Investments

• Monday, March 14th 2022 - 09:20 UTC

  Nicaragua announces new deep-water port in Bluefields

  

  Nicaragua is to build a deep-water seaport in Bluefields, according to an announcement made last week by Virgilio Silva, chairman of the National Port Company.

• Friday, March 11th 2022 - 09:17 UTC

  Ukraine: the world’s defense giants are quietly making billions from the war

  

  By Peter Bloom, Professor of Management, University of Essex – The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been widely condemned for its unjustified aggression. There are legitimate fears of a revived Russian empire and even a new world war. Less discussed is the almost half-trillion dollars (£381 billion) defense industry supplying the weapons to both sides, and the substantial profits it will make as a result.

• Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 19:55 UTC

  Falklands: Planning Committee unanimously recommends rejection of plans for the new port

  

  The Falkland Islands Planning and Building Committee (PBC) has recommended, unanimously, that the current plans for the new port to be refused by Executive Council. Following the decision the committee adjourned to provide written reasons, --environmental and shortcomings--, to Executive Council (ExCo) for consideration when making the final decision whether to accept or not.

• Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 09:20 UTC

  Kitty Hawk passes by Chilean port on her last voyage

  

  Residents in the Chilean Port of Valparaíso have reported sighting the historic USS Kitty Hawk as she was being towed through the Pacific Ocean on her way to her final scrapping.

• Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 21:41 UTC

  Alitalia's successor to start serving Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires in June

  

  Italy's new airline ITA, which was founded to replace the extinct Alitalia, has announced it would start flying to Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires from Rome and back in the coming month of June.

• Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 10:39 UTC

  Argentine Navy to launch second LICA next week

  

  The Río Santiago Shipyards (ARS) are ready to launch their second cadet training boat (LICA) March 16, it was reported Tuesday, after the ARA Ciudad de Ensenada hit the waters in October last year. The new boat will be named ARA Ciudad de Berisso.

• Tuesday, March 8th 2022 - 09:20 UTC

  New sports facility for Falklands: an artificial all-weather pitch, and a multi-purpose sports hall

  

  The Falkland Islands Executive Council has given final approval to the National Sports Council (NSC) to proceed with the construction of a new national sports facility for the Islands. This follows the signing of a Development Agreement in April 2021, and subsequent work to develop a detailed Concept Design.

• Tuesday, March 8th 2022 - 09:04 UTC

  FIFA clears way for players, coaches in Russia and Ukraine to change jobs

  

  Football's governing body FIFA Monday agreed to suspend foreign players' contracts in Ukraine and Russia until June 30, thus allowing them to continue their careers elsewhere. The same measure applies to coaches and team staff.

• Monday, March 7th 2022 - 09:38 UTC

  Founding stone for relocated naval base in Ushuaia with its own wharf

  

  Argentine Minister of Defense Jorge Taiana and the governor of Tierra del Fuego province, Gustavo Melella laid the founding stone of the Ushuaia Integral Naval Base, which will replace the current naval base, and will be built in two phases including 15.000 square meters military wharf.

• Monday, March 7th 2022 - 09:25 UTC

  Leading UK security company plans to increase presence in Paraguay

  

  Óscar Vidal Martínez, who represents Smiths Detection in Paraguay, has announced the firm plans to strengthen its operations in the South American country in the near future.