Stories for May 2014

Friday, May 9th 2014 - 06:33 UTC
MSC certified products have risen 21% and represent 10.5% of world's wild-capture fisheries

In the framework of the Seafood Expo Global 2014 in Brussels, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) held its annual Global Commercial Network meeting, which showed an annual rise in MSC certified products of 21% to September 2013 and a fivefold increase in four years.
Friday, May 9th 2014 - 06:13 UTC
Strong commitment to support Marine Protected Areas in Southern Ocean

The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC) joined member states of the Antarctic Treaty, along with observer and expert organizations, in Brasilia this week to discuss measures for the protection of the Antarctic environment.
Friday, May 9th 2014 - 02:29 UTC
UK disappointed with Uruguay's identification of Falklands as 'a latent threat'

The United Kingdom is disappointed with Uruguay's stance which identifies the Falklands/Malvinas Islands as 'a latent threat' and an element that negatively affects the South Atlantic as “as zone of peace and cooperation”. Ambassador Ben Lyster-Binns said he does not share the statement that the British Overseas Territory of the Falklands are a 'destabilizing element for the region'.
Friday, May 9th 2014 - 02:18 UTC
Falklands' governor interview triggers immediate reaction from Argentina

Falklands Island's' newly inaugurated governor Colin Roberts phone interview with a Buenos Aires media website released this week has had a great impact in Argentina and as it could be expected received an immediate reply from Hector Timerman's Foreign Affairs ministry, which undoubtedly read every line and every word of the transcript.
Thursday, May 8th 2014 - 04:57 UTC
Repsol sells YPF stake for 1.25bn dollars to Morgan Stanley; keeps 0.5% share

Spain's Repsol oil and gas company says it has sold an 11.86% stake it owned in Argentina's YPF energy company to Morgan Stanley for 900 million Euros (1.25 billion dollars), effectively leaving it without a stake in a company it once controlled.
Thursday, May 8th 2014 - 04:50 UTC
“The open veins of Latin America” is a boring undocumented book, admits his author

Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano said in an interview published on the Argentine newspaper Perfil.com that he considers his 1971 book “The Open Veins of Latin America”, by far his best-known work, to be so bad he will no longer read from it during public appearances.
Thursday, May 8th 2014 - 04:44 UTC
“Long hands” mayor apologizes for clutching a reporter's thigh

Bolivia's 'long hands' mayor apologized for this latest temptation caught while clutching the thigh of a television reporter sitting next to him during an official ceremony. Percy Fernandez, 75, is the elected mayor of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia largest city and apparently has a 'long hands' and 'forcibly kissing” record.
Thursday, May 8th 2014 - 04:38 UTC
Colombian May 25 presidential candidates suffer severe credibility blows

Just three weeks before Colombia’s presidential election begins, President Juan Manuel Santos’ re-election campaign has been hit by yet another blow. His chief campaign strategist J.J. Rendón resigned on Monday night amid controversial allegations that he took 12 million dollars from some of Colombia’s top drug lords in exchange for helping to negotiate their surrender with positive terms.
Thursday, May 8th 2014 - 04:34 UTC
Grim outlook for Argentine industry according to auto industry and Moody's

An estimated 12.000 workers from the auto industry and auto-parts manufacturing have been sent home on anticipated vacations or because of lesser working days, according to the mechanics union SMATA, a figure consistent with the level of domestic market sales and exports. However the industry leaders and unions have warned that the situation is set to worsen in coming months.
Thursday, May 8th 2014 - 04:30 UTC
Argentine manufacturers send a strong disappointment message to government

The Argentine Industrial Union, UIA, the country's manufacturers strongest lobby released the results of a poll on Wednesday warning about the lower level of economic activity expected this year. The poll covered 300 corporations belonging to the organization and forecasts no jobs creation and abundant layoffs.