Stories for September 22nd 2017

Friday, September 22nd 2017 - 20:16 UTC
Falklands celebrates Chilean Independence Day at Government House

Chileans in the Falkland Islands celebrated their country's Independence Day with a reception at Government House in Stanley on Monday and on the weekend a traditionally lively gathering at The Narrows Bar.
Friday, September 22nd 2017 - 12:16 UTC
London mayor Khan will address the Labour party conference, after all

London mayor Sadiq Khan is to address the Labour Party conference after initially being told he would not get a slot. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn told BBC London: “Sadiq is speaking. I'm delighted to say he is and I'm looking forward to listening to him.”
Friday, September 22nd 2017 - 12:00 UTC
Theresa May “make Brexit work” speech: a two-year transition period post 2019 and 40bn Pounds

Theresa May will tell EU leaders there is a shared responsibility to make Brexit work “smoothly” as she attempts to break the deadlock in negotiations. In a major speech in Florence on Friday, she will say history will judge Brexit “not for the differences we faced, but for the vision we showed”.
Friday, September 22nd 2017 - 09:29 UTC
Catalonia pro independence demonstrators fill streets of Barcelona wrapped in the “estelada” flag

Thousands gathered on Thursday to demand the release of a dozen Catalan officials arrested in connection with a vote on independence that Spanish authorities are challenging as illegal. The demonstrators, who met at the gates of Catalonia’s judicial body in Barcelona, answered a call by pro-independence civic groups to stage long-term street protests against the police surprise crackdown one day earlier.
Friday, September 22nd 2017 - 09:25 UTC
Chilean central bank revokes reciprocal credit line with Venezuela

Chile’s central bank said it had revoked a reciprocal credit line with its Venezuelan counterpart, citing what it called Venezuela’s failure to pay back its debts. In a statement, Chile’s central bank said it had notified Venezuela’s central bank and that the line would be cancelled within 10 days.
Friday, September 22nd 2017 - 09:07 UTC
Brazil fears Venezuelan default on US$ 5bn contracts: it missed US$ 262m payments

Brazilian officials plan to visit Venezuela next week to prevent Caracas from defaulting on contracts worth as much as US$5 billion after falling in arrears on a payment due to infrastructure contractors this month, newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo reported on Thursday.
Friday, September 22nd 2017 - 08:58 UTC
Boris Johnson remains as Foreign Secretary; “we are a nest of singing birds”

Theresa May is expecting Boris Johnson to remain in her Cabinet as Foreign Secretary, Downing Street has said. The comment came after Mr. Johnson dismissed reports that he might be on the verge of quitting and denied the Cabinet is split over Brexit, insisting: “We are a nest of singing birds.”
Friday, September 22nd 2017 - 08:47 UTC
Falklands' Patrol Vessel HMS Clyde to be relieved by HMS Forth

HMS Clyde celebrates her tenth anniversary in the South Atlantic this week. The Falklands Patrol Vessel was commissioned on July 5, 2007 and arrived on September 21.
Friday, September 22nd 2017 - 08:32 UTC
Sale of tickets for the commercial air service to St Helena came live this Friday

The sale of tickets for the scheduled air service to the British Overseas Territory of St Helena went live on Friday. Airlink will operate a weekly service between St Helena and Johannesburg and St Helena and Cape Town, via the stopover at Windhoek International Airport in Namibia. Flights will commence on Saturday, October 14.
Friday, September 22nd 2017 - 08:09 UTC
Argentine prosecutor Nisman death, a homicide, according to toxicology report

A new toxicology report on the body of Alberto Nisman, the late Argentine prosecutor, found that ketamine and clonazepam were in his blood at the time his death, Argentine federal criminal prosecutor Ricardo Saenz announced this week.