Stories for August 2025

Monday, August 11th 2025 - 10:05 UTC
Armed attack leaves 8 dead in Ecuador

An armed attack outside a nightclub in Santa Lucía on Sunday morning, a town in Ecuador's Guayas province, left eight people (seven men and one woman) dead and several others injured. The victims included nightclub owner Jorge Urquizo, the brother of the town's mayor, Ubaldo Urquizo.
Monday, August 11th 2025 - 10:03 UTC
Falklands: Public Consultation on the Draft Islands Wildfire Strategy

The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) would like to remind the public that views are still sought in the consultation on the Draft Falkland Islands Wildfire Strategy.
Monday, August 11th 2025 - 09:14 UTC
Falklands: Gross National Income per capita £58,749 in 2024, FIG National Accounts

The Falkland Islands Government Policy Department has announced the publication of the Falkland Islands National Accounts for the years 2014 to 2024.
Monday, August 11th 2025 - 08:54 UTC
Falklands housing policy, ExCo publishes tenancy model to help landlords and tenants

Executive Council (ExCo) has approved the publication of the voluntary Model Tenancy Agreement and accompanying Guidance to support both landlords and tenants in the Falkland Islands.
Monday, August 11th 2025 - 08:49 UTC
Falklands: Measures to minimize disturbance of penguin colonies

With the next cruise ship season approaching, the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) Environment Department has been working in partnership with the Falkland Islands Tourist Board (FITB) to update the set of guidelines for operators and tourists visiting the Gypsy Cove and Yorke Bay penguin colonies on cruise ship days.
Saturday, August 9th 2025 - 10:37 UTC
Milei defends his vetoing Congress' “noble causes”

Argentine President Javier Milei explained in his broadcast message Friday evening that he vetoed laws recently passed by Congress to raise pensions and disability allowances because they would have increased spending, leading to either printing money or increasing taxes to avoid destroying the fiscal surplus.
Saturday, August 9th 2025 - 10:28 UTC
Alckmin attends christening of new Brazilian Navy frigate

Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin on Friday attended the christening of the Navy's new frigate, the Jerônimo de Albuquerque, in Itajaí, Santa Catarina. The warship is the second of four units of the Tamandaré Class Frigate Program, a R$11 billion (approximately US$2.2 billion) initiative scheduled for completion by 2029.
Saturday, August 9th 2025 - 10:18 UTC
Haiti's Presidential Transition Council has new president

Haitian businessman Laurent Saint-Cyr has been appointed as the new rotating president of Haiti's Presidential Transition Council (CPT), a body formed after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Saint-Cyr is tasked with restoring security, leading the country toward new elections, and reviving the economy.
Saturday, August 9th 2025 - 09:55 UTC
Chilean Antarctica: 19-year-old American pilot committed no crime, his defense argues

Ethan Guo, a 19-year-old American pilot who was detained in Antarctica for over a month, is seeking to have his case dismissed. His lawyer, Jaime Barrientos, argues that Guo did not violate any rules and that his arrest was based on “partial information” from the General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC).
Saturday, August 9th 2025 - 08:51 UTC
Boliviana de Aviación launches Washington route

Boliviana de Aviación (BoA) launched this week a new international route from Santa Cruz to Washington DC with round-trip tickets priced at US$880. The new service will operate twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays.