Politics

• Saturday, October 12th 2024 - 09:50 UTC

  Aldridges Feltons Smiths and Shorts 175 years old in Falklands and still going strong

  

  By Gavin Short, Elected Member of the Falklands Legislative Assembly (*)<br />
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  On Saturday the 13th of October 1849 the 578-ton barque Victory, under the command of Captain Mullens, out of London, England, sailed up Port William. The vessel which was built by Fenwick & Co, Sunderland in 1847 was owned Willis, Gunn and Co (the company advertised as H H Willis and Co) and later owned by Wilson and Cook.

• Saturday, October 12th 2024 - 09:44 UTC

  New Principal at Falkland Islands Community School

  

  The Falkland Islands Government is pleased to announce the appointment of Amy Marsh as the new Principal of the Falkland Islands Community School. Amy arrived in the Islands in August and will formally take over the role on 21 October 2024 following an excellent handover from outgoing Principal Sebastian St.John.

• Friday, October 11th 2024 - 21:47 UTC

  Gibraltar CM angered by Spain's tighter unilateral border controls

  

  Gibraltar's Chief Minister Fabian Picardo vowed not to give in to Spain's “pressure tactics” after the reintroduction of passport controls at the La Verja crossing requiring passports to people from the British Overseas Territory.

• Friday, October 11th 2024 - 19:03 UTC

  Japanese organization of atom bomb survivors granted 2024 Nobel Peace Prize

  

  Given its commitment to a nuclear-free world, the Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, Norway's Nobel Committee in Oslo announced Friday. It was the first time in 50 years that a Japanese recipient has been awarded the prize.

• Friday, October 11th 2024 - 10:45 UTC

  Montevideo's airport to undergo major technological improvement

  

  Montevideo's Carrasco International Airport is undergoing a US$ 20 million technological update that will allow instrument landings (ILS) with zero visibility, it was announced at the Uruguayan capital Thursday. Hence, flight delays are expected to be cut down, it was explained.

• Friday, October 11th 2024 - 10:19 UTC

  Hurricane Milton leaves at least 12 dead in Florida

  

  At least 12 people have been confirmed dead Thursday in the U.S. state of Florida, where Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph from the Gulf of Mexico into the Atlantic Ocean, leaving millions without power and causing severe damage. According to PowerOutage.us, 2.63 million homes were still without power in Florida Thursday night.

• Friday, October 11th 2024 - 09:51 UTC

  Brazil ups penalties for femicide

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Thursday signed into law a new bill raising prison terms for femicide to up to 40 years, Agencia Brasil reported, which makes it the highest penalty provided for in the Penal Code, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Friday, October 11th 2024 - 09:05 UTC

  Brazilian Air Force completes third Operation Cedar Roots flight

  

  Brazil's Air Force (FAB) Thursday completed its third airlift mission bringing back nationals of the South American country out of war-torn Lebanon. The third flight landed at the Guarulhos Air Base in Sao Paulo carrying 217 passengers for a total of 672 evacuees, Agencia Brasil reported. The FAB expects to bring back around 3,000 of the 21,000 Brazilians living in Lebanon at a pace of approximately 500 passengers each week.

• Thursday, October 10th 2024 - 10:48 UTC

  Keir Starmer: “Falklands are British and will remain British; it's personal for me”

  

  British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer made a conclusive statement of support for the Falkland Islands during the Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, hoping to put an end to speculations over the future of British Overseas Territories following on the decision to hand the Chagos archipelago sovereignty (British Indian Ocean Overseas Territory) to the Republic of Mauritius.

• Thursday, October 10th 2024 - 10:03 UTC

  Italian Deputy PM pledges to help pull through EU-Mercosur FTA

  

  Italy's Deputy Prime Minister and top diplomat Antonio Tajani told a group of Brazilian businesspeople in Sao Paulo Wednesday that his country was facing “a great opportunity” to strengthen its economic and commercial presence in Latin America, particularly through the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement that is still pending ratification.