Stories for 2023

Friday, June 23rd 2023 - 08:05 UTC
No survivors: Titanic-watching sub believed to have imploded

The Titan submarine that went missing Sunday when trying to catch a glimpse of the Titanic's wreckage in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean Sunday has been proven to have imploded, with no survivors among its 5-men crew, the US Coast Guard reported Thursday.
Friday, June 23rd 2023 - 07:05 UTC
Bank of England raises the base rate to 5% given a stubborn inflation of 8,7%

The Bank of England, contrary to market expectations of a 25 basis points hike, on Thursday surprised with a 50 basis point hike to interest rates, its 13th consecutive increase as policymakers grapple with persistently high inflation.
Friday, June 23rd 2023 - 06:56 UTC
Supreme Court will decide on MLA Barkman double status at hearing in Falklands

The Falkland Islands Supreme Court hearing that will decide the future of MLA Teslyn Barkman double status, will take place at the end of November or beginning of December on a date yet to be arranged.
Friday, June 23rd 2023 - 06:23 UTC
Falklands cruise season 2022/23, almost 60,000 visitors but still 16% below 2019/20

Figures from the last tourist season were presented to the Falkland Islands Tourist Board committee this week, and in her report, Executive Director Stephanie Middleton supplied statistics for several aspects of tourism in the Islands.
Friday, June 23rd 2023 - 05:49 UTC
Falklands Memorial Map for the 258 families of fallen British combatants and Pangbourne Church

“There's some corner of a foreign field that is forever England.” Never were the words of Rupert Brooke more apt – though we must add Scotland, Wales, and Ireland to his original verse – than in the Falklands, where Islanders have named beaches, bays, harbors, islets, and inlets after the 258 souls killed in the 1982 conflict.
Thursday, June 22nd 2023 - 23:07 UTC
China backs Argentina's Falklands claim and warns about “colonial thinking”

Chinese ambassador to the United Nations Geng Shuang has backed Argentina's claim to the Falkland Islands and called on countries to abandon “colonial thinking”, warning of its serious implications for the international order.
Thursday, June 22nd 2023 - 16:08 UTC
3,000 cattle die of hypothermia in Brazil, claim Matto Grosso do sul Veterinarians

Some 3,000 head of cattle died from hypothermia in Brazil's Mato Grosso do Sul farming state in recent days, according to a statement posted on the website of local veterinary services on Wednesday.
Thursday, June 22nd 2023 - 15:57 UTC
Sigh of relief as Brazil leaves bank rate unchanged at 13,75%

Brazil's Central Bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged but softened its tone regarding further efforts to slow inflation. The bank's monetary policy committee, Copom, left the key Selic rate at 13.75%, where it has stood since August after a series of consistent rate hikes aimed at slowing inflation.
Thursday, June 22nd 2023 - 15:55 UTC
Fed's Powell questioned in Congress over inflation and bank regulation

Since inflation in the United States is still excessive, most Federal Reserve officials expect to raise interest rates further this year this year, Chair Jerome Powell told a House committee on Wednesday, who also had to respond about alleged further banking regulations.
Thursday, June 22nd 2023 - 15:19 UTC
Falklands team in Golden Shearers Sheep Championships at Scotland's Royal Highland Show

Thursday is the day when a team of Falkland Islanders shearers and wool-handlers begin competing at the World Championships taking place in Scotland at the Royal Highland Show. The team is made up of Jan Clarke, Steefen Turner, Jack Wilson, Tara Wilson, and Pilar Castro.