Stories for 2023

Thursday, August 3rd 2023 - 10:14 UTC
Total Falklands/UK trade in four quarters to end of Q1 2023 reached £124 million

Total trade in goods and services (exports plus imports) between the UK and Falkland Islands was £124 million in the four quarters to the end of Q1 2023, an increase of 6.9% or £8 million in current prices from the four quarters to the end of Q1 2022.
Thursday, August 3rd 2023 - 10:07 UTC
Random executions reported in Brazilian State of São Paulo

Brazilian Military Police (PM) forces have allegedly committed extra-judiciary executions during Operation Shield in the past few days in the city of Guarujá, on the coast of São Paulo, Agencia Brasil reported Wednesday. The officers randomly killed people identified as former prison inmates or with a police record, according to residents of the neighborhoods where the deaths occurred.
Thursday, August 3rd 2023 - 10:05 UTC
The world must help Brazil preserve the Amazon, says Lula

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Wednesday insisted that “The world must help” his country preserve the Amazon after deforestation in that natural area went down by 33.6% in the first semester of 2023, following Lula's Jan. 1 inauguration.
Thursday, August 3rd 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Saudi Arabia in talks to join the BRICS bank, probably in this month's summit in South Africa

The New Development Bank (NDB), also known as the “BRICS bank,” is in talks with Saudi Arabia on admitting Riyahd as its ninth member, which would strengthen the NDB's funding options amid the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to media reports.
Thursday, August 3rd 2023 - 07:05 UTC
Petrobras processing more oil in domestic refineries, as export volumes drop 22%

Brazil's giant oil and gas corporation Petrobras this week presented its second-quarter report, which showed a drop in oil exports in a scenario of increased processing at domestic refineries.
Thursday, August 3rd 2023 - 06:56 UTC
Power couple in Canada splits

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau have separated, he announced on Instagram on Tuesday. “Sophie and I would like to share the fact that after many meaningful and difficult conversations, we have made the decision to separate,” Mr Trudeau said in his post.
Thursday, August 3rd 2023 - 06:45 UTC
Falklands Office in London looking for Junior Ambassadors

The Falklands government in the UK is looking for young ambitious Junior Ambassadors to help the office in London, FIGO, represent the Islands in the UK.
Wednesday, August 2nd 2023 - 16:40 UTC
Venezuelan activists handed down 16-year jail sentences

Venezuelan trade unionists and activists Reynaldo Cortés, Alfonzo Meléndez, Alcides Bracho, Néstor Astudillo, Gabriel Blanco, and Emilio Negrín were sentenced Tuesday to 16 years in jail for “conspiring” against President Nicolás Maduro, it was reported in Caracas. The defendants were arrested between July 4 and 7, 2022, while staging protests in demand of wage increases and improvements in working conditions.
Wednesday, August 2nd 2023 - 16:40 UTC
Falklands new funding for businesses to grow sustainably and environmentally

The Falkland Islands Development Corporation (FIDC) unveiled recently a new suite of loan and grant options to enable Falklands businesses to grow in a sustainable way and with the environment in mind.
Wednesday, August 2nd 2023 - 16:40 UTC
Echoes of Falklands success at Guernsey Games leave Isle of Wight “grumpy”

Echoes of Falklands' great performance at the Islands Games recently held in Guernsey. In an opinion piece written in the Island of Wight, sports reporter Warren Whitmore appeared a little bit irritated that the Falkland Islands outperformed them.