Stories for March 2011

Monday, March 28th 2011 - 04:58 UTC
Falklands has OT sign declaration in support self determination

Defining the future relationship of Overseas Territories with the European Union (EU) was the purpose of the ninth annual Overseas Countries and Territories of the European Union Forum, held earlier this month in the Pacific state of New Caledonia and attended by Legislative Assembly Member Roger Edwards, Michael Poole of FIG and the Falklands UK representative Sukey Cameron.
Monday, March 28th 2011 - 04:55 UTC
IDB plans to double financing to private companies to boost job creation

The Inter-American Development Bank Group expects to more than double its annual financing to companies in Latin America and the Caribbean over the next four years, a move that will help the Group fulfill its mission to promote development though the private sector in the region.
Monday, March 28th 2011 - 04:49 UTC
Falklands’ oil equipment arrives in vessel with giant computer-controlled kite

One of the strangest ships ever to visit the Falkland Islands this week lay at anchor in Port William after making a hasty departure from FIPASS. Had it not left the dock, an ongoing legal wrangle involving its owners could have caused it to be detained there indefinitely – rendering a significant proportion of FIPASS unusable by other vessels, perhaps for a very long time.
Monday, March 28th 2011 - 04:46 UTC
Wikileaks: Corruption rampant in Argentina says US, German, Spanish diplomats

Diplomats from United States, Germany, Spain and Finland repeatedly expressed their concerns about the level of corruption in Argentina in recent years according to the contents of several Wikileaks cables published in the Buenos Aires media.
Monday, March 28th 2011 - 04:36 UTC
Falklands’ seafood total success in “Taste of Britain” exhibition in Prague

Falkland Islands squid, sea-bass and king-clip were among the mouth watering morsels served to guests and buyers at a prestigious exhibition in the Czech capital of Prague last month.
Monday, March 28th 2011 - 04:30 UTC
Japan’s losses open excellent prospects for Chile’s coho salmon

The March 9 earthquake and tsunami destroyed most of Japan’s profitable salmon industry, but Japan’s loss may be Chile’s gain. <br />
The catastrophe directly hit the main fishing areas in the provinces of Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Ibaraki and Chiaba, destroying 20% of the salmon industry and completely shutting down fishing ports.
Monday, March 28th 2011 - 01:27 UTC
Lula da Silva says Latin America’s left is a model for developed countries

Brazilian former president Lula da Silva underlined the significance of Latin America’s left and its responsibility as a model for developed countries in crisis, during a political rally in Montevideo to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the Uruguayan ruling coalition, Broad Front.
Monday, March 28th 2011 - 01:19 UTC
Colombian defence minister says FARC are surrounded and diminished

Colombian Defence minister Rodrigo Rivera said that the FARC guerrilla movement is surrounded and with its operational capacity very diminished and limited, because of the current policy from the administration of President Juan Manuel Gomez.
Monday, March 28th 2011 - 01:15 UTC
Rousseff and Lula da Silva together in Portugal ‘day-after’ Iran vote

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff and her predecessor Lula da Silva will be meeting this week for an international event in Portugal, just a few days after the new government abandoned a pro-dialogue with Iran position for a more neutral stance.
Monday, March 28th 2011 - 01:09 UTC
Brazil only country that retains 1979 Amnesty law dictated by the military

Contrary to the rest of Latin American countries, Brazil is the only where an amnesty law sanctioned by the military dictatorship in 1979 remains effective, ignoring a ruling from the Inter American Court of Human Rights, according to jurist Helio Bicudo.