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Sunday, October 4th 2026 - 21:19 UTC
Falklands Chamber of Commerce backs the Punta Arenas route despite Argentine warnings

The president of the Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce, Mike Summers, has defended reopening trade with Chile's Magallanes region despite Argentina's campaign against economic activity linked to the archipelago, and warned that this week's business meeting in Punta Arenas will only be a success once cargo starts crossing the sea.
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Saturday, October 3rd 2026 - 06:52 UTC
Stanley Harbour begins three months of dredging at its energy dock

The Falkland Islands Government will begin dredging the approach channel and a berthing pocket at the Energy Dock Facility in Stanley Harbour on Monday, October 5, in works expected to last about three months, according to a notice to mariners issued by the harbour master.
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Tuesday, September 29th 2026 - 07:30 UTC
Latin American airports will need US$178 billion to nearly double their traffic

Airports in Latin America and the Caribbean will require investment of around US$178 billion over the next thirty years to handle demand that would rise from 809 million passengers this year to around 1.5 billion in 2045, according to projections presented in Lima at the annual assembly of Airports Council International.
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Tuesday, September 29th 2026 - 07:17 UTC
Five shipping lines warn Uruguay the port dispute is damaging its international standing

Five of the main shipping lines operating at the port of Montevideo have warned the Uruguayan government that the labour dispute at the Terminal Cuenca del Plata is causing “severe economic and commercial harm” and has “severely damaged Uruguay's international prestige”, in a letter addressed to six ministers.
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Friday, September 25th 2026 - 21:35 UTC
The Falklands economic development agency appoints Josh Smith as managing director

The Falkland Islands Development Corporation, the archipelago's economic development agency, announced on Friday the appointment of Josh Smith as its new managing director, subject to final relocation arrangements. He will succeed Zachary Franklin, who will conclude his tenure in December.
Thursday, September 10th 2026 - 12:00 UTC
Iceland Foods to open first UK high street store in the Falklands in December

British frozen food chain Iceland Foods announced Thursday that it has completed a deal to open a store in Stanley, the capital of the Falklands, in what the company describes as the first UK high street retail brand to establish itself in the archipelago.
Wednesday, September 9th 2026 - 20:28 UTC
Anthropic researcher resigns, warning that AI “could kill us all” before the decade ends

Jacob Coxon, a model pretraining researcher at Anthropic, announced his resignation on Tuesday, accusing the company and OpenAI, where he also worked, of “not acting responsibly” and of “gambling with our lives” in the race to build artificial intelligence systems capable of improving themselves.
Tuesday, September 8th 2026 - 04:29 UTC
Jaguar-Land Rover will cut 4.000 jobs to compete with Chinese electric carmakers

Jaguar Land Rover announced on Monday it will cut 4,000 jobs across its global workforce as it tries to cut costs and compete with Chinese electric carmakers. Britain’s biggest automaker said the job cuts will take place over the next two years as it targets 1.7 billion pounds (US$2.3 billion) in savings to make it more competitive as the industry transitions to electrification.
Monday, September 7th 2026 - 19:20 UTC
A port dispute in Montevideo blocks a second ferry operator on the Buenos Aires route

Uruguayan ferry company Colonia Express obtained authorisation from the Ministry of Transport and Public Works at the end of July to operate the passenger and vehicle route between Montevideo and Buenos Aires, but cannot begin the service because the only ramp at the Montevideo port suitable for unloading cars belongs to Buquebus, the company that currently runs the crossing alone.
Tuesday, September 1st 2026 - 17:37 UTC
Venezuela's main airport reopens with temporary modules two months after the earthquake

Simón Bolívar international airport, located in Maiquetía and Venezuela's principal air gateway, resumed domestic and international operations on Tuesday, two months after the double earthquake of June 24 destroyed its facilities.