Stories for January 26th 2014

Sunday, January 26th 2014 - 13:01 UTC
Falklands receives this week members of the UK Parliament

Three members of the UK Parliament will be arriving in the Falkland Islands next week for a short visit. Conservative party members Guy Opperman and Mark Menzies are accompanied by Labor Party member Yvonne Fovargue and arrive on January 30, departing on February 4.
Sunday, January 26th 2014 - 12:36 UTC
Belize and Guatemala agree on 'road map' to address the territorial dispute

Belize and Guatemala agreed at the headquarters of the Organization of American States on a “Road Map and Plan of Action”, which has as its main objective the strengthening of the bilateral relationship between the two countries during 2014 in order to make concrete the holding of popular consultations to enable the consideration of the territorial dispute before the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Sunday, January 26th 2014 - 12:17 UTC
Spain has “not taken one step back” regarding its Gibraltar policy, rather the contrary

The Spanish Government has “not taken any step back” in relation to its Gibraltar policy “but it has taken many steps forward”, the country’s foreign minister Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo has declared. Despite the issue having dropped profile in the news since recent weeks, it is an issue “permanently” on the Spanish agenda, the Spanish official told Onda Cero radio.
Sunday, January 26th 2014 - 12:06 UTC
Maduro sets limits on company profits and prison terms for hoarding or over charging

Venezuela decreed a new price control law that sets limits on company profits and establishes prison terms for those charged with hoarding or over-charging, part of populist President Nicolas Maduro's efforts to tame inflation.
Sunday, January 26th 2014 - 11:56 UTC
Argentine squid exports increased 84% last year compared to 2012

Argentina fisheries exports reached 441,255 tons in 2013, up 19.6% over the previous year when 368,915 tons were shipped abroad. Among the items with outstanding performance figures squid with over 100.000 tons and 84% higher than in 2012, according to the official stats from Argentina's Senasa, National Health and Food Quality Service.
Sunday, January 26th 2014 - 09:27 UTC
Uruguay, Ecuador and Malta boast best climates in the world

Uruguay, Ecuador and Malta were named as the best three countries in the world when it comes to climate.
Sunday, January 26th 2014 - 04:15 UTC
Brazil: Hundreds protest against the World Cup

Waving flags, carrying banners and chanting “there will be no Cup” at least 1,000 demonstrators protested in Sao Paulo on Saturday against the World Cup that Brazil will host later this year in a demonstration that devolved into violence late in the night.
Sunday, January 26th 2014 - 02:27 UTC
Four Wells planned by Rockhopper for 2014

ROCKHOPPER Exploration has identified four wells it plans to drill in the upcoming 2014-2015 drilling campaign in the Falkland Islands.