Stories for August 2021

Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 11:55 UTC
Falkland’s ExCo agrees to proceed with improved ITQ scheme

Yesterday the Executive Council (ExCo) approved the referral of the Fisheries (Conservations and Management) (Amendment) Bill 2021 to the Legislative Assembly next month.
Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Uruguayan meat exports surpass Argentina's thanks to restrictions

Restrictions on meat exports imposed on producers by the Argentine administration of President Alberto Fernández, in a failed attempt to curb domestic prices, have led the country to lose ground to Uruguayan and Paraguayan competitors, Infobae reported Wednesday.
Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 09:14 UTC
Another suspect in Buenos Aires bombing case appointed into Iran's government

A former commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard who is said to have been at the meeting in which it was decided to attack the Jewish AMIA association in 1994 in Buenos Aires has been appointed Vice President of Economic Affairs by President Ebrahim Raisi, it was announced Wednesday.
Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 09:08 UTC
“Mercosur needs urgent modernization” and Brazil can't be prisoner of an institutional accord

Brazilian Economy minister Paulo Guedes told Congress that Mercosur no longer has for Brazil the same importance it had when it was launched, a kind of jumping board for the country to advance in competition terms.
Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 08:50 UTC
Project with Falklands' SAERI to safeguard South Georgia’s Blue Belt

Following a horizon scanning exercise that identified marine invasive species as a key threat, the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) is embarking on a marine bio-security project with the Falkland Islands based South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (SAERI).
Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 08:43 UTC
Third dose of COVID-19 vaccines coming up for second half of September in Brazil

Brazilian health authorities Wednesday announced the third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine will begin to be distributed during the second half of September 2021, for people over 70 years of age who have completed their full treatment more than six months ago.
Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 08:33 UTC
Celebration in Ushuaia: cruise season authorized to begin on 20 October

It's official, Argentina announced the opening of the 2021/2022 bi-oceanic and Antarctic cruise season next 20 October. The administrative resolution 834/2021 was published in the Official Gazette, triggering immediate satisfaction from Tierra del Fuego province whose governor contacted the Tourism and Sports minister Matías Lammens.
Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 08:26 UTC
Argentina sued before New York court for debts related to the expropriation of Aerolineas Argentinas

Argentina faces possible embargoes after holders of debt resulting from the expropriation of flag carrier Aerolineas Argentinas brought the case to a New York court on Wednesday for an amount of approximately US $ 320 million.
Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 08:21 UTC
Bolsonaro mandates Brazilian federal gov't agencies to cut down electricity consumption

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has issued a decree ordering all federal agencies to cut down electricity consumption between 10 and 20% from September to April 2022, in the face of an unprecedented shortage in supply from less expensive sources.
Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 07:46 UTC
Ukraine born US tallest man, 2.35 meters, dies at age 38

The tallest man in the United States, 2 meters 35 centimetres has died of heart failure, his family reported on Facebook. Originally from Ukraine, Igor Voykoyinsky, 38, was living in the city of Rochester, Minnesota, famous for its medical schools and medical facilities.