Stories for August 2014

Friday, August 8th 2014 - 08:06 UTC
Falklands and 4.7m sq. km. of the South Atlantic, claimed by Argentina

“Argentina has its eyes set on the South Atlantic, and that includes undoubtedly the full recovery of our sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands and the adjoining maritime spaces”, said Daniel Filmus head of Argentina's Office on issues relative to the Malvinas Islands.
Friday, August 8th 2014 - 07:59 UTC
Brazil insists in trade agreements and closer ties with Pacific Alliance, despite Mercosur

Brazil confirmed that it will try to bring forward to 2016 the free trade agreement with Chile, Peru and Colombia, scheduled for 2019 and underlined the need for Mercosur and the Pacific Alliance to converge as part of the region's productive integration process.
Friday, August 8th 2014 - 07:44 UTC
Falkland Islands dispute becomes a political incident in Welsh politics

The Welsh Conservatives say First Minister Carwyn Jones should distance himself from 'distasteful' comments over the Falkland Islands' sovereignty. The situation involved the Welsh leader, Argentine ambassador in UK Alicia Castro and Chubut governor Martin Buzzi, when they met to address next year's 150th anniversary of Welsh settlers in Patagonia.
Friday, August 8th 2014 - 07:18 UTC
Santos pledges peace on inauguration ceremony but also warns FARC

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos was sworn in to a second term on Thursday promising to bring peace and equality to the nation, but warned Narco-Marxist rebels that talks to end five decades of war could rupture if hostilities against civilians continue. “Members of the FARC: you have been warned!” he said.
Friday, August 8th 2014 - 07:09 UTC
Griesa summons hearing for Friday; Argentina launches proceedings against the US in The Hague

New York District judge Thomas Griesa has scheduled a hearing at 4 pm local time on Friday to address Argentina's recent public statements over their attempts to pay creditors, a court official said. Representatives from both Argentina and holdout investors have been called to the hearing, which will take place in New York.
Thursday, August 7th 2014 - 08:10 UTC
Rousseff claims EU has yet to agree on a proposal to exchange with Mercosur

President Dilma Rousseff claimed before the Brazil's farmers lobby that the trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union is stalled and is not fulfilled because of the 'resistance' from several European countries, and specifically named France, Hungary and Ireland.
Thursday, August 7th 2014 - 08:02 UTC
Uruguay inflation hard to break: in July it remained stubbornly above 9%

Inflation in Uruguay remains hard to break having reached 6.17% in the first seven months of the year, the highest since 2007 (6.38%) and over 9% in the last twelve months well ahead of the government's target of 3% to 7%, according to the latest figures from the stats office, INE.
Thursday, August 7th 2014 - 07:54 UTC
Egypt plans to build a new parallel Suez Canal to be completed in five years

Egypt plans to build a new Suez Canal alongside the existing 145-year-old historic waterway in a multi-billion dollar project aimed at expanding trade along the fastest shipping route between Europe and Asia.
Thursday, August 7th 2014 - 07:41 UTC
Putin retaliates US/EU sanctions: plans to redirect food purchases from Latam

Russia will ban all imports of US food products as well as fruit and vegetables from the European Union after President Vladimir Putin ordered retaliation for Western sanctions against Moscow, a state news agency reported today.
Thursday, August 7th 2014 - 07:34 UTC
Carnival Cruise Lines to build a 70m tourism port at La Tortue, in Haiti

Haiti announced it has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with the US-based Carnival Cruise Lines to build a tourism port on the island of Latortue, north of the island. Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe said the 70 million dollars project will help improve the lives of the estimated 36,000 people residing in the area.