Stories for February 11th 2021

Thursday, February 11th 2021 - 09:51 UTC
Falklands' lack of tradespeople affecting housing and public works programs

With an economy growing sustainedly 3,9% annually, full employment, and with ambitious public works and housing projects in the books, the ongoing problem of the lack of tradespeople in the Falkland Islands has become more evident and challenging. Penguin News invited MLA Barry Elsby to comment on the situation in an interview this week.
Thursday, February 11th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Argentina's goal of an IMF agreement by May, “is an ambitious timeline”

Argentina is planning to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a new restructuring program by May, an ambitious timeline according to the IMF’s Western Hemisphere Director Alejandro Werner.
Thursday, February 11th 2021 - 09:06 UTC
Covid-19 lockdowns hit hard global fisheries and aquaculture affecting supply and demand in the sector

Global fisheries and aquaculture have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and could face further disruption in 2021 as lockdowns affect supply and demand across the sector, according to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Thursday, February 11th 2021 - 09:06 UTC
Magallanes Region salmon farmers agree on an Ethics Code, first in Chile

An Ethics Code to guide Chilean fish farms was announced and apparently accepted by the industry, the Salmon Breeders of Magallanes Region Association said in a release.
Thursday, February 11th 2021 - 09:06 UTC
Google's dominance of digital advertising exposed in Australia

Google's dominance of digital advertising technology in Australia needs to be addressed, the country's competition watchdog said, opening up another front in its battle with the US giant.
Thursday, February 11th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
HMS Hermes refuses to be scrapped; company wants to turn the former Indian Navy flagship in a museum

The dismantling of the Indian Navy's former flagship, Viraat, (ex HMS Hermes) has been kept on hold by the country's Supreme Court, which also issued notice to the company that bought the ship from the government to be made into scrap. The Supreme Court's order comes on a petition by a group that offered to buy the decommissioned carrier and convert it into a museum.
Thursday, February 11th 2021 - 08:51 UTC
Moderate tsunami generated in the South Pacific following 7,7 magnitude earthquake

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific on Thursday, generating a tsunami that threatened island nations in the region. The quake struck at just after midnight on Thursday local time (1320 GMT Wednesday) about 415 kilometers east of Vao in New Caledonia at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the US Geological Survey.
Thursday, February 11th 2021 - 08:47 UTC
Brazilian Central Bank says inflation outlook rose for the fifth week running

Brazil's central bank weekly FOCUS survey of some 100 economists and financial institutions indicated that the outlook for inflation in the country rose for the fifth consecutive week, and is getting closer to the bank's target for the year.
Thursday, February 11th 2021 - 08:18 UTC
FAO anticipates a sharp decline in global cereal stocks

FAO's Cereals Supply and Demand Brief point to record wheat and rice production in 2020 and looking ahead to 2021 cereal output, early prospects indicate a likely modest increase for winter wheat crops in the northern hemisphere, buoyed by acreage increases in France, India, the Russian Federation and the US.
Thursday, February 11th 2021 - 07:18 UTC
Netherlands company produces cultivated seaweed from seawater

Zeewar is the first company in the Netherlands that produces and exclusively works with sustainably cultivated seaweed from clean seawater in the EU. The result is a premium seaweed product, in terms of taste, nutritional values, color, and a tender bite.