Stories for 2012

Friday, October 5th 2012 - 20:31 UTC
Residents leave doors open ‘round the clock’ in crime-free Falkland Islands

By Alicia Dunkley-Willis - Keys left in ignitions, house doors left unlocked, just about one murder over the last 30 years and police officers who don't carry firearms on the beat is the nothing less than utopic reality of the Falkland Islands.Falkland Islands Governor Nigel Haywood is a willing witness.
Friday, October 5th 2012 - 20:15 UTC
Southern Europeans flocking to Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela and Mexico

A European Union (EU)-funded IOM study released on Friday on migratory flows in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and between LAC and the EU, shows a marked increase in migration from the EU to LAC and a marked decrease in the number of LAC migrants entering the EU.
Friday, October 5th 2012 - 19:57 UTC
Capriles claims Chavez ‘handed out’ 9 billion dollars to Mercosur allies

Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles claims that the regime of President Hugo Chavez handed out nine billion dollars to Mercosur members (except for Brazil and Chile) as part of his plan to “export the Bolivarian revolution”.
Friday, October 5th 2012 - 19:48 UTC
Paraguay ‘deplores’ Uruguay’s speech before the UN General Assembly

Paraguay deplored statements from Uruguayan Foreign Minister Luis Almagro who claimed before the United Nations General Assembly in New York that the landlocked country had interrupted ‘democratic order’ when it removed Fernando Lugo from the Executive.
Friday, October 5th 2012 - 19:45 UTC
Spain’s Guardia Civil challenged Gibraltar waters on 47 occasions in eight months

Guardia Civil vessels escorted Spanish fishing boats into Gibraltar territorial waters on 47 occasions during the first eight months of the year, according to the British Government. The information was revealed in a response to questions in the House of Lords, in which Britain also reaffirmed its position on sovereignty.
Friday, October 5th 2012 - 06:14 UTC
Uruguay could attempt sponsoring new flag air carrier, but again financing is not clear

The Uruguayan government announced the creation of an inter-ministerial task force to consider a proposal to “resume air connectivity” of the country following on a proposal from Argentine businessman Juan Carlos Lopez Mena who owns sea, river and air link companies between Argentina and Uruguay.
Friday, October 5th 2012 - 06:10 UTC
Argentine Coast and Border Guards conflict unchanged in its fourth day

Argentine Border and Coast Guards members were moving into their fourth day of conflict despite the fact the government of President Cristina Fernandez had deposited their full pay-checks that had been ‘mistakenly’ severely cut, based on Decree 1307. Prospects are that the conflict could extend until Tuesday.
Friday, October 5th 2012 - 06:06 UTC
Brazil mocks Argentina after “super-match” was cancelled because of power failure

Chaco Governor Jorge Capitanich publicly regretted and apologized on Thursday for the major embarrassment caused by the suspension of an Argentina-Brazil friendly match scheduled for Wednesday night when the stadium floodlights failed.
Friday, October 5th 2012 - 06:02 UTC
Bank of England leaves rates and QE unchanged waiting for next set of stats

Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided at its monthly meeting on Thursday not to introduce any new stimulus measures. It has kept interest rates at their record low of 0.5% and not to raise the amount of quantitative easing (QE) from the current level of £375bn.
Friday, October 5th 2012 - 05:58 UTC
Draghi says ECB bond-buying program waiting for its first customer

The European Central Bank decided on Thursday to keep its main refinancing rate unchanged in a bid to calm markets but the focus really has been on when exactly its bond-buying program will get off the ground.