Tag: pandemic

• Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Some 18 million Argentines, 40,9% of the population live in poverty, with prospects of worse times ahead

  

  Nearly half of Argentina’s population was living in poverty in the second quarter, a sharp increase from last year, as the country’s longstanding economic crisis deepened due to the coronavirus pandemic, researchers estimated on Wednesday.

• Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  With Bali beaches empty of tourists, locals are turning to plant seaweed again

  

  Before the coronavirus pandemic took its grip on Indonesia, the pristine beaches of Lembongan Island lapped by the Indian Ocean were dotted with sunbathing tourists from across the globe.

• Monday, September 28th 2020 - 16:32 UTC

  Latino business owners thrive in the United States

  

  Whilst the United States economy is taking a hit due to the recent situation around the world, there is positive news to be found.

• Monday, September 28th 2020 - 09:15 UTC

  Mercosur hosts World Tourism Day 2020 official celebrations

  

  For the first time in the history of World Tourism Day, the 2020 official celebration will be hosted by a group of countries and not a single UNWTO Member State. The cross-border cooperation of Mercosur Member States (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay plus Chile, Member Associate) reflects the current need for international solidarity and cooperation. This is especially true for tourism, working together towards a common goal.

• Saturday, September 26th 2020 - 08:57 UTC

  Uruguay is winning against Covid-19: This is how

  

  by Luke Taylor, The British Medical Journal – Latin America continues to suffer some of the worst tolls of Covid-19, with over seven million recorded infections accounting for nearly half of all daily deaths. But in the region's Southern Cone there is a clear outlier wedged between Brazil to the east, with over 3.5 million confirmed cases, and Argentina to the west, with half a million.

• Thursday, September 24th 2020 - 09:20 UTC

  Falklands announces support schemes for the tourism industry

  

  The Falkland Islands Government provided details on Wednesday of a range of support schemes designed specifically to mitigate the effects of the global pandemic on tourism businesses, operators, and employees over the next twelve months, as well as prepare the sector to take advantage of renewed demand in 2021 and beyond.

• Thursday, September 24th 2020 - 08:14 UTC

  Planning for the Falklands 2021/22 season and beyond

  

  The Falkland Islands Tourist Board has also worked alongside the Government to identify ways in which it too could assist with helping position the sector to take advantage of demand in 2021/22 and beyond. To this end the tourist board has reallocated existing budgets and earmarked funds totaling £380,000 as follows:

• Friday, September 18th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  World Bank chief economist estimates five years for economic recovery from the pandemic

  

  The global economic recovery from the crisis originated by the coronavirus pandemic may take as much as five years, the World Bank's chief economist Carmen Reinhart said on Thursday.

• Wednesday, September 16th 2020 - 07:00 UTC

  Islands' Bits and Bobs

  

  As a result of Covid-19 impacts and restrictions the Falkland Islands' Department of Agriculture has redirected surplus funds towards a salary for a third Agricultural Advisor. Director of Natural Resources Andrea Clausen told the Agricultural Advisory Committee that the move had been made in light of the high workload on the current Advisors, particularly with the need to support the investigation of Responsible Wool Handling and of businesses managing a future of lower wool and red meat prices due to uncertainties in the world market, the impact of Covid-19 and Brexit.

• Friday, September 11th 2020 - 08:33 UTC

  Peruvian opposition want to sack the economy minister in the midst of the country's worst plunge

  

  Peruvian opposition lawmakers filed a censure motion to oust the government’s economy minister, underscoring political tensions as the country rides out its deepest economic plunge in decades due to the coronavirus pandemic.