Stories for January 2016

Tuesday, January 26th 2016 - 08:37 UTC
Chilean Army clearing Magallanes region of anti personnel mines

The Chilean Army is involved in anti personnel-mine sweeping operations in the Magallanes region, north of Punta Arenas, as part of the country's commitment to have the region free of all mines by 2020 thus complying with the Ottawa convention.
Tuesday, January 26th 2016 - 08:23 UTC
Falklands' opportunities for Caribbean residents, promoted by MLA Hansen

Falkland Islands are well on their way to mining oil and member of the Legislative Assembly Ian Hansen said there are possible opportunities for locals to consider relocating to the Britain territory, according to a report from Antigua's Daily Observer.
Tuesday, January 26th 2016 - 08:14 UTC
Shackleton Solo Expeditioner dies in Punta Arenas hospital

Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions, ALE, reports with great sadness the death of polar expeditioner Henry Worsley at a hospital in Punta Arenas, Chile, after complications caused by bacterial peritonitis. Henry returned from Antarctica on January 23 after nearly completing his Shackleton Solo Expedition.
Tuesday, January 26th 2016 - 08:06 UTC
Pan American Health Organization statement on Zika virus transmission and prevention

Zika is a mosquito-borne virus that is new to the Americas. Since Brazil reported the first cases of local transmission of the virus in May 2015, it has spread to 21 countries and territories* of the Americas (as of 23 January 2016).
Tuesday, January 26th 2016 - 07:55 UTC
OAS 'virtually bankrupt and facing existential threat' says Permanent Council chairman

The new chairman of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) Sir Ronald Sanders says the institution is now facing a “serious existential threat”, with its coffers virtually empty. OAS currently has Uruguay's Luis Almagro as Secretary General.
Tuesday, January 26th 2016 - 07:46 UTC
UK government chief scientist in Chile to attend congress on education and science

Sir Mark Walport, the British Government Chief Scientific Adviser and Head of Science and Engineering Profession, arrived in Chile on 21 January. He has been invited by the Chilean Senate to participate in the Futures Congress, in which national and international scientists, analysts and thinkers, analyze the most significant issues, challenges and achievements in the world of science.
Tuesday, January 26th 2016 - 07:34 UTC
Venezuela could lose UN voting rights because of US$ 3m in arrears

St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic are among nine countries that have lost their voting rights at the United Nations because of arrears in their annual contributions to the world body.
Tuesday, January 26th 2016 - 07:22 UTC
Together, let’s reform the EU

by David Cameron (*) - Britain is going to hold a referendum on whether to stay in the European Union. Support for our membership has declined over many years, so I am negotiating changes in 4 areas which will directly address the concerns of the British people. But I believe these changes can build a stronger EU that will benefit all 28 member states. Let me explain.
Monday, January 25th 2016 - 20:12 UTC
Four dead sperm whales wash on to the beaches of eastern England

Four dead sperm whales have washed up on beaches in eastern England, coastguard authorities said Sunday, a week after similar deaths across the North Sea in Germany and the Netherlands. Two whales washed up near the resort of Skegness on the English east coast on Saturday, said the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). They laid side by side on the beach. A third dead whale appeared on Sunday.
Monday, January 25th 2016 - 10:36 UTC
Oil price plunge distorts Brazilian market and leaves Rio cash strapped

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff approved a resolution to maintain the current system for establishing the minimum price of oil on which royalty payments are paid by state-run oil company Petrobras to local governments.