Stories for December 7th 2009
Overseas Territories meet in London on tenth anniversary of milestone White Paper
Foreign Office Minister Chris Bryant will be hosting in London the eleventh meeting of the Overseas Territories Consultative Council (OTCC) on Wednesday 9 December. This is a key event in the British government /Overseas Territories calendar.
Honduras winning party with strong majority in Congress
Honduras November 29th election winner (Conservative) National party will have a clear majority in Congress according to the latest reports from the country’s electoral authorities.
Venezuela tackles crime, 20% of which committed by the police force
Almost a fifth of all registered crimes in Venezuela are committed by law enforcement officers, particularly those most violent such as kidnapping and homicides, revealed Home Secretary Tareck El Aisammi.
Sao Paulo gang digs their way into a vault and 6 million US dollars
A Brazilian gang robbed ten million Reais (approximately six million US dollars) from the vault of a securities transport company after tunnelling from a neighbouring house to the west of Sao Paulo.
EU/Mercosur sign cooperation agreement
The European Union and Mercosur signed a cooperation agreement involving 27 million US dollars earmarked for the sustainable development of the region.
Desire Petroleum presents EIA Addendum to Falklands’ government
Oil and gas exploration company Desire Petroleum, licensed to operate offshore the Falkland Islands announced the submission to the Falkland Islands government of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Addendum required for the planned drilling program.
Brazilian inflation and interest rates forecasted to increase in 2010
The Brazilian economy is forecasted to expand 0.21% in 2009 according to a Central Bank poll among financial experts and which is published weekly in the Focus Bulletin. In the previous edition the growth estimate was 0.20%.
Chile, gateway for illegal phony name brands products mainly from China
Phony name brand products produced in China are increasingly a headache for Chile’s customs and police authorities.
A two-day busy Mercosur summit begins Monday in Montevideo
Uruguay is hosting as of Monday the Mercosur bi-annual presidential summit which will have as top issue of the agenda trade differences among its members, particularly Argentina and Brazil, and on the sidelines contacts of Uruguay’s president-elect Jose Mujica with leaders from Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay
Landslide victory and Senate majority for Evo Morales in Bolivia
Bolivian president Evo Morales won by a landslide majority in Sunday’s general elections and according to exit polls has ensured the Senate two thirds majority needed to continue with his reforms program some of them considered controversial.
