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Sat, 05 Mar 2022 09:59:00 GMT
Financial sanctions on Russia expected to hit harder on its ally Venezuela
Measures and sanctions targeting Russia's economy and banking system because of its military invasion of Ukraine, are having a great impact in world trade but the situation is anticipated will be particularly worse for some Lat...

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 09:54:00 GMT
Falklands exploration company raising funds to appraise and develop a gas condensate discovery
Borders & Southern Petroleum PLC said on Friday that it intends to conduct fundraising of up to US$1.8 million to appraise and develop its Darwin gas and condensate discovery in the Falkland Islands.

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 09:48:00 GMT
HMS Spey, first Royal Navy to visit Pitcairn Islands since New Year's eve 2018
Royal Navy sailors delivered Covid vaccines to the descendants of the Bounty when patrol ship HMS Spey visited the tiny Pitcairn Islands in the Pacific. The islands – which are in the middle of the South Pacific and home to o...

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 09:39:00 GMT
Automation in place at BAS Halley VI Research Station
In late February, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Halley VI Research Station closed for the 2021/22 season. The season saw some major developments at the station, including several significant improvements and additions to i...

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 09:28:00 GMT
Argentina approves funds for a new polar vessel, to be built with Finnish consultants
The Argentine government has approved the funds for the design and construction of a new polar vessel to complement the activities of ice breaker ARA Almirante Irizar in her task of delivering provisions to the Argentine thirte...

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 09:24:00 GMT
Business Officer for the Falkland Islands Development Corporation
The Falkland Islands Development Corporation. FIDC has announced the appointment of their new Business Engagement Officer, Jane Clarke, who took up this exciting new position on the 1st of March.

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 18:43:00 GMT
Gibraltar will place a plaque to commemorate Falklands' war anniversary
The Gibraltar Heritage Trust and the Friends of Gibraltar Society (FOGHS) have filed a planning application to place a plaque to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Falkland’s War and Gibraltar’s contribution to the war...

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 18:40:00 GMT
Fertilizer emergency in Brazil: plan to cur dependency and promote production
Brazil will be launching this month an ambitious national plan to stimulate investment in the country's fertilizer industry, cutting on foreign dependency now worsened by the Ukrainian war and shipping difficulties.

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 18:37:00 GMT
Some US$ 400 million of top brand cars sink off the Azores in 3,000 meters deep water
Some US$ 400 million of top brand cars (Porsche, Bentley, Lamborghini) have been definitively lost when the carrier Felicty Ace with 4,000 units from the Volkswagen Group went down, close to the Portuguese Azores islands, nearl...

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 17:35:00 GMT
Table Tennis Federation welcomes the 227th member: Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands was officially accepted as a member of the International Table Tennis Federation on Wednesday 24th November at the 2021 Annual General Meeting staged in Houston, becoming the 227th member.



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