Stories for January 2013

Wednesday, January 16th 2013 - 05:54 UTC
Record tourist arrivals in Chile during 2012: 3.5million. Target for this year: 4m

Chile received a total of 3.5 million foreign tourists in 2012, a 13% hike over the year before and an all-time record. The 13% gain far outpaced the 6% increase that Latin America scored as a whole last year, Chile's deputy secretary for tourism, Jacqueline Plass, said.
Wednesday, January 16th 2013 - 03:52 UTC
Statement on Falklands expected from South Atlantic peace zone meeting

Representatives from 21 African and South American countries are debating in Uruguay the consolidation of the South Atlantic as a zone free of massive destruction arms and its “improper militarization”, as a result of the growing tension between the UK and Argentina over the Falkland Islands.
Tuesday, January 15th 2013 - 22:00 UTC
Cuba admits 51 cholera cases in Havana; travel warnings from UK and US

Cuba's Public Health Ministry on Tuesday acknowledged 51 new cases of cholera in the capital Havana amid growing concerns about the illness' spread and disappointment in the diplomatic community over the government's lack of transparency.
Tuesday, January 15th 2013 - 06:55 UTC
Strong ruling party leader ignores Cristina Fernandez ‘dollar clamp’ policy

Following recent criticism from President Cristina Fernández in support of her ‘dollar clamp’ policy, Buenos Aires province Governor Daniel Scioli justified his savings in US dollars by affirming he needs to travel overseas because of his physical problem.
Tuesday, January 15th 2013 - 06:53 UTC
US waiting for Venezuela situation to ‘clear up’; insists constitution must be complied

United States and other Latinamerican countries wish the situation in Venezuela ‘clears up’, said Roberta S. Jacobson Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, currently in Spain as part of a visit that also includes the UK and Belgium.
Tuesday, January 15th 2013 - 06:51 UTC
Chavez followers and opposition plan to take streets of Caracas on the same day

Venezuela’s ruling party said on Monday that the ‘high command’ is receiving instructions from President Hugo Chavez in Havana while its grass roots leaders are organizing a massive rally next week which happens to coincide with a similar march on the same day but to protest and organized by the opposition.
Tuesday, January 15th 2013 - 06:49 UTC
Battle over the debt ceiling rages; Bernanke warns economy still too weak

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke urged US lawmakers to lift the country's borrowing limit to avoid a potentially disastrous debt default, warning that the economy was still at risk from political gridlock over the deficit.
Tuesday, January 15th 2013 - 06:43 UTC
Preparations to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Falkland Islands

At the invitation of Mensun Bound, some twenty-five people, including three members of the Falklands elected Legislative Council met to consider ways in which the one hundredth anniversary of the Battle of the Falkland Islands should be marked, when it falls on December 8, 2014.
Tuesday, January 15th 2013 - 03:03 UTC
Falklands confirms leadership in international cephalopod scientific research

An award for outstanding research has been awarded to a Falklands scientist at the Cephalopod International Advisory Council (CIAC). CIAC is an international consultative body that was founded in 1983 with the aim to stimulate, accelerate and influence the direction of investigation of squids, octopodes, cuttlefishes and their relatives.
Tuesday, January 15th 2013 - 02:57 UTC
UK considers “highly unlikely” Argentine invasion of the Falklands but is taking no chances

The British government considers ‘highly unlikely’ Argentina will attempt to invade the Falkland Islands, according to Defense Minister Andrew Robathan. But the UK is prepared for any outside contingency that might want to interfere with the March referendum on the Falklands’ future.