Stories for 2024

Friday, April 5th 2024 - 19:49 UTC
Rare earthquake hits New York City area

No victims were reported after a 4.8º magnitude on the Richter scale hit the vicinity of New York City and parts of neighboring New Jersey. According to local media citing United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports, the epicenter was located some 60 miles from Manhattan, in the town of Lebanon in New Jersey State at a depth of 5,000 meters. The quake was also felt in parts of Connecticut and Massachusetts as well as in Philadelphia.
Friday, April 5th 2024 - 10:59 UTC
Milei makes snap trip to Ushuaia to meet Southern Command Chief Richardson

Argentine President Javier Milei made a snap trip to Ushuaia late Thursday to meet US Southern Command Chief General Laura Richardson after Governor Gustavo Melella refused to welcome her and insisted she was “persona non grata.”
Friday, April 5th 2024 - 10:58 UTC
Uruguayan Senator and former Minister Adrián Peña killed in car crash

Uruguayan Senator Adrián Peña was killed Thursday in a head-on car crash in the department (province) of Canelones on Route 36. He had actively represented his country as the first Environment Minister at the Glasgow 2021 Conference of Parties. He was forced to resign amid a scandal involving his college degree (or lack thereof) in January last year, after which he effectively took his Senate seat on Jan. 30, 2023.
Friday, April 5th 2024 - 10:56 UTC
Assassination attempt against Milei foiled

A homeless 29-year-old man wielding a machete was arrested Thursday in Buenos Aires as he tried to break into Casa Rosada to kill Javier Milei. “I am God and I am going to kill the President,” he shouted as he was being handcuffed.
Friday, April 5th 2024 - 10:55 UTC
Falklands announces fees to change for applications for British passports

The Customs and Immigration Service would like to inform the public that from Thursday 11 April 2024 His Majesty’s Passport Office will be increasing their fees by 7.5%. This means that there will be the following price increase to passports:
Friday, April 5th 2024 - 10:55 UTC
New Board Chairman at Falklands Conservation

After ten years as Board Chairman of Falklands Conservation, the charity thanked and wished a heartfelt farewell to Roger Spink. His position will be taken over by Tom Blake, from FIDC, Falklands Development Corporation.
Friday, April 5th 2024 - 10:53 UTC
Falklands favors removal of 1p and 2p from circulation and a new set of banknotes

From 6 November to 17 December 2023, the Treasury Department ran two consultations regarding changes to Falkland Islands currency: One on a proposal to withdraw low value 1p and 2p coins and the other on preferred themes and imagery for a new set of Falkland Islands banknotes.
Friday, April 5th 2024 - 10:47 UTC
Ecuador expels Mexican ambassador over AMLO remarks

The Government of Ecuador Thursday declared Mexican Ambassador to Quito Raquel Serur Smeke “persona non grata” after President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO)'s “very unfortunate” remarks regarding the murder of presidential candidate Francisco Villavicencio. The diplomat must now leave the South American country.
Friday, April 5th 2024 - 10:45 UTC
Praise for Falklands Conservation in The Times list of charities to support in 2024

As of the end of March, Falklands Conservation was featured in The Times and The Sunday Times as one of the charities to support in 2024. The article points out that UK has a long history of charitable giving (“charity” was first defined in English law as early as 1601). The problem comes with choosing which worthy organizations to give to.
Friday, April 5th 2024 - 10:10 UTC
UK National Living Wage up from £10.42 to £11.44 an hour; will apply to workers over 21

The minimum wage set by the British government, known as the National Living Wage in UK is rising from £10.42 to £11.44 an hour and will apply to workers over 21 rather than over 23, benefiting some 2,7 million low paid workers. Younger workers will also see a rise in the rates that apply to them.