International

• Thursday, September 5th 2024 - 09:59 UTC

  Brazilian police and IDB sign cooperation agreement

  

  Brazil's Federal Police Director General Andrei Rodrigues and the Inter-American Development Bank's (IDB) representative in South America's largest country Morgan Doyle Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to join forces in the fight against organized crime as well as actions against the environment in the Amazon Basin. The ceremony took place during the XIV Ordinary Ameripol Summit in Foz do Iguaçu, bordering Paraguay and Argentina.

• Thursday, September 5th 2024 - 07:53 UTC

  BAS announces UK Antarctic Science Conference at Cambridge

  

  British Antarctic Survey has announced that the UK Antarctic Science Conference 2024 will take place at the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge, 1st – 3rd October 2024. The meeting aims to bring together all in the UK who are involved in Antarctic research or the support of Antarctic research.

• Thursday, September 5th 2024 - 07:45 UTC

  UK Ice Patrol HMS Protector joins the Unitas navies exercise in Chilean waters

  

  UK Ice Patrol HMS Protector is in Chile where she is taking part in Unitas - the world’s longest running multinational maritime exercise sponsored by the US Navy. This year the Chilean Navy is hosting the exercise, while the Royal Navy's icebreaker served as the backdrop to the opening ceremony.

• Thursday, September 5th 2024 - 07:00 UTC

  Falklands Community Survey on Equality and Discrimination

  

  The Falkland Islands Government are pleased to announce the launch of the Community Views survey on equality and discrimination in the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, September 4th 2024 - 10:10 UTC

  New Zealand to triple tax for foreign tourists, from £16.52 to £47.20

  

  New Zealand will triple its tax for foreign tourists, beginning October first. The cost of the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy will jump to NZ$100 (£47.20) from NZ$35 (£16.52).

• Wednesday, September 4th 2024 - 09:53 UTC

  Falklands/Brize Norton airbridge flights fully booked; recommendations for challenging September

  

  The Falkland Islands Government with the UK Ministry of Defense is working on bookings and waiting lists for the airbridge, during the month of September and announced the following release, ”Our community will be aware of the current strain on Airbridge flights where all flights are fully booked, and nearly every flight waitlisted. The cancelled and returned flights in late August has added additional pressure on the availability of Airbridge seats.

• Wednesday, September 4th 2024 - 09:53 UTC

  Falklands commemorates Merchant Navy Day and honors the Red Ensign

  

  On Merchant Navy Day, 3 September, the Falkland Islands remember all those merchant seafarers who helped to liberate the Falkland Islands in 1982 and those, past and present, who do so much to keep our waters safe.

• Tuesday, September 3rd 2024 - 07:51 UTC

  Falklands: Operation Manager of Demining Project in the King's Honorary List

  

  The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly and Government House in an official release said they were delighted to learn that former Operations Manager, Phillimon Gonamombe, of the successful 11-year demining project in the Falklands has been appointed as an Honorary MBE by H M The King.

• Tuesday, September 3rd 2024 - 07:46 UTC

  Falklands commissioning first independent inspection of Stanley's Hospital, KEMH

  

  Falklands Islands King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) is committed to providing good quality, cost-effective and evidence-based health services that address the identified needs of the population we serve, in order to preserve life, treat illness and promote lifelong well-being within the resources that are available in the Falkland Islands.

• Saturday, August 31st 2024 - 10:50 UTC

  Two Colombian soldiers arrested in Russia after return from Ukraine during stopover in Caracas

  

  Two Colombian soldiers who fought alongside Ukrainian forces against Russia have been captured in Moscow after a mysterious disappearance during their journey home. José Arón Medina Aranda and Alexander Ante, who were last seen in Caracas on July 18 after landing from Madrid, have surfaced in a video showing them under arrest in Russia, where they are accused of being mercenaries.