Stories for February 2023

Wednesday, February 1st 2023 - 10:11 UTC
More rain ahead as cruise ship visits to New Zealand disrupted

SeaTrade is reporting that ID New Zealand’s ground operator Debbie Summers said cruise lines are changing itineraries to ports not affected by the unprecedented weather.
Wednesday, February 1st 2023 - 10:10 UTC
HMS Protector's football fixture included playing in the Antarctic Circle

Sailors from the Royal Navy's Ice Patrol Ship continued their tour of impressive football pitches (starting with Grytviken in South Georgia), when they kicked off inside the Antarctic Circle.
Wednesday, February 1st 2023 - 10:07 UTC
RRS Sir David Attenborough begins its polar science trials in Antarctica

Falklands flagged UK’s new polar ship RRS Sir David Attenborough begins its polar science trials in Antarctica this week. A team of 30 national and international scientists, engineers and technical staff departed the Falkland Islands on Tuesday for almost two months of science capability trials – the first to test the ship’s science capabilities in deep polar waters.
Wednesday, February 1st 2023 - 10:05 UTC
Four key suspects in Haitian president's murder extradited to US

Four suspects of the July 7, 2021, slaying of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were flown to the United States Tuesday to stand trial, the US Department of Justice announced.
Wednesday, February 1st 2023 - 10:00 UTC
South Georgia looking for an independent scientific fisheries observer

The Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) manages sustainable fisheries for toothfish, icefish and krill in the SGSSI Maritime Zone. The Government takes an ecosystem-based precautionary approach to fisheries management, underpinned by scientific research and robust monitoring and enforcement, and demands high standards across all aspects of fisheries management.
Wednesday, February 1st 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Argentine mining industry volume exports significantly lower

Mining industry exports from Argentina last year increased in value but suffered a drop in volume as a consequence of the high international prices, a report from the Economic Sectors Research, IES, indicates.
Wednesday, February 1st 2023 - 09:54 UTC
Presidents Petro and Lasso deepen Ecuador-Colombia cooperation

Presidents Guillermo Lasso of Ecuador and Gustavo Petro of Colombia Tuesday launched the XI Binational Cabinet between the two countries to jointly develop “a work agenda to strengthen relations between the two nations,” according to a statement from Quito.
Wednesday, February 1st 2023 - 09:51 UTC
Lake Titicaca downspout reaching historical levels

Bolivian authorities Tuesday reported that due to poor rainfalls, the water levels of Lake Titicaca, on the border with Peru in the middle of the Andes, had dropped 97 centimeters.
Wednesday, February 1st 2023 - 09:42 UTC
Argentine fisheries exports down 8,4% in 2022; exchange rate policy hindered sales overseas

Argentine fisheries exports dropped 8,4% last year, to US$ 1,804bn because of lower prices and a retraction in demand from the main markets, according to Capeca, the Chamber of fishing vessels' annual report. Not to mention the Argentine monetary policy with the great exchange rate gap between the official US dollar price and the free market.