MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for June 18th 2009
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Thursday, June 18th 2009 - 14:29 UTC
UK minister quits for allegedly avoiding to pay capital gains tax
A British minister has quit the Government after allegations that she avoided paying up to £17,000 in capital gains tax by “flipping” her second home. Kitty Ussher said she had not done anything wrong, but was quitting as Exchequer Secretary to avoid causing “embarrassment” to Gordon Brown.
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Thursday, June 18th 2009 - 14:18 UTC
UK pressing Spain and EU on Gibraltar waters incident
Britain is pressing Spain and the European Commission to resolve the dispute over designation of British Gibraltar Territorial Waters and will continue to do so until a solution is found, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle
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Thursday, June 18th 2009 - 14:13 UTC
Jon Benjamin, next UK ambassador in Chile
Jon Benjamin has been appointed British Ambassador to Chile in succession to Mr Howard Drake OBE who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment.
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Thursday, June 18th 2009 - 14:10 UTC
HMS Manchester sailors “dump” McDonald statue in Valparaiso harbour
Two Royal Navy sailors from HMS Manchester have appeared in court in Chile for stealing a life-size statue from a McDonald's restaurant.
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Thursday, June 18th 2009 - 08:58 UTC
Foreign tourism in Argentina slips 6% during April
Tourists arriving in Argentina through the country’s main international airport, Ezeiza dropped 6% last April compared to the same month a year ago according to the Statistics and Census office, INDEC.
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Thursday, June 18th 2009 - 08:53 UTC
Caribbean cruise interrupted because of A/H1N1 influenza
A Spanish cruise ship has been turned away from two Caribbean ports following an outbreak of the A/H1N1 influenza on board. Pullmantur said “Ocean Dream” was refused permission to dock in Grenada and Barbados on Wednesday, with several confirmed cases amongst the crew of the virus.
