Stories for February 2012

Wednesday, February 22nd 2012 - 16:33 UTC
Cameron reaffirms to Rajoy 30.000 Gibraltarians right to self determination

Britain will not negotiate with Spain on the question of sovereignty over Gibraltar without the approval of the colony's residents, Premier David Cameron said this week during a visit by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.
Wednesday, February 22nd 2012 - 04:09 UTC
Spain’s Ibero-America cooperation secretary arrives in Buenos Aires

Spain’s Secretary of State for International Cooperation and Ibero-America Jesus Gracia begins Wednesday in Argentina his first trip to South America with the purpose of reviewing bilateral relations and reporting on the preparations for the coming Ibero-American summit to be held in Cadiz.
Wednesday, February 22nd 2012 - 04:04 UTC
Argentina begins offensive to strengthen ties with CARICOM members

Argentina is hoping to use its “strong political commitment” with St Lucia to strengthen ties with the wider Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping, its ambassador Marcelo Aldo Salviolo has said.
Wednesday, February 22nd 2012 - 02:50 UTC
US and Mexico agree to develop deep-water oil and gas fields in the Gulf of Mexico

US and Mexico have agreed to work together to develop deep-water oil and gas fields that straddle their maritime border in the Gulf of Mexico. The deal was signed at a meeting of the G20 group of industrial and developing countries in Los Cabos, Mexico.
Wednesday, February 22nd 2012 - 02:42 UTC
Falklands’ government oil revenue of 180bn, only the ‘best case’ scenario

The Falkland Islands Director of Minerals Stephen Luxton said that estimates published last week in the UK, of revenue of 180 billion dollars for the Falklands Government from oil production are only a “best case” scenario since in spite of great potential, the only true test is the drill bit.
Wednesday, February 22nd 2012 - 01:20 UTC
Argentina’s Malvinas policy leads no where; China and Taiwan, an inspiring example

Argentina has fallen prisoner of two conflicting positions on the Malvinas Islands issue which lead no where in the objective of claiming sovereignty over the South Atlantic Islands, says Carlos Perez Llana a former Argentine ambassador in Paris and political science and diplomacy professor.
Wednesday, February 22nd 2012 - 01:15 UTC
Double medical check for MSC Armonia passengers and crew in Montevideo

Passengers and crew from the Italian cruise vessel MSC Armonia had to undergo a medical check-up when they docked in Montevideo Tuesday morning following the death of a member of the crew who is believed to have caught a type of flu virus.
Wednesday, February 22nd 2012 - 00:05 UTC
Mines swept by heavy rainfall forces closure of Chile/Peru border passage

A main border pass between Chile and Peru remains closed to all traffic because recent heavy rainfall and flooding have swept antipersonnel and anti-tank mines in the region, in some cases all the way to the Pacific, where beaches have been put out of limits.
Tuesday, February 21st 2012 - 23:59 UTC
President Chavez announces he has to undergo another operation

Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez said on Tuesday he would have to undergo another operation after doctors in Cuba found a lesion in his pelvis where surgeons removed a large cancerous tumour last year.
Tuesday, February 21st 2012 - 22:41 UTC
Timerman Falklands ‘militarization claim’ with little echo at UN admits Argentine press

The Argentine minister Hector Timerman presentation before the United Nations claiming the “militarization of the South Atlantic” from the Falklands by the UK does not seem to be having the expected echo according to press reports from Buenos Aires, based on correspondents’ contributions from New York.