Stories for 2020

Tuesday, March 24th 2020 - 08:12 UTC
Falkland Islands cruise vessels' humanitarian operation

The Falkland Islands Government announced on Monday it is assisting a number of cruise vessels seeking to repatriate their passengers to other countries through air charter flights. Working with our partners at the British Forces South Atlantic Islands, a policy has been put in place that allows this humanitarian operation, while still protecting our population from COVID-19.
Tuesday, March 24th 2020 - 06:33 UTC
UK considering measures to salvage ruined airline industry

The British government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly considering a rescue plan for British Airways (BA) and other airlines which are failing to cope with the coronavirus contingency measures that are keeping their entire fleets grounded.
Monday, March 23rd 2020 - 10:54 UTC
Postponement of Tokyo Olympics imminent after Canada, Australia withdrawal

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe admitted Monday that the 2020 Olympic Games may not go as planned due to the Covid-19 pandemic crisis, it was reported.
Monday, March 23rd 2020 - 07:49 UTC
Cristina Fernandez is back in Buenos Aires from Cuba with her daughter

Argentine vice president Cristina Fernandez is back in Buenos Aires from Cuba with her daughter who has been under medical treatment in Havana for a year. The two immediately left for their home where they will comply with the mandatory fourteen day self isolation for any passengers arriving in Argentina from overseas because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Monday, March 23rd 2020 - 07:00 UTC
Gibraltar creates a specific Covid 19 special fund of up to £500 million

The Gibraltar government could borrow up to 500 million pounds for Coronavirus aid if the community requires it in the coming months. This news came before parliament unanimously passed the emergency budget bill which will help cushion the negative economic effects the virus will have on the peninsula.
Monday, March 23rd 2020 - 06:43 UTC
World Water Day, everyone has a role to play, Antonio Guterres

The world’s water resources are under unprecedented threat. Today, some 2.2 billion people lack safe drinking water and 4.2 billion people live without access to adequate sanitation. Unless we act with urgency, the impacts of climate change are projected to exacerbate these figures. By 2050, between 3.5 and 4.4 billion people will live with limited access to water, with more than 1 billion of them living in cities.
Monday, March 23rd 2020 - 06:36 UTC
On World Water Day, UN launches flagship report on climate change

On World Water Day, the United Nations launched a flagship report which says that reducing both the impacts and drivers of climate change will require major shifts in the way we use and reuse the Earth’s limited water resources.
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.
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.
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.