Stories for January 2014

Monday, January 13th 2014 - 06:30 UTC
Busy November in South Georgia with 11 cruises, yachts and HMS Protector

November was a busy month for cruise vessels: eleven cruise ships visited South Georgia between the 9th and 29th, according to the South Georgia Newsletter. One cruise ship, Ortelius, reached the rarely visited South Sandwich Islands and was able to put scientist Tom Hart ashore on Saunders Island where he took soil samples and set up two camera-traps to monitor the penguin colonies.
Monday, January 13th 2014 - 06:17 UTC
South Georgia will issue two-year licenses for toothfish and icefish

The government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands has announced it will issue two-year fishing licenses to companies who successfully apply to fish for toothfish and icefish in the SGSSI Maritime Zone, reports the South Georgia Newsletter latest edition.
Monday, January 13th 2014 - 06:10 UTC
Maduro names new cabinet but main ministries remain unchanged

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro appointed seven new ministers. His announcement was made during an event with the Movement for Peace and Life. Venezuela has been shocked by the extent of crime and killings, which means according to private organizations stats that only two out of ten cases ever are caught and face trial.
Monday, January 13th 2014 - 06:04 UTC
Argentine government struggling to stay on its feet, says The Economist

The English business and finance weekly The Economist is no fan of Argentina's Cristina Fernandez but its articles have an expansive repercussion, and even when it does not add much to the current situation of Argentina, it does undoubtedly have a reference influence.
Saturday, January 11th 2014 - 11:04 UTC
President Obama names Stanley Fischer vice-chair of the Federal Reserve

US President Barack Obama Friday nominated former Israeli central bank governor and renowned economist Stanley Fischer as vice chair of the Federal Reserve, completing a shakeup of the board's leadership.
Saturday, January 11th 2014 - 08:24 UTC
Argentina denies it is blame for delay in Mercosur/European Union trade talks

Argentina's Foreign Ministry refuted an article by Brazilian newspaper Valór Económico reporting that negotiations between Mercosur and the European Union had been delayed by the failure to reach agreement with Argentina over a joint proposal of goods to include in a free trade agreement
Saturday, January 11th 2014 - 08:20 UTC
Number of US jobs created last December was the lowest for three years

The US economy created only 74,000 jobs in December, with many Americans giving up looking for work, latest figures show. The number of jobs created was the lowest for three years and was well under half the number expected by analysts.
Saturday, January 11th 2014 - 08:13 UTC
US congress becomes 'club' of millionaires: Democrats slightly wealthier than Republicans

For the first time, half of the members of the US Congress are millionaires, according to a wealth analysis. At least 268 of the 534 politicians in the Senate and House of Representatives had a net worth of 1m dollars or more in 2012.
Saturday, January 11th 2014 - 08:08 UTC
China claims to have become the world's top trading nation in 2013

China has claimed that it is “very likely” that it overtook the US as the world's top trading nation, a title the US has held for decades. According to the latest data, China's total trade grew at an annual rate of 7.6% to 4.16 trillion dollars last year.
Saturday, January 11th 2014 - 07:54 UTC
UK launches scheme to protect Scotch whisky industry from fake products

A new scheme has been launched to protect the Scotch whisky industry from fake or sub-standard products. The Spirit Drinks Verification Scheme has been set up by the UK government to help consumers identify genuine UK-made products.