MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for June 23rd 2015
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Tuesday, June 23rd 2015 - 07:43 UTC
Uruguay and Paraguay meet to talk about Mercosur, ports and energy
Mercosur, ports, energy, trade are among the issues in the agenda that Paraguayan president Horacio Cartes will consider with his counterpart Tabare Vazquez when he makes a one day visit on Thursday to Montevideo, according to the Uruguayan ambassador in Asunción Federico Perazza, ahead of the meeting.
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Tuesday, June 23rd 2015 - 06:59 UTC
UK debate on EU gets nasty: business lobby ready to support “No Thanks, We're Going Global”
A group of British business leaders and entrepreneurs are preparing to launch a campaign for Britain to leave the European Union at a planned membership referendum, a major donor to the UK Independence Party said.
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Tuesday, June 23rd 2015 - 06:52 UTC
Scioli, 'head of the nation', but Cristina Fernandez 'the natural leader of the Peronist national movement'
Daniel Scioli, Buenos Aires province governor and incumbent Victory Front presidential candidate, “will be the head of the nation” if he wins October elections while president Cristina Fernández will continue as “the natural leader of the Peronist national movement,” Argentine Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernandez told reporters on Monday.
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Tuesday, June 23rd 2015 - 06:17 UTC
Falklands engineer invited to speak on wind energy in Trinidad Tobago
Glenn Ross from the Falkland Islands will be speaking on wind energy and integration to diesel systems at the annual conference of Trinidad and Tobago Professional Engineers Association (APETT) scheduled for June 25/26 at Point Lisas.
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Tuesday, June 23rd 2015 - 05:44 UTC
Venezuela's legislative election announced for 6 December, a Chavista remembrance date
Venezuela's parliamentary election will be held on December 6, authorities announced on Monday, ending lengthy speculation over the date for a vote that surveys showed was likely to punish the ruling socialists.
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Tuesday, June 23rd 2015 - 05:29 UTC
Maradona announce he intends to run for FIFA's presidency
Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has thrown his hat into the ring for the FIFA presidency, according to reports. Reuters quoted Uruguayan journalist and author Victor Hugo Morales saying that Maradona, 54, had revealed his plan on Sunday.
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Tuesday, June 23rd 2015 - 05:17 UTC
Falklands-born Alexander Betts candidate for a Mercosur parliament seat
Alejandro Betts, born in the Falklands and now full Argentine citizen will run for office in the Mercosur Parliament, Parlasur, in representation of the Tierra del Fuego province, although he must first overcome the 9 August PASO primaries (open, simultaneous and mandatory), according to reports from the official Argentine news agency, Telam.
