Stories for May 2016

Saturday, May 7th 2016 - 06:00 UTC
Ian Duddy appointed next UK ambassador to Uruguay as of October

Ian Duddy has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to Uruguay in succession to Ben Lyster-Binns, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Duddy will take up his appointment during October 2016.
Saturday, May 7th 2016 - 00:23 UTC
Carnival takes delivery of the 3.954 pax and 133.500 ton Carnival Vista

At a traditional maritime handover ceremony held on May first at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy, Carnival Cruise Line took delivery of its newest, largest and most innovative ship, the 133,500-tonne Carnival Vista.
Saturday, May 7th 2016 - 00:08 UTC
A Temer government would allow full foreign control of Brazilian airlines

A Brazilian government led by Vice-President Michel Temer would consider allowing foreign owners to acquire a controlling stake in local airlines, one of his closest aides revealed. Wellington Moreira Franco, a chief economic adviser for Temer and a former aviation minister, said relaxing the current limits on foreign ownership would help bolster competition in an industry suffering its worst crisis in decades.
Friday, May 6th 2016 - 23:57 UTC
Falklands have built and occupied over 126 houses from 2012 to 2015

More than 126 houses have been built and occupied in Stanley, capital of the Falkland Islands during the last four years with an increase from 10 in 2012 to 51 in 2015 with a third of the total builds being by Government.
Friday, May 6th 2016 - 08:32 UTC
Four million Argentine children live in poverty conditions, according to Unicef

Almost four million children in Argentina are poor and 8.5% live in extreme poverty, according to a report from UNICEF which measures multidimensional poverty which considers 28 indicators such as nutrition, access to healthcare, exposure to violence, among other more traditional references.
Friday, May 6th 2016 - 08:22 UTC
Brazil's Lower House speaker removed by the Supreme Court on justice obstruction

Brazil's Supreme Court removed the speaker of the lower house of Congress on Thursday on charges of obstructing a corruption investigation, days before an impeachment process that he engineered was expected to oust President Dilma Rousseff.
Friday, May 6th 2016 - 08:07 UTC
Folha exposes Rousseff's 'exit with dignity' next week and plans for a comeback strategy

President Dilma Rousseff laid out the details last Monday for what she calls her “bunker of resistance”: a team of advisors to be installed in the Alvorada Palace next week. It will have a maximum of 15 members, according to a report to one of the main dailies, Folha de Sao Paulo.
Friday, May 6th 2016 - 07:54 UTC
British ambassador celebrates 'the renewed and revitalized' UK/Argentina bilateral relationship

On 28 April, the British Ambassador’s Residence in Buenos Aires welcomed more than 400 people to celebrate the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. The last time that Buenos Aires held a celebration like this was in 2009 and it was an opportunity to praise the resumption of bilateral ties.
Friday, May 6th 2016 - 07:27 UTC
First UK trade mission in ten years begins contacts in Argentina

British Trade and Investment Minister, Lord Price, leads the UK’s first trade mission to Argentina in ten years, which arrived in Buenos Aires on Thursday. The mission looks to strengthen trade and investment relations with the third largest economy of Latin America.
Friday, May 6th 2016 - 07:13 UTC
Councils-election: Labour doing better than expected in England; Scotland's Sturgeon wins a third term for the SNP

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has avoided the drubbing some had predicted as the party retained control of key councils in England, but the party had a bad night in the Scottish Parliament elections, where Nicola Sturgeon won an historic third term for the SNP reported BBC late Thursday.