MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 13th 2016
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Saturday, August 13th 2016 - 15:11 UTC
Argentina could receive a squadron of Mirage F1; Air Force will have no combat aircraft by 2018
Argentina's Air Force will have no combat aircraft by 2018 since by then the three A4-AR Fightinghawk which remain operational will be decommissioned, according to Argentine defense sources. At the end of 2015, the outgoing Cristina Fernandez administration witnessed the definitive decommissioning of the few operational French built Mirage III.
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Saturday, August 13th 2016 - 09:26 UTC
Falklands' fresh produce high prices blamed on Montevideo's port charges and fees
Uruguayan port charges and fees from port operators and shipping agents are the cause of fresh produce being so expensive in the Falkland Islands, Stanley Nurseries Tim Miller told Penguin News this week. Montevideo port costs add 75-100%, “on top of actual SAAS (shipper) freight costs. In UK similar operations add a mere 20% to the SAAS freight cost said Mr. Miller.
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Saturday, August 13th 2016 - 09:05 UTC
UK embassy in Uruguay announces opening of applications for Chevening scholarships
The United Kingdom embassy in Montevideo has announced the opening of the application period of the Chevening Scholarships, which must be done before 8 November 2016. Chevening Scholarships are the UK government’s global scholarship program, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organizations, such as ANII here in Uruguay.
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Saturday, August 13th 2016 - 08:50 UTC
Media exposes Brazil congress 'behind the scenes' plot for a 'corruption amnesty' in the Petrobras case
Brazilian financial newspaper Valor Econômico revealed details of an alleged corruption amnesty currently being discussed by lawmakers who have been accused of alleged involvement in the graft scandal at state oil firm Petrobras.
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Saturday, August 13th 2016 - 08:24 UTC
Argentina's July inflation falls to 2%, confirming sliding tendency
Argentina's inflation rate eased to 2% in July, less than half of what it was two months before when the government began reporting consumer price data after revamping the country's troubled statistics office. The July figure was released on Friday by the new Indec data agency. A month earlier it reported 3.1% inflation for June and 4.2% for May when it issued its first consumer price report since President Mauricio Macri took office in December.
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Saturday, August 13th 2016 - 08:12 UTC
Catholic Church criticizes Macri's policies and says 1.4 million more have fallen into poverty
A new report released by the Argentine Catholic University (UCA) points to a somewhat bleak outlook on Argentina’s current socioeconomic situation, with the revelation that 1.4 million people fell into poverty between December 2015 and April 2016. The report also provides a qualitative commentary criticizing President Mauricio Macri’s social policies.
