Investments

• Monday, May 8th 2023 - 10:21 UTC

  Brazil: Millions could fall into poverty unless proper investing is done

  

  Millions of Brazilians could be thrown into extreme poverty in the next few years due to weather-related phenomena, a report released last week by the World Bank showed.

• Friday, May 5th 2023 - 10:05 UTC

  Falklands Government agrees to contract extension for the supply of Management Services at FIPASS

  

  Following the meeting of Executive Council on Tuesday 25 April it was agreed to extend the contract between the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) and Atlink for the management services to FIPASS until February 2028.

• Friday, May 5th 2023 - 08:41 UTC

  Falklands Licensing of Communications Services: Consultation Paper extended to 19 May

  

  On 27 March 2023, a consultation paper was published, proposing some changes to the communications licensing regime in the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, May 3rd 2023 - 10:22 UTC

  Quito Metro does not run smoothly on first day of commercial service

  

  Ecuadoreans stood in long lines Tuesday to buy tickets for the first day of commercial services by Quito's new underground railway system, it was reported. The Quito Metro had been performing free-of-charge test rides for the past four months.

• Monday, May 1st 2023 - 10:15 UTC

  Fisheries Patrol Vessel Lilibet formally handed over to the Falklands Government

  

  On Wednesday 26 April the brand new Fishery Patrol Vessel, FPV Lilibet was formally handed over to the Falkland Islands Government and will assume her duties on Monday 1 May 2023.

• Monday, May 1st 2023 - 10:05 UTC

  Brize Norton/Falklands South Atlantic Airbridge returns via Ascension Islands on 8th May

  

  The Royal Air Force has announced that with effect from 8 May 2023, the South Atlantic Airbridge (SAA), Brize Norton/MPC Falklands will revert to travelling to and from Brize Norton via Ascension Island Base (AIB) now that the reconstruction of the runway has been completed.

• Tuesday, April 25th 2023 - 11:52 UTC

  Lula wants partnerships with private companies in developments to come

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Monday told a group of businessmen in the Portuguese city of Porto that his country was not willing to sell any public company but it would nevertheless welcome private entrepreneurship “to partner with us in what we need to create anew.”

• Monday, April 24th 2023 - 18:42 UTC

  Mount Pleasant Complex runway in Falkland Islands undergoes successful refurbishment

  

  The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has completed a project worth almost £7 million to extend the lifespan of the runways and taxiways at the Mount Pleasant Complex airfield in the Falkland Islands. The project was awarded to Mitie in June 2022, and was undertaken by sub-contractor Gatwick Construction, with work commencing at the end of January.

• Monday, April 24th 2023 - 17:05 UTC

  Worldwide military expenditure increased 3,7% in 2022, SIPRI report

  

  The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), a leading global security think tank, reported that countries around the world are spending record amounts of money in defense budgets. Some of the reasons for this new trend, inflation, the war in Ukraine, US efforts to outpace China.

• Thursday, April 20th 2023 - 10:53 UTC

  Work started on Royal Navy's next Type 26 frigate “Birmingham”

  

  Work got underway on the latest of the Royal Navy’s next-generation submarine hunters, a £840m Type 26 frigate warship which will carry the name and motto – Forward – of England’s second city, Birmingham, around the globe for a quarter of a century.