Stories for 2012

Tuesday, November 13th 2012 - 00:07 UTC
Argentine deadline to Ghana for release of ARA Libertad

Argentina warned on Monday that if by Tuesday Ghana does not release the retained Navy frigate ARA Libertad it will file a claim before the UN Law of the Sea International Tribunal in Germany.
Tuesday, November 13th 2012 - 00:05 UTC
Lula da Silva former chief of staff sentenced to 10 years in prison for corruption

The chief of staff to former President Lula da Silva, and fellow founder of Brazil's ruling Workers' Party, was sentenced to over 10 years in prison for running a congressional vote buying scheme almost a decade ago.
Monday, November 12th 2012 - 21:57 UTC
Ban Ki-moon and colonialism: people should be able to decide their own future

Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said UK is not violating relevant UN resolutions referred to the Falklands’ and more specifically on colonialism, he argued that a prevailing impression is that “people living under certain conditions should have a certain level of capacities so that they can decide their own future”, be it independence or some kind of government in their territories.
Monday, November 12th 2012 - 19:00 UTC
HMS Protector heading for Antarctica after surveying Tristan da Cunha waters

The Royal Navy ice patrol ship HMS Protector on her route to the Falklands and Antarctica, has visited the remote South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha to conduct the first systematic survey of the British Overseas Territory since the 1970s.
Monday, November 12th 2012 - 17:25 UTC
Obituary Sir Rex Hunt CMG

Sir Rex Hunt, who was Governor of the Falkland Islands during the 1982 Argentine invasion precipitating the Falklands War, has died aged 86, in Stockton-On-Tees, where he had lived in retirement.
Monday, November 12th 2012 - 07:44 UTC
Ghana will insist in relocating Argentine frigate with a new court order

Ghana’s government is expected to submit a petition on Monday to cut all water, electricity and fuel supply to Argentina’s navy training ARA Libertad frigate after armed sailors prevented an operation led by local port authorities, GPHA, who wanted to relocate the ship to another berth, spokesmen of Tema Port said.
Monday, November 12th 2012 - 07:40 UTC
International unions’ group calls for a speedy resolution of the Argentina/Ghana impasse

The Vice President of International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), has called for a timely resolution of the stalemate leading to the seizure of the Argentina Naval frigate ARA Libertad in Ghana.
Monday, November 12th 2012 - 07:34 UTC
Drug lords continue to challenge Sao Paulo city: 20 killings over the weekend

A wave of killings and attacks which is pounding the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo became even more violent over the weekend with at least twenty homicides reported in the metropolitan area according to the Military Police and Civilian Police releases.
Monday, November 12th 2012 - 07:30 UTC
Meningitis scare in Chile: all children five and below to be vaccinated

The Chilean government announced Sunday a plan to combat a very aggressive strain of meningitis, with 45 confirmed cases and ten deaths, and which includes a massive vaccination of all children less than five years in metropolitan Santiago and the arrival to the country of experts from the US and the Pan-American Health Organization, OPS.
Monday, November 12th 2012 - 05:54 UTC
Barrage of criticisms on Cristina Fernandez; unions planning national strike

Argentine opposition leaders renewed their criticism of President Cristina Fernández accusing her of being autistic, unlimitedly authoritarian and of disregarding the people after the giant anti-government pot-banging protest, 8N, on Thursday, while the administration vowed to steer the course and not to fall into “rightwing” provocation.