Stories for 2012

Monday, January 16th 2012 - 19:19 UTC
Gibraltar cancels stamp issue with Israel considered ‘politically unstable’ by London

The former GSD government cancelled plans to issue a stamp with Israel because the design was ‘politically unacceptable’ to the UK. The stamp was to be released by the postal services of Gibraltar and Israel and carried an image of the Rock on one half and the King David citadel on the other.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 18:30 UTC
Chile with 50% hydro power by 2034, but serious energy shortages in 2015

President Sebastián Piñera announced a 20-year plan for Chile’s energy needs at the annual energy dinner in front of the country’s top executives in the electricity sector. The president said the plan aims to create “a cleaner energy, that is safer, more economical and that agrees with the energy requirements of our country.”
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 07:32 UTC
Latin America focused on trade and development, not the Falklands, says Hague

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said that it is important to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Falkland Islands conflict, but aside from some sabre rattling from Argentina, the rest of Latin America is interested in trade and development.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 07:28 UTC
Hague this week becomes the first Foreign Secretary in six years to visit Brazil

This week William Hague becomes the first Foreign Secretary in six years to travel to Brazil. Hague was scheduled to visit Brazil last year, but was prevented by the swiftly-moving events of the Arab Spring and in that time Brazil overtook Britain to become the sixth largest economy in the world.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 07:24 UTC
New Guatemala president pledges ‘mano dura’ against crime and insecurity

Retired army Gen. Otto Perez Molina was sworn in as Guatemala's president Saturday, pledging to take a tough stand on crime amid growing insecurity in the Central American nation.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 07:18 UTC
Chile prepares for “crossed pressures” on the Falklands’ conflict 30th anniversary

The Chilean Foreign Affairs ministry has been very busy doing a complete review of norms and of maritime traffic and international trade agreements in the event of what are considered growing pressures from Argentina to establish a sort of “regional blockade” against the Malvinas Islands, a UK Overseas Territory.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 07:02 UTC
Meryl Streep wins Best Actress Golden Globe for her role as “The Iron Lady”

Meryl Streep has won a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for her role as former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady” who in Latin America is remembered for her fight against the unions, the Falklands conflict and her disgust with a ‘federation’ of Europe.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 03:56 UTC
Chilean student leader launches book and considers entering formal politics

The popular student leader and vice president of the University of Chile’s Student Federation (FECh), Camila Vallejo launched her new book “Podemos cambiar el mundo” or “We can change the world” at a central park in the capital Santiago de Chile on the second day of the centenary celebration of the Communist Party, Fiesta de los Abrazos.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 03:55 UTC
Brazil prepares for primary surplus target with a start of the year spending freeze

The size of an annual start-of-year spending freeze that the Brazilian government is set to announce by early February will offer hints on how far President Dilma Rousseff and her economic advisers want to cut interest rates.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 02:45 UTC
Argentine government and farmers clash over drought emergency support

As extreme drought conditions punish Argentina’s crops throughout the country farmers’ organizations are at loggerheads with the government of President Cristina Fernandez, which is refusing to increase the emergency fund for such situations and to alleviate the tax burden.