Stories for 2017

Thursday, January 26th 2017 - 09:01 UTC
Argentina cautious about Trump’s administration impact on bilateral trade

Argentina's trade relationship with the United States will not suffer an immediate negative impact with Donald Trump as president, but it remains to be seen how his measures will shape the world economy, according to the Argentine ambassador in Washington, Martín Lousteau.
Thursday, January 26th 2017 - 08:56 UTC
Dow Jones closes past a historic 20.000 point marks on Trump's actions

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) surged and closed past a historic 20,000 points mark on Wednesday (25 January), on strong earnings data from major constituents and US President Donald Trump's reaffirmation of his pro natural resources stance which sent related stocks higher both overnight and in early trading.
Thursday, January 26th 2017 - 07:51 UTC
Uruguay and Chile, least corrupt countries in Latin America says Transparency International

Over two-thirds of the 176 countries and territories in this year’s Corruption Perceptions Index fall below the midpoint of a scale spanning 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean), said Transparency International (TI) upon the release of the non-profit’s 2016 report. No country reached above 90.
Thursday, January 26th 2017 - 07:38 UTC
Plane that crashed killing Brazil's top Justice did not suffer “obvious mechanical failure”

The small plane carrying a Brazilian Supreme Court justice overseeing a political bribery investigation did not suffer any obvious mechanical failure when it crashed into a bay amid heavy rain and killed all five on board, investigators said this week.
Thursday, January 26th 2017 - 07:27 UTC
Mexicans furious with Trump; president Peña Nieto considering dropping White House visit

When Donald J Trump called some Mexican immigrants rapists, threatened to deport millions of them and promised to build a wall to keep others out, Mexican officials counseled caution, saying it was merely bluster from an unlikely candidate who, if elected, would never follow through. However with only five days in office president Trump is making Mexicans furious.
Thursday, January 26th 2017 - 07:27 UTC
Mexicans furious with Trump; president Peña Nieto considering dropping White House visit

When Donald J Trump called some Mexican immigrants rapists, threatened to deport millions of them and promised to build a wall to keep others out, Mexican officials counseled caution, saying it was merely bluster from an unlikely candidate who, if elected, would never follow through. However with only five days in office president Trump is making Mexicans furious.
Thursday, January 26th 2017 - 07:08 UTC
UK and US must “lead together”, says Theresa May before meeting with Trump

Prime Minister Theresa May says Britain and the United States should “lead together” in the world, as she travels to meet President Donald Trump in Washington. May is due to meet Trump at the White House on Friday, the president's first face-to-face meeting with a world leader.
Wednesday, January 25th 2017 - 08:15 UTC
Falklands attending Trinidad and Tobago annual energy conference

The Falkland Islands government is attending the Annual Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference from January 23rd – 25th, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain. The Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference is the premier Energy Conference in the Caribbean and promotes vigorous debate and discussion among leaders of industry, Government and academia.
Wednesday, January 25th 2017 - 08:09 UTC
Government cannot trigger Article 50 without an act of Parliament, rules the Supreme Court

The UK Parliament must vote on whether the government can start the Brexit process, the Supreme Court has ruled. The judgment means Prime Minister Theresa May cannot begin talks with the EU until MPs and peers give their backing - although this is expected to happen in time for the government's 31 March deadline.
Wednesday, January 25th 2017 - 07:57 UTC
MPs demand PM May government to publish the Brexit plan as formal policy

Members of Parliament have repeated their call for the government to publish its plan for Brexit in a formal policy document. A number of Conservative MPs have joined Labour in asking for a White Paper on the government's negotiating objectives, arguing it will allow for a fuller debate on Brexit.