International

• Monday, October 7th 2024 - 09:24 UTC

  Falklands MPA toured by MoD Director of Overseas Bases

  

  During a five-day visit, the UK Ministry of Defense Director Overseas Bases, Dr Sam Griffiths, toured the force elements deployed in the BFSAI (British Forces South Atlantic Islands) area of operations and gained an insight to the joint force operation at the Mount Pleasant Complex, MPC.

• Monday, October 7th 2024 - 09:19 UTC

  Container freight from Asia/South America West coast to rise in November

  

  German container line Hapag-Lloyd as of next November first will begin applying a General Rate Increase, GRI, on shipments from Asia to the West Coast of South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.

• Monday, October 7th 2024 - 09:18 UTC

  Brazil world leading producer and exporter of rare mineral Niobium

  

  Niobium, a rare mineral primarily used to improve steel alloys, and of which Brazil is the world's main producer has seen prices relatively stable. Last year Brazil exported some 90% of its production, 86,3 thousand tons, equal to US$ 2,25 billion.

• Monday, October 7th 2024 - 09:12 UTC

  UK ambassador to Paraguay visits Falklands, meets Governor and MLAs

  

  Falkland Islands received the visit of the current British ambassador to Paraguay. During his brief visit, Ambassador Ramin Navai, met with the Governor of the Falklands, Alison Blake CMG, and also with members of the Legislative Assembly.

• Monday, October 7th 2024 - 08:16 UTC

  FAO Food Price for September recorded fastest increase in 18 months

  

  The benchmark for world food commodity prices saw its fastest increase in 18 months in September, with quotations up for all covered commodity groups, led by sugar, as pointed out by the latest FAO report.

• Saturday, October 5th 2024 - 20:46 UTC

  Falklands and Gibraltar confident in UK's commitment to self determination and peoples wishes

  

  The recent deal between UK and the Republic of Mauritius on sovereignty over the Chagos archipelago, and the future of their people, has triggered the aspirations of nationalist groups in Spain and mainly in Argentina, claiming sovereignty over Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands.

• Saturday, October 5th 2024 - 10:54 UTC

  China-funded port in Peru poses threat to Chilean foreign trade operations

  

  A China-sponsored mega-port north of Lima is expected to revolutionize trade between Asia and South America. It would also jeopardize the future of seashore facilities in northern Chile which might lose some of their traffic share once the Chancay Megaport is opened. Works are 93% completed and are due to be finished in November.

• Saturday, October 5th 2024 - 10:50 UTC

  Brazil postpones rescue mission in Lebanon

  

  Operation Cedar Roots has been postponed due to unsafe conditions reaching Beirut's International Airport by land for the some 220 Brazilians stranded in war-torn Lebanon, Agencia Brasil reported Friday. According to the latest update, the FAB aircraft is now scheduled to take off Saturday from Lisbon, Portugal, to the Lebanese capital.

• Saturday, October 5th 2024 - 10:46 UTC

  Falklands: Defense contract for runway repairs at Mount Pleasant Complex

  

  The Defense Infrastructure Organization (DIO) has awarded a contract to Mitie to carry out runway repairs at Mount Pleasant Complex, the RAF airfield in the Falkland Islands. The work will be undertaken by Dyer and Butler, who also completed the resurfacing of the site’s Alpha Loop taxiway earlier this year.

• Saturday, October 5th 2024 - 10:44 UTC

  Falklands Wide Television and Radio Services Outages

  

  Falklands residents both of Stanley and Camp are advised that there will be a disruption to TV and radio services due to sun outages affecting satellite reception in late mid-October.