Stories for 2014

Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 05:44 UTC
Malvinas opportunities and links for Uruguay, but mostly unknown to current generations

Lawmaker Jaime Trobo came out strongly is support of close links between the Falkland Islands and Uruguay in a column which he published in Mercopress underlining the ”interesting lesson of discovering a reality mostly unknown for Uruguayans despite the (Islands) geographic, cultural and historic proximity to Uruguay”.
Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 05:38 UTC
US Supreme Court rules for British Gas in arbitration case against Argentina

The US Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday for British company British Gas Group Plc in its effort to reinstate a 185.3 million dollars arbitration award against Argentina that a US appeals court threw out.
Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 05:31 UTC
US budget battle takes off: Obama emphasizes combating poverty and helping middle class

President Barack Obama proposed new tax credits and job-training programs for US workers in a 2015 budget that drew instant condemnation from Republicans, who dismissed the document as an election-year campaign pitch.
Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 05:26 UTC
Thousands of followers of the late Chavez flooded the streets of Venezuela

Followers of Venezuela's late populist leader Hugo Chavez flooded the streets on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of his death, a sad but welcome distraction for his successor who has faced a month of violent protests.
Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 05:22 UTC
Piñera blasted by his own party, but the outgoing president calls for a return in 2017

The Chilean ruling coalition slammed outgoing President Sebastián Piñera and blamed him for recent electoral losses that have left the right in the lowest point in its history. The unusually harsh criticism came from members of Piñera’s own party, Renovación Nacional, a moderate conservative party that makes up the ruling Alianza.
Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 05:16 UTC
Boudou and Timerman represent Argentina at Chavez anniversary

Vice president Amado Boudou and Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman represented Argentina at Wednesday's ceremonies in honor of the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez on his death first anniversary, which was followed by huge crowds in Caracas.
Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 05:10 UTC
Maduro cuts diplomatic relations with Panama for sponsoring an OAS meeting on Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday his government was breaking diplomatic relations with Panama after the country called a special meeting of the Organization of American States, OAS, to address the current state of protests in Caracas.
Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 05:06 UTC
US government files 'friendly' support for Argentina before the Supreme Court

The Obama administration filed an ‘Amicus Curiae’ measure before US Supreme Court, supporting Argentina’s position in the dispute with the hedge funds which the government of president Cristina Fernández refers to as ‘Vulture Funds’.
Wednesday, March 5th 2014 - 05:11 UTC
Malvinas negotiations will take place 'sooner than later' forecasts Cristina Fernandez

“Sooner than later” Argentina will be able to discuss with the UK “the Malvinas Islands sovereignty issue” as indicated by the UN resolutions, said Argentine president Cristina Fernandez during her speech to the General Assembly opening the 132th legislative period last Saturday, March first.
Wednesday, March 5th 2014 - 05:07 UTC
Falklands: Timerman says Red Cross will help with identification of remains at Darwin cemetery

Foreign minister Hector Timerman said that the International Committee of the Red Cross will help with the identification of Argentine soldiers killed during the Falklands/Malvinas war and whose remains are still in the territory claimed by Argentina. The UK would be informed at a later stage on the matter.