Stories for 13th 2015

Tuesday, February 10th 2015 - 23:58 UTC
Venezuela announces yet another concealed devaluation, effective Wednesday

Venezuela's vice president for economic policy announced Tuesday that the government will inaugurate this week a three-tiered exchange-rate regime which includes a “totally free” market open to both individuals and companies.
Tuesday, February 10th 2015 - 19:27 UTC
Falklands' familiarization visit for UK ambassadors from Brazil, Chile and Uruguay

British ambassadors to Chile, Brazil and Uruguay respectively, Fiona Clouder, Alex Ellis and Ben Lyster-Binns are currently visiting the Falkland Islands to familiarise themselves with the people and economy and to discover what opportunities there are to increase links between the Islands and their host countries.
Tuesday, February 10th 2015 - 05:56 UTC
Argentina declassifies documents on disappearance of Swedish teenager in 1977

Argentina's foreign ministry is releasing 'secret documents' related to the kidnapping and disappearance of the Swedish teenager Dagmar Hagelin in 1977 during the last military dictatorship, and which at the time crated a longstanding serious diplomatic rift between the two countries.
Tuesday, February 10th 2015 - 05:45 UTC
S&P downgrades Venezuela long term credit rating to CCC

Ratings agency Standard and Poor's on Monday downgraded Venezuelan long-term credit ratings to CCC from CCC+, citing falling oil prices and the government's failure to address economic distortions.
Tuesday, February 10th 2015 - 05:40 UTC
Foreign Secretary Hammond opens first FCO “Diplomatic Academy”

United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond will open the Diplomatic Academy in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Tuesday 10th February. The Academy, the first in the Foreign Office’s history, will be a centre of excellence and has been established to equip Foreign Office staff with the essential skills for diplomacy in the modern world.
Tuesday, February 10th 2015 - 05:35 UTC
Falklands pensions' scheme receives top qualification from UK HM Revenue & Customs

The Falklands Islands Pensions Board is pleased to announce that HM Revenue & Customs in the United Kingdom has approved the Falkland Islands Pensions Scheme (FIPS) as a Qualifying Recognized Overseas Pensions Scheme (QROPS).
Tuesday, February 10th 2015 - 03:51 UTC
Falkland Islands Holdings David Hudd steps down; new chairman is Edmund Rowland

Falkland Islands Holdings chairman David Hudd has resigned from the board with immediate effect and been succeeded by non-executive deputy chairman Edmund Rowland, it was reported on Monday. John Foster continues as group managing director.
Monday, February 9th 2015 - 17:41 UTC
FARC vows to lay down arms and to reinvent itself as a political party

Colombian FARC guerrillas on Saturday vowed to lay down their weapons and reinvent themselves as a political party, if the Colombian government follows through with the reforms under discussion in peace talks.
Monday, February 9th 2015 - 17:34 UTC
Food, housing and transportation prices accelerate January inflation in Brazil

Brazil's consumer price inflation accelerated in January, putting the 12-month rate well above the central bank's tolerance band and at the highest level since September 2011, underscoring one of the main challenges facing Latin America's largest economy in the year ahead.
Monday, February 9th 2015 - 13:26 UTC
Researchers fear Ebola virus has mutated and are studying contagion degree

More than 22,000 people have been infected and about 9,000 are known to have died in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since what evolved into the worst-ever outbreak of Ebola was identified last March.