Stories for May 2014

Monday, May 12th 2014 - 06:25 UTC
Argentina media makes it a day with the Home Office reference to Malvinas

The Argentine media has given extensive coverage to the Foreign Office's glitch of calling the Falklands by its Spanish name Malvinas in several documents, and the furious reaction in Parliament, as was reported by the Sunday Express.
Sunday, May 11th 2014 - 08:34 UTC
Falklands discusses capital projects investments over the next five years

Falkland Islands members of the Legislative Assembly made an open, public presentation, with feedback, to explain how approximately £61.1 million in available government funds might be divided between capital projects over the next five years.
Saturday, May 10th 2014 - 08:37 UTC
Mujica meets Obama on Monday with a long agenda of issues to discuss

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica flies on Saturday evening to the United States and on Monday at 10:45 will be walking into the White House for a sixty minutes meeting with President Barack Obama. Mujica will be spending five days in Washington where he has scheduled a long list of meetings and conferences.
Saturday, May 10th 2014 - 08:09 UTC
Blatter wants to keep running FIFA: “my mission is not finished”

FIFA president Sepp Blatter plans to run for a fifth term as the boss of global football, the Swiss newspaper Blick said on Friday. “I want to do this, because things aren't over yet. My mandate is running out, but my mission is not finished,” the 78-year-old was quoted as saying by the tabloid.
Saturday, May 10th 2014 - 08:03 UTC
Brazil's auto production rose in March but is down 21,4% compared to 2013

Brazilian vehicle production rose 1.6% last month compared with March, but was down 21.4% from the level of April 2013, the Anfavea auto industry association said Friday. Last month saw 277,100 cars, trucks, SUVs and buses roll off assembly lines in Brazil, significantly short of the 352,400 vehicles produced by Latin America's largest economy in April 2013.
Saturday, May 10th 2014 - 07:55 UTC
Falklands among the best 30 Islands in the world

The Falkland Islands has earned eleventh place in a list of the 30 best islands in the world. The list was created by Lee Abbamonte who is the youngest American to visit every country in the world and is recognized as one of the world’s most-travelled people.
Saturday, May 10th 2014 - 07:30 UTC
Falklands' Governor role increasingly moving away from an executive position

The role of the Governor has moved away from an executive position within the Falkland Islands according to Governor Colin Roberts, who only last week was inaugurated in the post. Speaking with Penguin News, the Foreign Office diplomat explained what he saw as his role, and how the position itself has changed over the decades.
Saturday, May 10th 2014 - 07:21 UTC
UEFA' president Platini will attend the Gibraltar Cup final

The Gibraltar Football Association has announced that UEFA President Michel Platini will visit Gibraltar on Saturday and attend the Rock Cup final.
Saturday, May 10th 2014 - 00:45 UTC
Latam and Caribbean committed to eradicate hunger in the region by 2025

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have advanced a robust agenda aimed at achieving the eradication of hunger in the region, during a major FAO meeting which concluded on Friday in Chile.
Saturday, May 10th 2014 - 00:26 UTC
Majority of Europeans, 62% 'not interested' in the coming European Parliament elections

Six out of 10 Europeans are “not that interested” in the European Parliament elections later this month, according to a poll released ahead of Friday's Europe Day events and despite huge efforts by campaign managers to make the ballot more relevant.