MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 4th 2016
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Thursday, August 4th 2016 - 23:57 UTC
Rousseff political downfall ever so close as Senate committee recommends her removal from office
Brazilian Senate committee voted on Thursday to recommend the full upper house remove suspended president Dilma Rousseff from office in an impeachment trial, sending the nation's political drama into its end game. The decision -- passed by a vote of 14 to five -- is non-binding, but delivers Rousseff yet another setback on the eve of the Olympics opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro.
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Thursday, August 4th 2016 - 23:08 UTC
“Double-lock” commitment for Gibraltar ensures UK minister for Europe
Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo has met with the new Minister for Europe, Sir Alan Duncan, in London, where he set out the concerns that Brexit has created in the Rock. Mr. Picardo also outlined the opportunities that could now be exploited as a result of a new relationship with the EU.
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Thursday, August 4th 2016 - 22:59 UTC
FAO Price Index reports modest decline in July as grains and vegetable oils drop
The international prices for major food commodities saw a modest decline in July, following five consecutive months of increases. The FAO Food Pice Index (FPI) averaged 161.9 points in July 2016, slipping 0.8 percent (1.3 points) below its level in June and 1.4 percent below its level of July 2015.
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Thursday, August 4th 2016 - 22:09 UTC
RMS St Helena schedule extended another year until airport is ready for commercial flights
RMS St. Helena, one of the last Royal Mail Ships in the world is to continue serving her remote South Atlantic island namesake until 1 July 2017, the St Helena Government has announced. The RMS passenger and freight service will continue to operate between Cape Town, St Helena and Ascension Island with the extended schedule confirmed by the island's director of tourism.
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Thursday, August 4th 2016 - 22:02 UTC
Petrobras corruption case nets another company, senior executives and politicians
Brazil’s federal police said they had arrested two people and raided properties over alleged corruption at building firm Queiroz Galvão, as fresh allegations linked the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) to an alleged US$3-million bribe. The sprawling “Operation Carwash” investigation was launched two years ago to tackle price fixing, bribery and political kickbacks at state-run oil firm Petrobras.
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Thursday, August 4th 2016 - 21:52 UTC
Venezuela defies Mercosur members and announces it will “fully exercise the presidency”
Venezuela has defiantly confirmed that is will fully exercise the “self-proclaimed” presidency of Mercosur, despite the opposition from Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, who consider the chair vacant and are meeting in Montevideo to find an alternative for the six month mandate.
