Stories for 2012

Tuesday, February 14th 2012 - 20:57 UTC
S&P and Fitch downgrade Spain’s top banks: Santander and BBVA

Banco Santander SA and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA were among 15 Spain-based financial firms downgraded by Standard & Poor's after the credit-ratings company reduced the nation's grade last month.
Tuesday, February 14th 2012 - 20:51 UTC
New Year or Euro crisis: China’s January exports fall, imports plummet 15.3%

China's exports fell in January the first decline in more than two years, raising fresh concerns about the impact of a global slowdown on its economy. Exports dipped 0.5% from a year earlier hurt by sluggish demand and factories being shut during the Lunar New Year.
Tuesday, February 14th 2012 - 20:46 UTC
C&W Worldwide soars 30% after Vodafone said it was interested in takeover

Vodafone Group, the world's largest mobile operator by revenue, is considering a bid for Britain's Cable & Wireless Worldwide, whose fixed-line network could boost bandwidth for its Internet-hungry customers.
Tuesday, February 14th 2012 - 20:43 UTC
Brazil willing to wait to see how latest Argentine trade restrictions evolve

Brazil’s private sector said it would grant Argentina a “confidence vote” and would wait until the end of February before assessing the consequence of the new import restrictions imposed by the government of President Cristina Fernandez.
Tuesday, February 14th 2012 - 20:39 UTC
Argentine transport union promises to boycott all English and UK convenience flag vessels

The Argentine Confederation of Transport Workers, CATT announced Monday a boycott against all those “English vessels” that call in any port of the country to protest the UK “militaristic pretensions” in the Malvinas Islands and South Atlantic.
Tuesday, February 14th 2012 - 08:49 UTC
Set of six stamps dedicated to South Georgia unique shallow marine environment

Shadowed beneath South Georgia’s rugged mountains and glacial valleys lay a rich and colourful seascape of plants and animals. This shallow marine environment has received surprisingly little attention since it was first studied during the Discovery Expeditions in 1925. As South Georgia is situated just south of the Polar Front, where warmer waters from the north meet colder Antarctic water from the south, the region is home to a unique assemblage of South Atlantic and Antarctic animals.
Tuesday, February 14th 2012 - 04:50 UTC
Don’t cry for Argentina

By Ronald Sanders - The national and regional interests of Commonwealth Caribbean countries would hardly be served by backing Argentina in its long-running dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands.
Monday, February 13th 2012 - 23:11 UTC
South Africa will have a new multi-purpose polar research vessel next season

The South African 30 years old research and supply ship “SA Agulhas” made her last ever call to King Edward Cove in South Georgia Island on January 15th. She will be replaced by a new icebreaker currently being built in Finland next season, reports the South Georgia Newsletter.
Monday, February 13th 2012 - 22:25 UTC
Seven crew members abandon jigger in Falklands, but later decide to return

Seven Vietnamese crewmen who jumped into Stanley Harbour from their Falklands’ licensed fishing vessel in the early hours of Sunday morning were later found safe and well by a local resident.
Monday, February 13th 2012 - 21:25 UTC
The Falklands “a fantastic corner of the world with much trade to be done”

“Far beyond expectations; this is a fantastic corner of the world”, said Dr. Nicolas Negrin, Head of Mission for the Uruguayan delegation describing his impression of the Falkland Islands. The 19 member Uruguayan business delegation spent a week in the Falklands and left on Saturday with impressions considerably different to those they had arrived with.