Stories for June 3rd 2023

Saturday, June 3rd 2023 - 13:00 UTC
Falklands lawmakers discuss food prices and market solvency to encourage competition

A spirited discussion surrounding food prices was prompted by a question from MLA Teslyn Barkman in Legislative Assembly last Wednesday, 31st May. MLA Teslyn Barkman asked MLA Gavin Short about the UK’s government’s decision to investigate food pricing. “Can the Honorable Gavin Short please say whether we here in the Falklands have any mechanisms or agency that could be used to investigate the grocery retail market?”
Saturday, June 3rd 2023 - 12:52 UTC
Covid-19 test or vax no longer required to enter Brazil

In line with the World Health Organization's decision to lift the Covid-19 global emergency, Brazilian authorities decided that both nationals and foreigners entering the South American country no longer need to present proof of vaccination or a negative covid-19 test, Agencia Brasil reported.
Saturday, June 3rd 2023 - 12:46 UTC
Former detention center in BA granted Mercosur patrimony status

The former Argentine Navy's Mechanics School, which functioned as a clandestine detention center during the 1976-1983 military regime and was later turned into the Memory Museum to promote awareness about human rights violations, has been granted Mercosur cultural heritage status by the Culture Ministers of the bloc, who convened Friday in Buenos Aires for their 54th meeting.
Saturday, June 3rd 2023 - 12:45 UTC
Mercosur Summit scheduled for Puerto Iguazú

The Argentine city of Puerto Iguazú in the province of Misiones will host the LXII Mercosur Summit on July 3 and 4, during which Alberto Fernández will pass on the pro tempore presidency of the bloc to his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, it was announced Friday in Buenos Aires.
Saturday, June 3rd 2023 - 12:45 UTC
Anniversary of Falklands Liberation Day from Argentine military occupation

To mark the Anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands from the Argentine occupation in 1982, Gilbert House has arranged a program for next Wednesday 14 June.
Saturday, June 3rd 2023 - 12:11 UTC
New currency swap with China gives Argentina some financial relief

Argentina will have US$ 10 billion to play on the domestic foreign exchange market and avoid a steeper devaluation of the peso after renewing a currency swap with China, Economy Minister Sergio Massa announced in Beijing Friday.
Saturday, June 3rd 2023 - 12:00 UTC
Falklands farmers face tough times unable to have a fluid sale of their wool clip

Lawmaker Gavin Short rose at the Falkland Islands elected Legislative Assembly this week and asked MLA Teslyn Barkman if she was “aware of any farms that have been unable to sell their wool clip either fully or partially this season.”
Saturday, June 3rd 2023 - 12:00 UTC
Mercosur agreement on marital issues reached in Buenos Aires

Justice Ministers of all Mercosur member countries Friday signed in Buenos Aires an agreement aimed at joint regulation of marriages. The document seeks to unify legal issues related to matrimonial matters, personal and patrimonial relations between spouses, divorce, matrimonial separation, and personal and patrimonial relations and dissolution of cohabitation unions within the bloc.
Saturday, June 3rd 2023 - 09:54 UTC
Over 200 killed in train accident in India

Over 200 people were reported to have died Friday when a passenger train and a freight convoy clashed in the Balasore district in the Indian state of Odisha, it was reported.