Stories for 2016

Wednesday, May 4th 2016 - 07:15 UTC
Washington Post list of Latin American leaders involved in corruption schemes

The massive bribery scandal that has enraged Brazilians and pushed President Dilma Rousseff to the verge of impeachment is just one flashpoint among many right now across Latin America, according to a piece from The Washington Post.
Tuesday, May 3rd 2016 - 21:04 UTC
Antarctica visitors increase 4.6% in 2015/16; IAATO celebrates 25th anniversary

The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) announced its tourism figures for the 2015-2016 Antarctic season on the first day of its 25th Anniversary Meeting in its home town of Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
Tuesday, May 3rd 2016 - 12:02 UTC
Euro zone economy expands faster than expected in the first quarter

The Euro-zone's economy grew by a faster-than-expected 0.6% in the first three months of the year, according to official statistics. The growth rate in the 19-nation bloc doubled from the 0.3% rate recorded in the previous quarter, and was above analysts' expectations of 0.4%.
Tuesday, May 3rd 2016 - 08:57 UTC
Falklands' Illex squid catches very sparse; Loligo, 'a bit more cheerful'

Falkland Islands' Illex squid catches are still very sparse, now standing at 2,373 tons, “which is obviously very low and does not go far when spread across the 105 vessels in the fishery,” said Director of Natural Resources John Barton, interviewed by Penguin News.
Tuesday, May 3rd 2016 - 08:42 UTC
Gibraltar victory in its appeal to become a full member of FIFA

The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne has ordered FIFA’s Congress to take all necessary measures to admit the Gibraltar Football Association as a full member of FIFA as soon as possible.
Tuesday, May 3rd 2016 - 08:30 UTC
Cristina Fernandez and son Maximo accused of illicit enrichment

Argentine court has asked a judge to look into accusations of illicit enrichment against former President Cristina Fernandez and her son Maximo Kirchner, state press agency Telam reported on Monday.
Tuesday, May 3rd 2016 - 08:20 UTC
Argentine whistle blower reveals the Kirchner corruption system and admits he fears for his life

Argentine whistle blower and former financial advisor to Kirchnerite businessman Lazaro Baez, who is imprisoned accused of money laundering and overbilling public works contracts, has told his former boss “not to be stupid and tell all the truth, what really happened”
Tuesday, May 3rd 2016 - 07:12 UTC
Miami sea-food sentenced for falsely labeling Chilean salmon as Scottish

A Miami-located seafood company was sentenced in a Federal Court for falsely labeling salmon in December 2012 in violation of the Lacey Act, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) informed.
Tuesday, May 3rd 2016 - 06:54 UTC
Brazil recession deepens, but prospects for 2017 seem much brighter

Brazil’s recession is expected to deepen this year as economists brace for an even steeper contraction than in 2015. Economists have downgraded their 2016 outlook for Latin America’s largest economy for the 15th week in a row, according to the weekly Focus survey of about 100 economists by the Brazilian central bank.
Tuesday, May 3rd 2016 - 06:40 UTC
Germany to declassify documents on the secretive Dignity Colony in Chile

Victims of a secretive German colony in Chile hope that Germany's decision to declassify documents will help shine light on human rights abuses committed there. For three decades beginning in 1961, the enclave of Colonia Dignidad, or Dignity Colony, was the site of torture, slavery and child abuse.