Stories for 2013

Wednesday, February 6th 2013 - 18:50 UTC
Timerman comments on the Falkland Islanders and Jewish settlers ‘offend’ MPs

British Member of Parliament Alun Cairns, and a member of the All Party Group on Argentina, said he was offended by some the comments made by Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman during their meeting to discuss the Falklands issue on Tuesday in the House of Commons.
Wednesday, February 6th 2013 - 18:38 UTC
Falklands’ lawmakers and Hague meet and regret Timerman’s ‘empty chair’

Falkland Islands lawmakers met on Wednesday morning with Foreign Secretary William Hague and regretted the absence of Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman but also understand Argentina’s deep concern with “our (March) referendum, which is why they spend so much time dismissing it”.
Wednesday, February 6th 2013 - 06:00 UTC
“Timerman can go to bed and dream of owning the Falklands”, but reality is different

Foreign Minister Timerman can go to bed tonight and dream of owning the Falklands in twenty years if he wishes, but there’s not much reality to it, pointed out a Falklands’ lawmaker reacting to the Argentine minister’s statements on Tuesday to the UK media.
Wednesday, February 6th 2013 - 05:54 UTC
Argentina eases pressure on potash project timetable but denies fiscal incentive

Argentine authorities backed away from a recent ultimatum for Brazilian mining giant Vale to submit a new timeline for its 6 billion dollars Rio Colorado potash mine, giving the company more time to find a solution for the imperiled project.
Wednesday, February 6th 2013 - 05:50 UTC
Brazil and Israeli companies join to develop unmanned aircraft for border control

Brazilian defence contractor Avibras will join plane maker Embraer SA and the local unit of Israeli Defence Company Elbit Systems in developing unmanned aircraft in Brazil, the companies said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, February 6th 2013 - 05:38 UTC
Very poor year for Argentine pears and apples exports last year; 2013 prospects improving

Brazil's high fruit demand didn't prevent the general collapse of Argentine export of pears and apples. The exchange rate lag was a determining factor in this trading debacle, but better prospects are expected for 2013.
Wednesday, February 6th 2013 - 05:33 UTC
US fund sues YPF and underwriters for a misleading and untrue 2011 prospect

Argentina’s oil and gas corporation YPF, seized by the government last year, was sued by an investor who accused the company of making false statements prior to its March 2011 public offering.
Wednesday, February 6th 2013 - 05:19 UTC
MPs call on Timerman “to listen to the people who live in the Falklands”

After a first day of mixed results, Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman Malvinas lobbying in London is looking ahead to a more friendly, less combative two-day scenario at the Argentine embassy with the ‘Pro-dialogue’ group where he plans to promote Argentina’s Malvinas sovereignty claims that reject point blank any dialogue or the right to self determination for the people of the Falklands.
Tuesday, February 5th 2013 - 20:51 UTC
Colombia reaches sustained production of over a million barrels of oil per day

Colombia announced that it produced an average of 1.01 million barrels of oil per day in January, marking the first time that average crude output for a month surpassed the one million-barrel mark that the government had set as a target for the country's oil industry.
Tuesday, February 5th 2013 - 19:33 UTC
Timerman meets Falklands’ lawmaker but dismisses any form of dialogue

Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman dismissed another attempt by Falkland Islands representatives to engage in dialogue and refused to accept a letter addressed to him and a newly published booklet on the Falklands History.