Stories for December 2015

Tuesday, December 8th 2015 - 01:06 UTC
Falklands' Battle Day commemorated in London

Battle Day was commemorated in the traditional manner at the Cenotaph in central London on Saturday 5th December. The traffic was stopped in Whitehall, and the service was conducted by former Rector of Christchurch Cathedral in Stanley the Rev. Dr. Richard Hines.
Tuesday, December 8th 2015 - 00:27 UTC
Major food commodity prices down 18% over a year ago, says FAO index

Major food commodity prices fell in November, reversing about half their rise in the previous month, as the cost of internationally-traded staples, except for sugar, fell across the board. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 156.7 points in November, down 1.6 percent from its revised October average, and 18% below its value a year earlier.
Monday, December 7th 2015 - 14:20 UTC
Princess Anne will be visiting South Georgia and the Falkland Islands

Princess Anne is to visit South Georgia and the Falkland Islands next month, accompanied by her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, reports Falklands' weekly Penguin News
Monday, December 7th 2015 - 08:44 UTC
Argentina talks to US Treasury Secretary; lifting dollar clamp depends on level of reserves

Argentina's incoming Finance minister Alfonso Prat-Gay spoke with the United States Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to discuss economic plans to achieve sustained economic growth. The minister also announced in a long interview with Buenos Aires main dailies that lifting the dollar 'clamp' as promised by president-elect Mauricio Macri, will much depend on the level of international reserves Argentina can count with.
Monday, December 7th 2015 - 08:36 UTC
Impeachment battle against Rousseff begins Monday in Congress

Impeachment proceedings against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff face their first major hurdle Monday when a special committee forms to decide whether to send the case to the full lower house. Once established, the 65-member committee representing all parties will hear Rousseff's defense, then rule on whether to allow the matter to go further.
Monday, December 7th 2015 - 08:19 UTC
France's far right National Front with record gains in regional elections

France's far-right National Front (FN) saw record gains in the first round of regional polls on Sunday, held under a state of emergency just three weeks after Islamic extremists killed 130 people in Paris. Despite the strong result, it faces an uphill battle to clinch a run-off vote next week after Socialists withdrew candidates to block it from power.
Monday, December 7th 2015 - 07:43 UTC
In peaceful voting Venezuelan opposition wins by a landslide; Maduro admits defeat

Venezuela's opposition won control of the National Assembly by a landslide, delivering a major setback to the ruling party and altering the balance of power after almost 17 years of populist rule.
Monday, December 7th 2015 - 07:03 UTC
'A great number of US corporations will be reinvesting in Argentina', forecasts ambassador Mamet

United States ambassador to Argentina, Noah Mamet, in a lengthy interview with the La Nacion daily, praised the election of Mauricio Macri and figures of his cabinet and stressed that the US government was anxious to begin working together.
Monday, December 7th 2015 - 06:45 UTC
Russian sloops with Falklands/Malvinas names incorporated to Argentine Navy

Four Russian built sloops with polar capacity were delivered in Buenos Aires this weekend and incorporated to the Argentine Navy, all of them with names related to the Falklands/Malvinas Islands. The vessels were formally received during a ceremony headed by Defense minister Agustín Rossi and the navy chief Admiral Gastón Fernando Erice.
Sunday, December 6th 2015 - 12:36 UTC
U.S. manufacturing contracts for the first time in three years, a survey shows

United States manufacturing activity contracted for the first time in three years in November under pressure from falling energy prices, the stronger dollar and slowing global growth, a survey shows.