Stories for 2016

Tuesday, March 15th 2016 - 05:06 UTC
Lula prepared to accept a ministry to avoid arrest, according to Brazil's leading media

Former Brazilian leader Lula da Silva has accepted a key ministerial role in President Dilma Rousseff's government, leading media in Sao Paulo have reported. Members of the governing Workers' Party say his appointment will strengthen her beleaguered administration. In becoming a minister, Lula will also have some legal protection. Allegedly the two are to meet on Tuesday in Brasilia.
Monday, March 14th 2016 - 23:42 UTC
World famous toothfish poaching vessel caught and destroyed in Indonesia

Indonesian authorities on Monday bombed the last major ship internationally wanted for years of illegally taking toothfish from southern waters, reiterating a strong message to would-be poachers who enter the country's waters.
Monday, March 14th 2016 - 23:36 UTC
Argentina not planning a trade deal with the US, “it's a joint task for Mercosur”

It would be 'hasty' to consider that Argentina is ready to sign a trade agreement with the United States, but in any case the issue must be addressed by Mercosur, and it's the whole group that should advance in that direction, said Argentina's foreign minister Susana Malcorra.
Monday, March 14th 2016 - 13:17 UTC
Queen's Commonwealth Day speech focused on inclusivity

People of the Commonwealth should “support those in need” and others who “feel excluded”, the Queen said in her annual message to the association, which is focused on inclusivity. She said helping those less fortunate would be a way of embodying this year's Commonwealth theme of inclusivity.
Monday, March 14th 2016 - 11:35 UTC
Falklands experiences steady growth in cruise visitors and leisure tourists

By Joshua Peck - The number of cruise passengers visiting the Falkland Islands is projected to increase for the third season in a row. Each tourist season, lasting from October to March, sees numerous cruise vessels arrive in the Falklands, with passengers typically disembarking for a single day onshore. The last cruise vessel for the current season is scheduled to arrive on 31st March.
Monday, March 14th 2016 - 11:33 UTC
Argentina's February inflation 4.8%; minister anticipates 1% during second quarter

February’s inflation in Argentina reached 4.8% and has accumulated 33.9% in the last twelve months, according to the so called “congressional inflation index” released laast week. But Finance minister Alfonso Prat-Gay from Chile anticipated that consumer prices will fall to nearly 1% during the second quarter.
Sunday, March 13th 2016 - 23:17 UTC
Mercosur/EU will exchange trade proposals in April, is announced in Argentina

Mercosur and the European Union will exchange trade proposals in April, a key step for the long delayed trade and cooperation agreement between the two blocks and which has gained strength since the change of administration in Argentina with president Mauricio Macri.
Sunday, March 13th 2016 - 22:49 UTC
Argentina's government release of 2015 fiscal results triggers strong controversy

Argentina's Finance Ministry finally released its fiscal results for the 2015 period, which showed a deficit amounting to more than 5% of GDP. The figure is likely to be subject to much controversy and discussion, as the government of president Mauricio Macri introduced new methodology to calculate its figures.
Sunday, March 13th 2016 - 22:40 UTC
Oil at US$ 67 in Argentina has all the Majors converging

By Nick Cunningham of Oilprice.com

Argentina offers one of the few places on earth where oil companies are not suffering from the full force of the collapse in prices. Argentina regulates oil prices, a policy originally intended to insulate the public from the whims of the market, protecting people from triple-digit crude prices. But with the crash in prices since mid-2014, the effect of the regulation has reversed: motorists are now effectively subsidizing the oil industry.
Sunday, March 13th 2016 - 22:27 UTC
Falklands: Mar del Plata bishop blesses “Identity Crossing” swimmers, and 250 rosaries

Mar del Plata bishop Monsignor Antonio Marino met with the swimmers that are planning to cross the Falklands' sound, or “Identity Crossing”, and blessed rosaries they will be taking to the Argentine memorial in Darwin.