Stories for 2024

Saturday, July 27th 2024 - 07:11 UTC
Argos Georgia tragedy: Falklands looking after community's emotional wellbeing following traumatic event

Following the incident involving the Argos Georgia this week, the Falkland Islands government Emotional Wellbeing Service (EWS) would like to reach out to members of the community who may be feeling distressed about what has happened. We have spoken to a number of people from across our community who are feeling very high levels of distress due to the incident. We would like to reassure anyone who is feeling this way that this is a very natural reaction to such a disaster, especially in such a small, close-knit community.
Friday, July 26th 2024 - 20:00 UTC
Lacalle Pou stands by Machado ahead of Sunday's elections

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou held a conversation with Venezuelan leader María Corina Machado in the hours leading to Sunday's presidential elections that could bring Nicolás Maduro's regime to an end.
Friday, July 26th 2024 - 17:31 UTC
Milei and Macron discuss bilateral issues in Paris

Presidents Javier Milei of Argentina and Emmanuel Macron of France got together Friday at the Elysee Palace ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games to discuss ongoing world affairs and bilateral issues. It is the South American leader's 12th trip abroad since his inauguration on Dec. 10, 2023.
Friday, July 26th 2024 - 10:53 UTC
Maduro's “bloodbath” message turns leftwing governments against him

Leftwing governments in South America seem to have turned their backs on Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro after he forecasted last week that his country would be heading for a bloodbath if he failed to win Sunday's presidential elections.
Friday, July 26th 2024 - 09:25 UTC
Argos Georgia tragedy: Survivors in Falklands, Spain sending aircraft, official mourning in Vigo

The tragedy of the longliner Argos Georgia plus the loss and disappearance of thirteen mariners, and the survival of fourteen, is headline news in Galicia with the city of Vigo declaring a day of mourning and the Spanish foreign minister announcing that an Air Force aircraft will be flying Friday to the Falkland Islands to pick up Spanish crew members.
Friday, July 26th 2024 - 09:17 UTC
First two Oropuche fever casualties reported in Brazil

Brazilian health authorities Thursday reported the first two Oropouche fever deaths in the country and the world. The victims were two women from Bahia, aged under 30, with no comorbidities, it was also explained. The malady is said to cause symptoms similar to those of severe dengue fever.
Friday, July 26th 2024 - 09:11 UTC
Washington gives Indian refiners the nod to buy Venezuelan crude

Major refiners Reliance Industries of India announced it would soon be purchasing crude from Venezuela once again after getting the nod from Washington DC, which would represent an easing of the current sanctions against the South American country.
Friday, July 26th 2024 - 09:04 UTC
New UK government visit to South America: joins fight against hunger and poverty

UK’s Minister for International Development Anneliese Dodds is in Rio de Janeiro representing the UK at the G20 Development Ministers’ Meeting – on the first visit by a member of the new government to South America.
Friday, July 26th 2024 - 08:32 UTC
Argos Georgia tragedy: Montevideo port fishing vessels turn sirens on to remember fallen mariners

At mid morning Thursday, fishing vessels in the port of Montevideo turned their sirens on for a few minutes to the memory of the lost mariners from longliner Argos Georgia, believed to be almost unsinkable given its sturdy complexion and modern technology, which sunk in the middle of a dramatic storm in the deep south Atlantic.
Friday, July 26th 2024 - 07:23 UTC
Falklands new port facility, urgent meeting next August first

Following the marine-side tender for the replacement of the Falkland Islands port facility, FIPASS, Harland and Wolff were identified as the preferred bidder. Pre-contract negotiations commenced in order to ensure commercial criteria were met and in order to then seek ExCo approval to proceed to necessarily contract to deliver.