MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for March 21st 2020
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Saturday, March 21st 2020 - 09:30 UTC
OAS General Assembly re-elects Luis Almagro as Secretary General
The 54th Special General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Friday re-elected Luis Almagro as Secretary-General and Nestor Mendez as Assistant Secretary-General of the Organization.
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Saturday, March 21st 2020 - 09:25 UTC
Falklands moves to next COVID-19 response; March 26 referendum postponed for six months
The Falkland Islands Government on Friday moved to the next stage of its response to the global COVID-19 situation. While there are still no confirmed cases on the Islands, the Chief Medical Officer, Dr Rebecca Edwards, says it is now likely COVID-19 is present here.
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Saturday, March 21st 2020 - 09:24 UTC
IMF's technical guidance on Argentine public debt sustainability
At the request of the Argentine authorities and reflecting close collaboration with them, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released on Friday a technical note prepared by IMF staff on Argentina’s public debt sustainability.
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Saturday, March 21st 2020 - 09:17 UTC
Cabo Verde closes all borders and restricts flights; Falklands air link disrupted
Authorities of Cape Verde have closed all sea borders and have restricted flights from the UK, US, Canada and a number of other European countries from 18 March. As of 18 March, only a restricted number of flights are allowed into the country to enable visitors to return home. This follows confirmation of a Covid 19 case in the former Portuguese colony.
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Saturday, March 21st 2020 - 09:09 UTC
London's support for Falklands to deal with the impacts of the pandemic
In a display of support from London, the UK Government announced it is working closely with the Overseas Territories to ensure they receive the help that is necessary to face the challenge and consequences of Covid-19.
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Saturday, March 21st 2020 - 09:02 UTC
Falklands Sea Lion project: Rockhopper and Premier confident of farm out with US/Israel Navitas
Rockhopper Exploration, a partner in Premier Oil-operated Sea Lion offshore oil project in the Falkland Islands, is confident it will manage to farm-out a share in the project despite the low oil prices and COVID-10 uncertainty. The two companies in January signed non-binding heads of terms with US/Israel Navitas Petroleum, which should lead to Navitas obtaining a 30% interest in the Sea Lion offshore blocks.
