Stories for October 2022

Wednesday, October 26th 2022 - 08:06 UTC
Life satisfaction in Falklands: on a scale 0 to 10, residents provided an average 7,9 rating

On Tuesday some key findings from the Falkland Islands 2021 Census were advanced with promises of further thematic reports on census data to be published at regular intervals, focusing on areas of interest to the Islands, the community, and the economy. The census provides a snapshot in time of the people living in the Islands, building a picture of the social and cultural life of the community.
Wednesday, October 26th 2022 - 07:43 UTC
Falklands' Health and Social Services logo competition

The Falkland Islands' Health and Social Services Department would like to invite budding artists or technical designers to help design a new logo for the directorate.
Wednesday, October 26th 2022 - 07:37 UTC
Challenge for Brazil beef market: plenty of cattle, domestic demand flat and China bargaining prices

Brazilian cattle prices are down this year and strong demand for the country’s beef exports will widen Brazilian meatpackers’ margins in the short term, according to analysts, though weakness in the domestic market could undercut those gains.
Wednesday, October 26th 2022 - 07:25 UTC
Busy Wednesday for PM Sunak: First cabinet meeting and PM Questions at midday

Downing Street has confirmed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will hold his first cabinet meeting at 9.30 am. It comes a day after the new prime minister sacked or replaced nearly a dozen of Liz Truss's top-tier ministers, including Jacob Rees-Mogg, Brandon Lewis, and Kit Malthouse.
Wednesday, October 26th 2022 - 01:05 UTC
“The ship beneath the Sea”, Shackleton's Endurance

“Well, what about the Endurance,” was the seed of the challenge suggested by a good friend of maritime archeologist Mensun Bound when they met in south Kensington at Caffe Nero, for a coffee in the summer of August 2012.
Tuesday, October 25th 2022 - 18:45 UTC
Trust in Uruguayan President falls amid bodyguard scandal

Popular mistrust of Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou has been reported to be on the rise after his bodyguard Alejandro Astesiano's involvement in the issuance of Uruguayan passports to Russian nationals for a fee became known.
Tuesday, October 25th 2022 - 18:26 UTC
Brazil's GDP forecast to grow by 2.76% in 2022

Brazilian economists have released a study whereby the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP - the sum of all goods and services produced nationwide) is projected to grow 2.76% by the end of 2022, it was reported Monday.
Tuesday, October 25th 2022 - 18:05 UTC
Sunak sworn in as British PM by King Charles III

British Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister by King Charles III following Liz Truss' departure after merely 49 days in office.
Tuesday, October 25th 2022 - 09:41 UTC
Argentine president Fernandez praises Xi on his reelection and “impressive achievements”

Argentine president Alberto Fernandez was among the first world leaders in congratulating Xi Jinping for his reelection, over the weekend, as chairman of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee, pointed out the Chinese official news agency Xinhua
Tuesday, October 25th 2022 - 09:38 UTC
Falklands Census 2021: population reaches 3,662, in Stanley 2,964 and Camp, 354

The Falkland Islands Government published on Monday its findings from the 2021 census. Sunday 10 October 2021 marked the 25th Falkland Islands census since the first was carried out by a resident Governor in 1842.