Stories for April 2016

Wednesday, April 13th 2016 - 05:03 UTC
Ecuador signs US$ 1 billion investment deals to boost oil production in existing fields

Ecuadorian state-owned energy firm Petroamazonas EP, which is looking to boost production at nine of its existing oil fields and on Monday signed a series of investment deals amounting to US$ 1 billion for those areas, enlisting the help of both domestic and foreign companies.
Wednesday, April 13th 2016 - 04:58 UTC
Another FIFA top official enters a guilty plea to four counts of corruption

Alfredo Hawit entered a guilty plea to four counts of corruption including racketeering, wire fraud and obstructing justice. The former vice president of FIFA and former interim CONCACAF president could face a maximum of 20 years in prison on each count of corruption. The 64-year-old Hawit must also forfeit US$ 950,000 to United States Department of Justice when he is sentenced.
Tuesday, April 12th 2016 - 22:38 UTC
Bundesliga matches live television rights can't have a single buyer, rules Germany's anti-trust office

Germany’s federal anti-trust office has approved plans to stop any single buyer from winning all the live television rights for Bundesliga soccer matches for the four seasons starting in 2017.
Tuesday, April 12th 2016 - 22:18 UTC
Punta Arenas cruise season: 29% increase in the number of visitors landings

Almost 30% more cruise visitors landed in Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile, during the current 2015/16 season which is coming to an end. According to Chile's maritime migration officers, 109.746 cruise passengers and crew members were recorded, which represents a 29% compared to the previous season. The primary report was released by La Prensa Austral.
Tuesday, April 12th 2016 - 22:07 UTC
EU farmers claim trade deal with Mercosur represents an “unacceptable risk”

The first reactions to the announced Mercosur-European trade deal and exchange of proposals next week have surfaced. The Ulster Farmers’ Union president, Ian Marshall, says the European Union trade deal on offer to Mercosur countries is an ‘unacceptable risk’ to the livelihoods of farmers in Northern Ireland.
Tuesday, April 12th 2016 - 21:56 UTC
Career diplomat Kralikas named head of Malvinas Islands Under Secretary

Career diplomat Maria Teresa Kralikas has been nominated head of the Malvinas Islands Under Secretary in the Argentine Foreign Ministry. Ms Kralikas is a lawyer and until now was one of the ministry's Under Secretariats.
Tuesday, April 12th 2016 - 09:11 UTC
First jet aircraft lands at St Helena recently finished airport

Great day of the British Overseas Territory of St Helena: the first jet aircraft landed at the recently concluded airport in the island located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The business jet was chartered by Air Safety Support International (ASSI) to bring its team of five personnel to St Helena to assess St Helena Airport.
Tuesday, April 12th 2016 - 09:00 UTC
Don’t Blame Panama. Tax Evasion Is a Global Problem.

By Juan Carlos Varela (*) - The following was published by The New York Times in The Opinion Pages. DESPITE their name, the Panama Papers are not mainly about Panama. They are not even primarily concerned with Panamanian companies. The more than 11 million documents, illegally hacked and released last week relating to previously undisclosed “offshore” corporations, is roiling the world with revelations of the vulnerability for rampant abuse of legal financial structures by the wealthy.
Tuesday, April 12th 2016 - 08:52 UTC
Temer's national unity message: a blooper or anticipation of pos-Rousseff Brazil

Brazil's vice president called for a government of national unity in a message that was released on Monday apparently by mistake, further complicating the political crisis and impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff.
Tuesday, April 12th 2016 - 08:30 UTC
Hero's welcome for Cristina Fernandez in Buenos Aires, where she faces first court investigation

Supporters of former President Cristina Fernandez gave her a hero's welcome Monday night at a Buenos Aires metropolitan airport before she faces a court over her possible role in an alleged scheme to manipulate Argentina's currency.