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Montevideo, January 6th 2025 - 11:29 UTC

Stories for 2016

  • Monday, July 25th 2016 - 10:51 UTC

    Argentina considering phasing out Patagonian ports' fisheries exports

    “I imagine that in the next thirty days we will have some announcement on the issue, it will be a gradual phasing out”, said Metz.

    The Argentine government is considering phasing out the incentives which benefit Patagonian ports fisheries exports. The announcement was made by Jorge Metz, Ports Under Secretary during a recent visit to Bahía Blanca although pointing out the issue was still under consideration by the cabinet chief office, but some advances would be made public in a month's time.

  • Monday, July 25th 2016 - 10:17 UTC

    Falkland Islands' portfolio for Sir Alan Duncan

    Between 2010 and 2014, Sir Duncan was Minister of State for International Development. He held a long list of shadow cabinet jobs during Labour governments

    Alan Duncan KCMG MP has been appointed as Minister of State at the Foreign Office, responsible for Europe and the Americas. He replaces Hugo Swire MP, and will report to the new Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson. Sir Alan (59) remit will include NATO, the Americas, the Falklands, Gibraltar and polar regions.

  • Monday, July 25th 2016 - 10:03 UTC

    Argentina's tall ship frigate “Libertad” calls in Liverpool, first time in 24 years

    The majestic Libertad arrived in Liverpool in style to the sound of The Beatles, the crew band had been practicing Yellow Submarine since leaving Argentina.

    The Argentine Navy tall ship frigate Libertad docked in Liverpool on Saturday on its first visit to the Mersey River in 24 years. Arriving in style to the sound of The Beatles, the crew band had been practicing Yellow Submarine since they left Argentina. Docked at Liverpool's cruise terminal she was open to the public on Sunday.

  • Monday, July 25th 2016 - 09:51 UTC

    UK ambassador in Argentina presents credentials: new chapter in relations﹖

    Mark Andrew Geoffrey Kent formally presented copies of diplomatic credentials to Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Foradori. He is ex ambassador in Thailand

    Mark Kent, the new British Ambassador to Argentina formally presented copies of diplomatic credentials to Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Foradori last week, marking the start of a four-year stint as London’s representative in Buenos Aires. Kent, who was British Ambassador to Thailand from 2012 until April of this year, replaces John Freeman.

  • Thursday, July 21st 2016 - 08:17 UTC

    Falklands: Le Boréal 2015 engine-room fire ignited by clogged fuel filter, says report

    The report says the fire in Le Boréal was due to a clogged fuel filter element, which was disassembled under pressure by a crewmember and thus started leaking fuel.

    French maritime authorities have released the engine room fire incident report of cruise Le Boreal on 17 November 2015, which forced the air evacuation of some 90 passengers and crew to the Falkland Islands, while the rest were transferred to her sister ship L'Áustral. According to the report the fire was due to a clogged fuel filter element, which was disassembled under pressure by a crewmember and thus started leaking fuel.

  • Thursday, July 21st 2016 - 08:07 UTC

    PM May announces in Germany negotiations for an “orderly departure” from EU this year

    PM May said UK was in no rush to trigger the exit process, which although “this would not please everyone” it was right to hold off until the UK “objectives were clear”.

    Prime Minister Theresa May has said the UK will not begin official negotiations on leaving the EU this year as she held talks with Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel. Speaking in Berlin on Wednesday, the PM said securing a “sensible and orderly departure” from the EU would take time, but she insisted the UK would not “walk away” from Europe and wanted to retain the “closest economic links”.

  • Thursday, July 21st 2016 - 07:29 UTC

    Brazil leaves rate unchanged at 14.25%; stubborn inflation despite recession

    The bank's new governor Ilan Goldfajn, who took office in June, warned of lingering risks to reaching that goal, including the persistently high inflation

    Brazil's central bank, with its recently appointed president, kept interest rates on hold for the eighth consecutive meeting on Wednesday as expected, despite a deep recession, as the new board cited concern about stubbornly high inflation and uncertainty surrounding economic reforms.

  • Thursday, July 21st 2016 - 07:20 UTC

    Gibraltar begins domestic round of assessment to determine impact of no access to EU membership

    CM Picardo is asking all ministers to look at every sphere of their ministerial responsibilities and report back to him and to the Deputy CM by the end of August.

    The Gibraltar government has started an assessment to determine the impact of not having access to membership of the European Union and of the consequences of an exit. The assessment will look at every area of government business with Chief Minister Fabian Picardo asking all ministers to look at every sphere of their ministerial responsibilities and report back to him and to the Deputy Chief Minister by the end of August.

  • Thursday, July 21st 2016 - 07:12 UTC

    UK pledges a consultative process on Brexit between London and BOTs

    BOT leaders meeting in Turks and Caicos: MLA Roger Edwards and Gibraltar's CM Fabian Picardo, second and third from the left

    Leaders from the British Overseas Territories meeting in the Turks and Caicos Islands, TCI, this week heard that the UK will not forget them once it begins its negotiations to exit the European Union, according to the Caribbean media.

  • Thursday, July 21st 2016 - 07:09 UTC

    Baroness Anelay new Foreign Office minister for Overseas Territories

    Baroness Anelay was appointed Minister of State at the FCO in August 2014. In July she was given additional responsibility for International Development.

    Baroness Joyce Anne Anelay is the new Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister for the British Overseas Territories. On 19 July the UK Government announced Baroness Anelay’s appointment in the Theresa May-led administration. She replaces James Duddridge.