Stories for August 3rd 2013

Saturday, August 3rd 2013 - 02:49 UTC
Cristina Fernandez will chair Security Council debate on UN relations with regional organizations

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez will be chairing next Tuesday a meeting of the United Nations Security Council that will be addressing the relations of Latam and Caribbean regional and subregional organizations with UN in helping prevent conflicts and restore peace, was announced by the Argentine ambassador Maria Cristina Perceval.
Saturday, August 3rd 2013 - 02:38 UTC
Foreign Office summons Spanish ambassador over delays at Gibraltar border

The Spanish Ambassador in London was summoned to the Foreign Office in relation to delays at the Gibraltar border this weekend.
Saturday, August 3rd 2013 - 02:30 UTC
Falklands: controversy with the private sector over oil and port policy

A Falkland Islands government statement of policy principles on port location and oil infrastructure development passed at Executive Council last week has been met with opposing views from members of the private sector, reports the Penguin News.
Saturday, August 3rd 2013 - 02:25 UTC
Brazil’s oil and gas output up in June to 2.6 million boepd

Brazil's total output oil and natural gas output rose in June, the first year-on-year increase in 15 months, as fields idled for repairs came back on line and new areas boosted production, Brazil's petroleum agency, the ANP, said on Friday.
Saturday, August 3rd 2013 - 02:17 UTC
Mexican government prepares sweeping reform for the energy sector

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has announced a sweeping energy reform, which is expected to include constitutional changes to lure private investment and boost output, will be presented to Congress next week
Saturday, August 3rd 2013 - 02:08 UTC
Brazil passes strict law on bribing extending liability to staff and companies involved

Bribing a public official in Brazil could become a very onerous mistake for local and foreign businesses under a law enacted that for the first time makes companies liable for bribes paid by their employees.
Saturday, August 3rd 2013 - 01:53 UTC
Brazil investment in science, via the ministerial budget reaches ‘an all time high’

Brazil's investment in science has reached an all-time high, with the science ministry's budget increasing from 8.6 billion Real (about 3.8 billion dollars) in 2012 to 12.7 billion Real (around 5.6bn) this year, according to science minister Marco Antonio Raupp.
Saturday, August 3rd 2013 - 01:41 UTC
EU FTA agreements with Colombia and Central America became effective August first

Free trade agreements, FTA, signed by the European Union with Colombia, and with Central American countries Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama became effective August first as part of the EU strategy to eliminate tariffs on trade with Central American and the Andean region.
Saturday, August 3rd 2013 - 01:38 UTC
Santos describes Colombian economy as the ‘third fastest growing’ in Latam

The Colombian economy is the third fastest growing in Latinamerica with a stable performance in 2012 of 4%; an estimated 4.5% this year and 4.7% in 2014, said President Juan Manuel Santos on making a balance of his three years in office.