Stories for July 2023

Monday, July 17th 2023 - 11:22 UTC
Mass stranding event in Scottish island with the loss of 55 pilot whales

A “mass stranding” event caused over 50 pilot whales to die on a remote Scottish island, Isle of Lewis, marine rescuers said on Sunday. The British Divers Marine Life Rescue charity (BDMLR) said 55 of the animals washed up on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides.
Monday, July 17th 2023 - 11:20 UTC
EU/Morocco fisheries protocol expires; Spanish trawlers the main losers

As of this Monday, 17 July, European trawlers will no longer be able to fish off the Moroccan coast since the fisheries protocol is over, and renewing the protocol will be complicated since Morocco is seeking to secure a more advantageous deal.
Monday, July 17th 2023 - 11:05 UTC
Micro and small businesses behind 69% of jobs in Brazil

According to a study conducted by the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (Sebrae), micro and small businesses have been behind the creation of seven out of ten formal jobs nationwide, Agencia Brasil reported.
Monday, July 17th 2023 - 10:50 UTC
UN Coordinator in Uruguay praises local gov't for efforts handling water crisis

Pablo Ruiz Hiebra, United Nations (UN) Coordinator in Uruguay, Sunday highlighted the “efforts” of the South American country's government in the face of the water crisis.
Monday, July 17th 2023 - 10:42 UTC
Nicaraguan dissidents ask EU-Celac Summit to create group for the return to democracy

At least 160 Nicaraguan opponents who identify themselves as victims of the Daniel Ortega regime and 29 human rights organizations have sent a note to participants of the EU-Celac Summit starting Monday in Brussels to prioritize the situation in their country, it was reported. The initiative is sponsored by writers Sergio Ramírez and Gioconda Belli, among others.
Monday, July 17th 2023 - 10:24 UTC
Opposition party wins open primaries in Argentine province of Santa Fe

With a turnout of 60%, the Argentine province of Santa Fe Sunday held its open, mandatory, and simultaneous primary (PASO) elections in which the opposition Unidos para Cambiar Santa Fe recorded a sound victory over the ruling Peronists.
Monday, July 17th 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Ushuaia celebrates the extension of its port terminal docking capacity

It's election time in Argentina and only a few weeks left, so ribbon cutting and inauguration of public works has become one of the main jobs of government officials. That is what happened over the weekend in Ushuaia during the ceremony, via video conference with Buenos Aires, officially opening the extension of the port terminal, an additional 104 meters docking capacity, together with equipment and increased storage facilities.
Saturday, July 15th 2023 - 19:25 UTC
Falklands farmers consider the new agriculture challenge and climate change

Pulling together Rural Business Association Members (RBA) policymakers and experts on the impact of climate change in the Falkland Islands was the aim of Chair of the RBA Lewis Clifton at Farmers Week, he told Penguin News (PN) in an interview recently.
Saturday, July 15th 2023 - 10:52 UTC
Falklands extends payment increases to all FIG grades

Following representations from Falkland Islands Government Officers, Members of Legislative Assembly reconsidered their budget decisions to not award increments to officers in grades C-A and agreed in Executive Council on July 3 to extend the award to include the payment of increments to all grades.
Saturday, July 15th 2023 - 10:41 UTC
Brazilian civil servants granted time off to watch women's football World Cup

Brazil's government will allow federal public servants to take time off work to watch the women's national football team play the upcoming World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, Agencia Brasil reported. The tournament takes place between July 20 and August 20. The measure is already customary for the men's squad games.