Stories for July 2017

Friday, July 14th 2017 - 06:15 UTC
Farewell parade for Falklands' outgoing governor; designate arrives in September

A farewell parade for the Falkland Islands outgoing governor, Mr Colin Roberts CVO, will be held on Sunday July 16, on Stanley's Victory Green and Ross Road, according to a release from Gilbert House, seat of the Falklands elected government.
Friday, July 14th 2017 - 05:55 UTC
Falklands' post-Brexit concerns on tariffs and politics, outlined to House of Lords

Concerns about tariffs on Falklands exports post Brexit, and political consequences were outlined by a Falklands' representative giving evidence to a House of Lords committee (the European Union Select Committee) last Tuesday.
Friday, July 14th 2017 - 05:37 UTC
Theresa May and King of Spain discuss Brexit; Gibraltar “didn't come up”

UK Prime Minister Theresa May did not raise the issue of Gibraltar’s sovereignty during her meeting with the king of Spain despite the two countries not seeing “eye to eye” on the issue, Downing Street said on Thursday. A Number 10 spokeswoman said the Gibraltar “didn’t come up” and insisted Spain is “well aware” of Britain’s position that the Rock’s future is not up for discussion.
Thursday, July 13th 2017 - 18:46 UTC
Father of bride struck by lightning during ceremony; in 2015 “lucky man” was rescued from Falklands' waters

No one likes a dull wedding, but one father-of-the-bride's speech was a little too electrifying at his daughter's ceremony last weekend. JP Nadeau was reportedly struck by lightning mid-sentence in his apple orchard in New Brunswick, Canada. But this was not the first time Nadeau faces the challenge of death, in 2015 he was air rescued from a crippled French cruise vessel in Falklands' waters.
Thursday, July 13th 2017 - 18:30 UTC
Global food commodity prices rose in June, led by wheat and meat prices.

The FAO monthly Food Price Index averaged 175.2 points in June, up 1.4% from May and 7.0% from a year earlier. The FAO Cereal Price Index rose by 4.2% in the month, amid surging prices of high-protein wheat due to deteriorating crop conditions in the United States of America. Maize prices, by contrast, declined amid record harvests in South America.
Thursday, July 13th 2017 - 09:26 UTC
British companies will visit Uruguay in a trade mission in September

The UK embassy in Montevideo is organizing a business visit to introduce Uruguay as an export market to British companies. The mission is primarily focused on agro-tech, taking advantage of Uruguay's main agriculture show in Montevideo during the month of September.
Thursday, July 13th 2017 - 09:05 UTC
UK embassy in Uruguay readying for Expo-Prado 2017; Falklands will also attend

Following the previous edition’s success, the British Embassy in Uruguay will be present for the fourth consecutive year at the agricultural show, Expo Prado, from 6 - 17 September, with a Pavilion centered on business, education, culture, gastronomy and entertainment, including a Falkland Islands stand.
Thursday, July 13th 2017 - 08:53 UTC
Huge iceberg breaks free from the Antarctica Larsen C ice shelf

An iceberg the size of Delaware has broken free from an Antarctic ice shelf, leaving the rest of the shelf vulnerable to collapse and serving as a harbinger of future sea-level rise that could pose a serious threat to coastal communities such as the Falkland Islands.
Thursday, July 13th 2017 - 08:41 UTC
Temer faces challenge in Congress from his potential successor

The speaker of the lower house of Brazil's Congress, Rodrigo Maia, vowed on Wednesday to fight any changes President Michel Temer makes to a landmark labor reform passed by the Senate a day earlier, highlighting fresh tension between longtime allies.
Thursday, July 13th 2017 - 08:27 UTC
Argentine court confirms phone calls to Falklands/Malvinas must be billed as domestic

Argentine justice confirmed that phone calls to the Falklands/Malvinas Islands must be billed as local calls and not long distance. Argentine telecoms companies Telefonica and Telecom said that this was normal procedure, however a client presented a “consumers' appeal” claiming a call to the Falklands had been labeled as international instead of domestic.