltar was touched on fleetingly during the meeting between Prime Minister Theresa May and her caretaker Spanish counterpart, Mariano Rajoy, in Madrid. A Spanish wire report quoted anonymous sources in the Spanish Government saying that Rajoy had set out the Spanish position during a wider discussion on Brexit.
Friday, October 14th 2016 - 05:48 UTC
Falklands considers air link with Brazil including a monthly stopover in Argentina

“Is a monthly stopover in Argentina too high a price to pay for a direct weekly flight to Sao Paulo, the biggest flight hub in South America,” is the question we all have to ask ourselves, said lawmaker MLA Mike Summers this week as he set out the situation and options available to progress and develop the Falkland Islands’ economy.