MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for October 12th 2024
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Saturday, October 12th 2024 - 11:20 UTC
Premier of the discovery of the “Endurance” at the London Film Festival
This Saturday, October 12, a documentary film about the discovery of the ship “Endurance” by the great Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton will be presented at the London Film Festival.
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Saturday, October 12th 2024 - 10:16 UTC
IMF goes easier on heavily indebted countries such as Argentina
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced Friday a series of cuts on overcharges to countries heavily in debt, which, albeit moderate, could benefit Argentina among other nations. Such an initiative had been resisted in the past by Washington and other G7 nations but things have changed considerably at a global level.
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Saturday, October 12th 2024 - 10:14 UTC
Paraguay tightens the screws on fight against money laundering and terrorism financing
Paraguayan authorities announced this week that adjustments were being implemented to comply with the Latin American Financial Action Task Force (Gafilat) recommendations regarding the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
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Saturday, October 12th 2024 - 10:11 UTC
Panama adopts Bukele-style approach to gang violence
The Panamian Government of President Raul Mulino announced this week that it would adopt an approach against gang crime similar to that of Nayib Bukele's El Salvador.
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Saturday, October 12th 2024 - 10:02 UTC
Venezuela's Supreme Court refuses to review Maduro's victory
The Constitutional Chamber of Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) on Friday declared “inadmissible” an appeal filed by former presidential candidate Enrique Márquez to review the National Electoral Council's (CNE) announcement that incumbent Nicolás Maduro Moros had won the July 28 election and would govern the South American country until 2031.
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Saturday, October 12th 2024 - 09:50 UTC
Aldridges Feltons Smiths and Shorts 175 years old in Falklands and still going strong
By Gavin Short, Elected Member of the Falklands Legislative Assembly (*)<br />
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On Saturday the 13th of October 1849 the 578-ton barque Victory, under the command of Captain Mullens, out of London, England, sailed up Port William. The vessel which was built by Fenwick & Co, Sunderland in 1847 was owned Willis, Gunn and Co (the company advertised as H H Willis and Co) and later owned by Wilson and Cook. -
Saturday, October 12th 2024 - 09:44 UTC
New Principal at Falkland Islands Community School
The Falkland Islands Government is pleased to announce the appointment of Amy Marsh as the new Principal of the Falkland Islands Community School. Amy arrived in the Islands in August and will formally take over the role on 21 October 2024 following an excellent handover from outgoing Principal Sebastian St.John.
