MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for September 19th 2013
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Thursday, September 19th 2013 - 07:47 UTC
Praise for PM Cameron statements that BOT should not be described as tax havens
Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and other leaders of the British Overseas Territories have welcomed remarks by the Prime Minister David Cameron that Overseas Territories should not be described as tax havens.
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Thursday, September 19th 2013 - 07:40 UTC
Pope prepared to discuss the issue of divorced and remarried Catholics
Pope Francis has said that next month he will meet with a group of eight cardinals to discuss the issue of divorced and remarried Catholics. The pope also referred to the scandals that have beset the Church, confirming that it is necessary to face the most serious problems with clarity, but without pessimism.
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Thursday, September 19th 2013 - 07:36 UTC
HMS Lancaster visits Colombia to participate in the multinational exercise Unitas
The Royal Navy warship HMS Lancaster has visited Colombia to strengthen relationships with the country. The vessel called at the port of Cartagena ahead of Exercise Unitas, a multinational exercise being played out in the region headed by the US Navy.
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Thursday, September 19th 2013 - 07:18 UTC
“One child-one laptop” program in Uruguay has failed to improve results in maths and reading
The Uruguayan pioneering program “one child-one laptop” did not improve their performance in basic subjects such as maths and reading, according to a report from the country’s Institute of Economy and financed by the same education authorities. The report also points out to the lack of content in the laptops and the poor training of teachers.
