Stories for October 14th 2014

Tuesday, October 14th 2014 - 19:27 UTC
Falklands at the Bird Fair with record attendance and “flawless performance”

The Falkland Islands were one of the main sponsors for the second year in a row of the recently completed annual Bird Fair event at the Rutland Wildlife Reserve, which had a better than expected attendance, and according to the Falkland Islands Tourist Board “went off flawlessly”.
Tuesday, October 14th 2014 - 16:43 UTC
IMF urges economic reforms or face brittle growth, high debt and unemployment

The world's policymakers must take economic reforms more seriously, or they could see their economies stuck in a muddle of mediocre growth with high debt and unemployment, the head of the International Monetary Fund said at the multilateral organization assembly.
Tuesday, October 14th 2014 - 16:25 UTC
Madrid's attitude towards Gibraltar could thwart Spain's seat at Security Council

Spain’s separate battles to both become a temporary member of the United Nations Security Council and to also force Britain into bilateral negotiations over Gibraltar appear to be on a collision course, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
Tuesday, October 14th 2014 - 11:54 UTC
First BMW rolls out from Brazilian plant; annual production goal: 30.000

Germany's BMW Group celebrated last week the first car to be assembled in its new Brazilian automobile plant in Araquari, Santa Catarina State, where over the course of the next few years, more than 200 million Euros will be invested in the plant, resulting in a production capacity of more than 30,000 vehicles annually.
Tuesday, October 14th 2014 - 06:54 UTC
Morales pledges orthodox economic policies and respect for private property

Bolivian President Evo Morales, who easily won a third term in a weekend election, has said he will stick to his brand of pragmatic socialism, respecting private property while expanding the state's role in the economy.
Tuesday, October 14th 2014 - 06:48 UTC
OAS praise for Bolivia's commitment to democracy and Sunday's elections

The OAS (Organization of American States) Electoral Observation Mission in Bolivia, headed by former Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom, commends Bolivian citizenry for the high level of peaceful participation on Sunday's national elections and underlines the country’s democratic commitment.
Tuesday, October 14th 2014 - 06:38 UTC
Mapuches and other indigenous groups fight police on Columbus Day

Chilean police fired tear gas and water cannon on Sunday to break up thousands of indigenous protesters demanding land rights and condemning Columbus Day, after masked demonstrators began throwing stones.
Tuesday, October 14th 2014 - 06:19 UTC
Falklands case at Gibraltar conference on self-determination and independence

An international symposium looking at the historical backdrop underpinning the concepts of self-determination, devolution, and independence on self-determination will take place next Thursday and Friday in Gibraltar. The aim of this conference is to look at these concepts and to explore them across a number of different examples.
Tuesday, October 14th 2014 - 06:00 UTC
A masterly account of the Battle of the Falklands 1914

The Battle of the Falklands 1914 By Graham Pascoe reviewed by David Tatham - With the centenary of the 1914 naval battle coming up in December and commemorations planned for Falkland Islands capital, Stanley and London, Graham Pascoe’s concise account of the battles of Coronel and the Falkland Islands is well timed.
Tuesday, October 14th 2014 - 05:53 UTC
Pope Francis shakes Vatican policy with new attitude towards gays

The Vatican has taken strides in announcing a new change in views towards homosexuals, which according to a Vatican document drafted after a week-long discussion of 200 bishops on family issues, states that homosexuals have “gifts and qualities to offer.”