Stories for March 2012

Sunday, March 11th 2012 - 14:07 UTC
Argentine Jubany Station renamed.

At a ceremony held in Government House President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner announced the renaming of the Jubany Scientific Station in Antarctica, now to be known as Carlini Station, in memory of biologist Alejandro Carlini who died in 2010.
Saturday, March 10th 2012 - 16:24 UTC
Rio do Janeiro celebrates Prince Harry’s visit to promote the UK

Samba dancers swathed in orange ostrich feathers welcomed Britain’s Prince Harry to a party on Rio de Janeiro’s Sugarloaf Mountain on Friday. And apparently the fancy footwork was contagious.
Saturday, March 10th 2012 - 07:18 UTC
Uruguay and US will attend Americas’ summit: Cuba and Ecuador absent

Uruguay’s minister of Foreign Affairs Luis Almagro described on Friday as ‘inadmissible” the exclusion of Cuba from the VI Summit of the Americas scheduled for next April 14/15 in Cartagena, Colombia.
Saturday, March 10th 2012 - 05:26 UTC
South Georgia Marine Protected Area covers over one million sq kilometres

One of the worlds largest Marine Protected Areas (MPA) has been created around South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, waters that are amongst the most productive in the Southern Ocean. The SGSSI MPA, which was declared on February 27th, covers more than 1 million km². The report is from the South Georgia Newsletter, February edition.
Saturday, March 10th 2012 - 05:20 UTC
Remittances to Latam and Caribbean picked up in 2011 and reached 61 billion

Latin American and Caribbean migrants sent 61 billion dollars in remittances to their home countries last year, up 6% from 57.6 billion in 2010, according to a report released today by the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the Inter-American Development Bank group.
Saturday, March 10th 2012 - 05:01 UTC
Waters again mixed up in politics: they talk to him ‘because he is blonde and English’

British musician Roger Walters has fascinated his Argentine audiences and press reports on his shows could not be better. However the former Pink Floyd lead singer incursion into politics has not been such a success.
Saturday, March 10th 2012 - 04:52 UTC
Brazilian fiscal benefits for industry to prop the economy and help competition

The Brazilian government that this week promised an ‘arsenal’ of measures to counter the effects of the international crisis and prop the economy will reduce the tax burden for several industries, revealed a Sao Paulo newspaper close to the current administration.
Saturday, March 10th 2012 - 04:47 UTC
Argentine labour disputes are bogging down shipments of soy and grains

Crews needed to guide ships through Argentine ports will stay off the job until more staff is assigned to work busy docking shifts, a union leader reiterated on Friday.
Saturday, March 10th 2012 - 04:38 UTC
Vatican says it is complying with anti money laundering recommendations

The Vatican on Friday sought to explain its presence for the first time on a US list of countries that are a potential hub for money laundering, saying it was only natural to be included given its recent efforts to conform to international standards.
Friday, March 9th 2012 - 22:52 UTC
Mercosur tourism industry had a turnover of 15 billion dollars in 2011

The Mercosur tourism industry had a turnover of 15 billion dollars last year with the Brazilians providing the largest number of tourists to the group’s associates, according to a report from neighboring countries representatives presented at the International Tourism Bourse in Berlin.