Stories for 2018

Thursday, April 5th 2018 - 09:29 UTC
Falklands included in Italy's Edison divesting of its oil and gas unit

Italian energy group Edison, part of French utility EDF, is preparing the sale of its oil and gas unit, the latest power producer to abandon fossil fuels to focus on its retail business, four industry sources said, and quoted by Reuters. Its oil and gas unit includes interests in the Falkland Islands.
Thursday, April 5th 2018 - 09:25 UTC
Even rain stops for the spectacular opening of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast

Fireworks followed rain on Thursday as the 21st Commonwealth Games opened on the Gold Coast, Australia, complete with a beach party featuring dancing lifeguards and a floating white whale and a musical soundtrack that included a didgeridoo maestro and aboriginal rapper.
Thursday, April 5th 2018 - 09:16 UTC
Supreme Court rejects Lula's petition: must start prison term

The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil (STF) decided to reject the judicial appeal filed by former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to appeal while in freedom to a sentence for corruption that remains pending, so the former president should enter the prison and begin compliance of the sentence.
Thursday, April 5th 2018 - 08:33 UTC
Russia has ended its help in search for the missing Argentine sub ARA San Juan

The Argentine Navy has confirmed that Russia has ended its help in the search for the missing ARA San Juan submarine that disappeared in the South Atlantic with 44 crew-members aboard in November.
Thursday, April 5th 2018 - 08:19 UTC
Falklands' 14 strong team takes on the challenge of the Commonwealth Games

Wednesday marked the opening ceremony of the 21st Commonwealth Games which are being held from 4 -15 April at the Gold Coast in Australia. This is the tenth Commonwealth Games that the Falkland Islands have participated in and this time they will be competing alongside more than 6,600 athletes and team officials from 70 Commonwealth nations and territories.
Thursday, April 5th 2018 - 07:53 UTC
Falklands launches Plan outlining the Islands 2018/2022 growth and prosperity targets

The Falkland Islands Government has published The Islands Plan 2018-2022, which sets out its ambitions for improving the prosperity, health and wealth of people across the Falklands over the next four years.
Wednesday, April 4th 2018 - 09:24 UTC
Brazil's conundrum: Army chief twits “good citizens repudiate impunity and respect the Constitution”

The commander of Brazil's army added tension on the eve of a Supreme Court decision on whether former President Lula da Silva should be allowed to exhaust his appeals process before being sent to jail for a corruption conviction.
Wednesday, April 4th 2018 - 09:14 UTC
SGSSI Commissioner’s 12-Day Visit To South Georgia

The Commissioner for South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands, Nigel Phillips CBE, returned on March 17th from his visit to South Georgia where he was accompanied by representatives of some of South Georgia’s key partners and stakeholders.
Wednesday, April 4th 2018 - 09:08 UTC
Half of Europe flights grounded as Eurocontrol fails for the first time since 2001

The organization responsible for coordinating European air traffic says it has fixed an earlier fault which led to widespread flight delays on Tuesday. Eurocontrol earlier said that delays could affect up to half of all flights in Europe - about 15,000 trips.
Wednesday, April 4th 2018 - 09:04 UTC
Minister Faurie in France addresses bilateral relations and Mercosur/EU talks

Argentine foreign minister Jorge Faurie met on Tuesday in Paris with his French peer Jean-Yves Le Drian to address current political and economic bilateral relations, as well as the latest advances in the Mercosur/European Union negotiations.