MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for November 2nd 2016
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Wednesday, November 2nd 2016 - 08:30 UTC
Gibraltar: Spain manages Ibero-American summit support for its sovereignty claim
For the first time ever, an annual Latin American Summit has endorsed Spain’s position on Gibraltar. Spain’s Secretary of State for International Cooperation in Latin America confirmed that the 32 countries attending have supported Spain’s call to the United Kingdom to start bilateral sovereignty talks over the Rock.
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Wednesday, November 2nd 2016 - 08:03 UTC
Caribbean BOTs form a group to focus on Brexit at the Joint Ministerial Council
Concerned about how the UK’s departure from the European Union over the next two years will impact their communities, leaders from the British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean have agreed to form a group to focus on the whole question of Brexit, reports the region's media.
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Wednesday, November 2nd 2016 - 07:36 UTC
Brazilian amnesty program for overseas funds collects US$ 15.8bn
The Brazilian government collected 50.9 billion Reais, equivalent to US$15.8 billion in taxes and fines under an amnesty program offered to individuals and corporations with undeclared but legitimate funds parked overseas, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday.
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Wednesday, November 2nd 2016 - 07:12 UTC
A “flat” cruise season officially begins this week in Montevideo
The 2016/17 cruise season officially begins this week in Uruguay with the arrival of MS Zaandam and Insignia. Zandam belonging to Holland America Line with capacity for 1.432 passengers usually calls several times in Montevideo during the season.
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Wednesday, November 2nd 2016 - 07:02 UTC
Bolivia imposes biometric census on foreigners after San Matias crimes
The Government of Bolivia decreed Tuesday that the Immigration bureau is to undertake a biometric census of all foreigners in the country to legalize their situation, after crimes allegedly committed by Brazilian hitmen.
