Stories for 2013

Thursday, May 23rd 2013 - 19:16 UTC
Cruise industry adopts passenger bill of rights

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) announced this week that its Board of Directors approved the adoption of a “Cruise Industry Passenger Bill of Rights” detailing CLIA members' commitment to the safety, comfort and care of guests in a number of important areas.
Thursday, May 23rd 2013 - 07:20 UTC
Beware inflation: CFK announces “political groups” will keep track of prices in shops

Argentine President Cristina Fernández (CFK) indirectly acknowledged that inflation has become a major challenge for her government despite the fact that the official reading in twelve months is 10.6%, even when private estimates indicate 24% and expectations have soared to 34%.
Thursday, May 23rd 2013 - 07:16 UTC
Europe’s three largest economies call for stricter rules on corporate tax avoidance

Britain, France and Germany called for stricter rules to stop companies such as Google, Apple and Amazon aggressively avoiding taxes in austerity bitten Europe, while acknowledging they had done nothing unlawful.
Thursday, May 23rd 2013 - 07:06 UTC
Kirchnerite Senate majority approves whitewashing bill; next week in the Lower House

The Argentine government sponsored whitewashing or ‘tax amnesty’ bill received half approval on Wednesday when the Senate passed the initiative by 39 to 28 votes, a bill which the opposition has labelled ‘immoral’. After seven hours of debate and over twenty speakers the line was clearly drawn between the Kirchnerite group and its allies and the rest of the House.
Thursday, May 23rd 2013 - 07:01 UTC
Cristina Fernandez administration limits overseas dollar extractions to a minimum

Continuing with the so called ‘dollar clamp’ Argentine institutions issuing credit cards will further limit the extraction of dollars from automatic cashiers: travellers to neighbouring countries will only be allowed 100 dollars every three months and those visiting non neighbouring countries, 800 dollars per month.
Thursday, May 23rd 2013 - 02:19 UTC
Falkland Islands wish for normal neighborly relations with all South American neighbors

By MLA Jan Cheek - I was in The Hague in April on the last stop of my four capital trip planned to spread information about our decisive referendum. After London, a colleague and I visited Brussels before heading off to separate destinations. I visited Dublin and then returned to London to attend the funeral of Baroness Thatcher.
Thursday, May 23rd 2013 - 02:15 UTC
Venezuela talk-show host, who revealed infighting among Chavistas takes ‘leave of absence’ in Cuba

A popular pro-Venezuelan government television talk show host took leave of absence alleging ‘medical reasons’ for a few days following the release on Monday of a recording where he can be heard talking with a Cuban intelligence officer about the ‘sea of shit’ which is drowning Chavismo because of internal infighting and corruption.
Thursday, May 23rd 2013 - 02:13 UTC
Rest cool, toilet paper is on the way for the beleaguered Venezuelan consumers

Venezuela's National Assembly approved a 79 million dollars credit for the import of toilet paper, toothpaste and soap. The measure comes after Venezuela hit the news with its dire toilet paper shortage.
Thursday, May 23rd 2013 - 02:10 UTC
Argentine ports strike stalls oilseed and grains exports at peak harvest time

Argentine longshoremen on strike at the peak of summer harvests exports have scores of grains ships delayed in and around due to a three-day-old conflict that threatens to bog down shipments at a time of heightened world demand for South American soy and corn, according to industry sources.
Thursday, May 23rd 2013 - 00:45 UTC
Penn calls for Dakar rally to cancel Bolivia unless a US citizen is released

Actor and humanitarian Sean Penn called for the Dakar Rally to cancel its debut run in Bolivia unless an ailing American businessman being held under house arrest there is released. Penn, a friend of President Evo Morales has angered Bolivian authorities with his request.