Stories for March 2012

Tuesday, March 6th 2012 - 17:27 UTC
Brazil’s reviewing its foreign policy but South America remains the “anchor”

Brazil will keep its foreign policy ‘anchor’ in South America but will review the international because of the latest global changes such as the European Union crisis and the Arab spring.
Tuesday, March 6th 2012 - 17:11 UTC
Will no one listen to us Falkland Islanders?

By Roger Edwards, Falklands MLA - Published in The Guardian
The Falkland Islands have been much in the news of late, and we are extremely grateful for the strong support we have and are receiving from the people and the government of the UK.
Tuesday, March 6th 2012 - 17:06 UTC
Brazil growth in 2011, slowest since 2003, but 2 million jobs were created

The Brazilian economy last year registered its second-worst performance since 2003 as higher borrowing costs and a currency that rallied to a 12-year high led it to under-perform emerging-market peers China and India.
Tuesday, March 6th 2012 - 05:36 UTC
Argentine organized labour begs CFK “not to push them to a general strike”

Argentina’s organized labour CGT leader Hugo Moyano, questioned the administration of President Cristina Fernandez, CFK, over the lack of progress in the salaries collective bargaining talks and warned that he hopes “they don’t push him into a general strike”.
Tuesday, March 6th 2012 - 05:33 UTC
Argentina’s top climatologist forecasts 20/21 million tons or corn this season

After back-to-back droughts, Argentine growers could have a record harvest of soybeans and corn next season as the La Niña weather phenomenon makes way for El Niño, one of the country's best-known forecasters anticipated.
Tuesday, March 6th 2012 - 05:27 UTC
Waters denies having said what he said and blasts Malvinas war

A few days after the Chilean and Argentine media ran the story that Roger Waters had said that the Malvinas Islands belonged to Argentina, the former Pink Floyd lead singer published a note on his Facebook page where he explained that a local journalist “misunderstood” him since he never made such statement.
Tuesday, March 6th 2012 - 05:23 UTC
Rousseff and Merkel exchange ideas on ‘monetary tsunami’ and ‘protectionism’

German Chancellor Angela Merkel replied on Monday to Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff claims that Europe is involved in a “monetary tsunami” arguing that developed countries are very concerned with Brazil’s protectionist measures.Merkel and Rousseff met at Hannover where the Brazilian president was invited to open a high technology event.
Tuesday, March 6th 2012 - 05:16 UTC
Argentina announces a museum for the ARA Belgrano marines killed during the Falklands conflict

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez says a new museum dedicated to the Falklands/Malvinas Islands will honour Argentine marines killed trying to reclaim them from Britain 30 years ago.
Tuesday, March 6th 2012 - 05:12 UTC
Falklands names scientist as head of South Atlantic Environmental Research

The Falkland Island Government announced the appointment of Dr Paul Brickle to the post of Director of the new South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (SAERI).
Tuesday, March 6th 2012 - 05:06 UTC
FIFA yields and Valcke apologizes to Brazil for his comments

FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke apologized to Brazil on Monday after the country's government officially informed FIFA that it would no longer deal with him because of his remarks about its preparations for the 2014 World Cup.