Stories for August 2024

Tuesday, August 6th 2024 - 10:40 UTC
Falklands community memorial service for the M/V Argos Georgia and crew

On Sunday 4th August the Falkland Islands community came together in a moving memorial service for the crew of the lost Argos Georgia. The service was held at the Falkland Islands Defense Force Hall at 14:00 hours.
Tuesday, August 6th 2024 - 10:39 UTC
Petrobras finds gas in the Colombian Caribbean and sets eyes on Namibia's potential

Brazil's oil giant has reported the discovery of a significant gas resource from a well drilled off shore Colombia in the Caribbean. The Uchuva 2 well is some 32 kilometers from the coast at a depth of 804 meters. This new drill is considered an extension of a natural gas field drilled at the Uchuva 1 well back in 2022, at a depth of 830 meters.
Tuesday, August 6th 2024 - 10:26 UTC
Gibraltar remembers the 320th anniversary of the capture of the Rock

Sunday 4th August marked the 320th anniversary of the capture of Gibraltar by Anglo-Dutch marines commanded by Admiral Rooke in 1704, during the War of the Spanish Succession.
Tuesday, August 6th 2024 - 10:23 UTC
Falklands: independent review of Legislative Assembly retributions

Looking ahead to the Assembly elections in November 2025, there is a requirement for an independent review of how the Legislative Assembly system is working with regard to the scheme of retributions and allowances.
Tuesday, August 6th 2024 - 10:16 UTC
Uruguay's YoY inflation up but still within target range

Uruguayan authorities released a report Monday showing that year-on-year inflation stood at 5.45% in July, thus remaining within target range although dangerously approaching its upper limits. According to the National Institute of Statistics (INE), the Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded a monthly variation of 0.11% and accumulated an increase of 3.73% so far this year.
Tuesday, August 6th 2024 - 10:14 UTC
Maduro makes WhatsApp his newest enemy

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Monday that the instant-message application WhatsApp needed to “get out” of his country because it was a tool “used by fascist groups” to launch threats. He made those remarks days after questioning the “unregulated” operations of Instagram and TikTok.
Tuesday, August 6th 2024 - 10:12 UTC
Lula and Boric agree to have Bioceanic Corridor operational by 2025

Presidents Gabriel Boric Font and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Monday agreed on the importance of speeding up the construction of the bioceanic corridor. They made those remarks while appearing at the Chile-Brazil Business Forum in Santiago. Later in the day, they also signed 19 bilateral understandings.
Tuesday, August 6th 2024 - 09:37 UTC
Falklands Governor congratulates Fire and Rescue Service

Falkland Islands Fire & Rescue Service's Chief Fire Officer Gardner Fiddes, who has been in the service for a total of 34 years (22 years of them being Chief Fire Officer) is retiring and in line with the department's ethos of career development within the service, Group Manager Gerard Jaffray will take up his new role as Chief Fire Officer for the service. Also within the service, Ian France will become the new Group Manager and Jeremy Clarke will become the new Watch Manager 'B' in their respective roles. A new Watch Manager 'A' role is still being sorted and will be announced in the near future.
Tuesday, August 6th 2024 - 08:12 UTC
PAHO issues bulletin regarding risks of Oropouche fever spreading

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued a bulletin on Saturday warning of the risks of vertical transmission of Oropouche fever from pregnant women to their fetuses, Agencia Brasil reported.
Monday, August 5th 2024 - 22:17 UTC
Iranian attack against Israel deemed imminent

A full-scale Iranian attack against Israel is deemed imminent both in Tel Aviv and Washington DC alike in retaliation for last week's killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh while in Tehran. US President Joseph Biden was to convene his national security team while Israeli authorities are considering the possibility of switching from a defensive to an offensive strategy.