Stories for May 2014

Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 07:00 UTC
UK Labor ratifies full support for Gibraltar's self determination

Britain’s Leader of the Opposition, Ed Miliband and Clare Moody, Labor candidate for the South West and Gibraltar in the coming European Parliamentary election have confirmed that Labor fully supports self determination for the people of Gibraltar.
Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 01:01 UTC
Surprise in Argentina that Mujica should have said “Uruguayans don't go around bribing”

A top official from Argentine President Cristina Fernandez said that “Argentines do not bribe” and does not know why the Uruguayan leader Jose Mujica should have brought up that issue during his current visit to the United States.
Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 00:38 UTC
Next US ambassador to Uruguay could be a New Mexico sheep farmer

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica said that the future US ambassador in Montevideo could “probably” be Edward Avalos, currently Under Secretary for trade and regulatory programs from the US Department of Agriculture.
Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 00:31 UTC
Falklands drilling will resume in second quarter of 2015, announced Premier Oil

Exploration drilling in the waters off the Falkland Islands will resume in the second quarter of next year, according to Premier Oil. Negotiations are currently underway with rig contractors and joint venture partners, the company said in its interim management statement which was approved as the annual general meeting.
Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 00:22 UTC
Brazil forecasts 3bn boost to the economy with 3.7 million World Cup visitors

Brazil forecasts that the estimated 3.7 million people expected to visit during the World Cup, including Brazilian and foreign tourists, will boost the country's economy to the tune of 3.03bn. dollars.
Wednesday, May 14th 2014 - 15:13 UTC
Discovery of the century: is it the wreckage of Columbus 'Santa María'?

Archaeologists believe they may have found the wreckage of the Santa Maria, one of the ships Christopher Columbus used to sail the ocean blue en route to the “New World” more than 500 years ago.
Wednesday, May 14th 2014 - 05:24 UTC
Uruguay offers 'tremendous guarantees' and is a 'decent country' Mujica tells US investors

Uruguay offers “tremendous guarantees” for investors and is “a decent country”, said President Jose Mujica on his second day visit to Washington where he addressed 120 business people at the US Chamber of Commerce during a Tuesday morning work-breakfast.
Wednesday, May 14th 2014 - 05:19 UTC
Mujica meets Kerry to implement support at technology and education levels

President Jose Mujica addressing US Secretary of State John Kerry said that Uruguay has a significant deficit in technology and scientific education, and was hopeful that cooperation with the United States would help insisting that the goal is achieving equality and wealth distribution.
Wednesday, May 14th 2014 - 05:08 UTC
The very good reasons to invest in Uruguay, according to Minister Bergara

Minister of Economy Mario Bergara addressed on Tuesday the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington and said Uruguay was a good place to invest because despite being a small market, it was a good launching pad to develop in the region.
Wednesday, May 14th 2014 - 04:54 UTC
Rousseff warns about protests during the World Cup: 'they must be peaceful'

President Dilma Rousseff repeated Tuesday that Brazil is “a democratic country” and that its government guarantees the right to “peaceful protest” during the World Cup soccer competition, which begins June 12. However protests must not harm the Cup events in any way.