Stories for 2015

Wednesday, April 29th 2015 - 08:12 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas: Unasur message in support of Argentina's claims

Unasur and Argentina made public on Tuesday a letter dated last 5 April in which the regional group' Secretary General and former Colombian president Ernesto Samper, strongly supports Argentina's sovereignty claims over the Falklands/Malvinas and other South Atlantic Islands plus the adjoining maritime spaces.
Wednesday, April 29th 2015 - 08:07 UTC
The end of the BRICS

By Gwynne Dyer - ”The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable”, said John Kenneth Galbraith, the wisest American economist of his generation. (“A paltry honor,” he would have murmured.)
Wednesday, April 29th 2015 - 01:58 UTC
Nisman case leads to Timerman indeclinable resignation from Argentine Jewish organizations

Argentine foreign minister Héctor Timerman submitted on Tuesday his “indeclinable” resignation as an affiliate of AMIA, the Argentine Israel organization that is at the center of an ongoing controversy since 1994, when it suffered Argentina's worst terrorist attack with the loss of 85 lives and over 300 injured in downtown Buenos Aires.
Wednesday, April 29th 2015 - 01:18 UTC
Falklands confident of its oil industry safety regime and environment protection commitment

The Falkland Islands maintain strong regulatory oversight on all oil and gas operations and its offshore safety regime is based on the North Sea’s Safety Case regulatory structure, recognized as one of the highest standards in the world, said the Falklands' government in a release following concerns related to technical issues on the rig Eirik Raude, currently operating in the South Atlantic.
Tuesday, April 28th 2015 - 20:53 UTC
Pepsi changes artificial sweetener over consumer concerns about its safety

A controversial artificial sweetener is being removed from Diet Pepsi in the US amid consumer concerns about its safety. Aspartame-free cans of the drink will go on sale from August in America, but not in Britain. However regulators in the UK and the US insist aspartame is still safe to use in soft drinks.
Tuesday, April 28th 2015 - 08:05 UTC
IAATO 2015 convention starts today in Rotterdam - Falkland Islands Tourist Board Management in Attendance

Tony Mason, Director, International Communications and Stephanie Middleton, Interim CEO of the Falkland Islands Tourist Board are in Rotterdam, Netherlands this week attending the IAATO conference where key issues affecting the region will be discussed.
Tuesday, April 28th 2015 - 05:44 UTC
Brazil's economy expected to further contract and inflation to reach 8.25%

Analysts have reviewed negatively Brazil's 2015 inflation and growth forecasts, according to the latest Focus report from the Central Bank, released on Monday. The survey which includes 100 analysts from private financial institutions on the state of the economy anticipates inflation of 8.25% and 1.1% contraction of GDP by the end of the year.
Tuesday, April 28th 2015 - 05:38 UTC
Australia intercepts and boards the fishing vessel 'Perlon', from the IUU list

Australia has intercepted in the Southern Ocean the fishing vessel Perlon, believed to have been operating under a false flag in defiance of international conventions, according to an official report from the Ministry of Immigration and Border Protection.
Tuesday, April 28th 2015 - 05:26 UTC
France leads world wine production and exports, with third largest area with vineyards

There was both good and bad news for France in this week’s annual report on the outlook of the wine industry by the International Organization of Wine and Vine (OIV).
Tuesday, April 28th 2015 - 05:20 UTC
Fitch cuts Japan's credit rating: high and rising level of government debt

Fitch cut its credit rating for heavily indebted Japan by one notch on Monday, saying it has not done enough to plug a budget gap left by its decision to delay the second stage of a sales tax hike.