MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for January 17th 2014
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Friday, January 17th 2014 - 06:49 UTC
Queues and delays at the Gibraltar border reach Parliament
The detrimental effect that border delays have had on tourism and visitor numbers to Gibraltar has been the subject of recent questions in the House of Commons. In a written question tabled before the lower House, Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell requested information from the Secretary of State regarding the effect that the border delays have had over the last four months.
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Friday, January 17th 2014 - 06:44 UTC
HMS Portland with a female commander leaves for Atlantic patrol
Type 23 frigate HMS Portland left on Monday from Davenport naval base for the Atlantic to provide on-going protection and reassurance to British interests in the region, which includes the Falklands and other South Atlantic islands.
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Friday, January 17th 2014 - 06:30 UTC
Uruguay police officers training in 'restorative justice' methods in Cambridge
Fourteen police officers from Uruguay are currently attending courses at the Criminology Institute at Cambridge University, as part of their training for the country's Citizens' Security program, implemented with the support from the Inter American Development bank.
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Friday, January 17th 2014 - 06:22 UTC
Mercosur summit suspended for the third time: mid February could be next date
Mercosur president’s summit was suspended on Thursday for the third time, due to agenda incompatibilities, Paraguay’s Foreign Minister Eladio Loizaga confirmed in Asunción. Earlier in the day, Loizaga met with Brazilian Foreign minister Luiz Alberto Figuereido. The meeting was going to take place in Caracas, on January 31.
