Stories for 2016

Wednesday, March 2nd 2016 - 07:41 UTC
UK ambassador to Argentina, Mark Kent, takes office next July

Mark Andrew Geoffrey Kent, currently ambassador in Thailand has been appointed British ambassador in Argentina, in succession of Dr. John Freeman, who will be transferring to another diplomatic service appointment. Mr. Kent is expected to take his new job during July this year.
Wednesday, March 2nd 2016 - 07:30 UTC
Macri reaffirmed Malvinas sovereignty claim, despite mature and sensible relations with all countries

At the formal opening of the 134th congressional term on Tuesday, Argentine president Mauricio Macri said on Tuesday that his administration is building mature and sensible relations with all countries of the world, and Mercosur is a priority, but dialoguing with world leaders, including British PM David Cameron “does not mean giving up our sovereignty claim over the Malvinas Islands”.
Wednesday, March 2nd 2016 - 07:15 UTC
Macri in an hour long speech blasts his predecessor and in the other half tries to inject optimism

In a one hour speech before the Argentine congress, president Mauricio Macri spent half the time describing the country he received and in the other half made some announcements, but above all tried to transmit optimism, willingness to overcome, and insisted in the three pillars of his electoral pledge, eliminating poverty, combating drug-trafficking and unity among all Argentines.
Wednesday, March 2nd 2016 - 07:08 UTC
Brazilian police arrests Facebook executive for refusing to release WhatsApp data

Police in Brazil have arrested the vice president of the social media company Facebook in Latin America. Diego Dzodan, an Argentine national, has repeatedly refused to comply with court orders to hand over data for use in a criminal investigation into drugs trafficking, police said. His arrest relates to the messaging service WhatsApp, owned by Facebook.
Wednesday, March 2nd 2016 - 06:55 UTC
Falklands soil and pebbles were received by the Pope from Argentine governor

Soil and pebbles from the Falkland Islands together with letters from Tierra del Fuego residents were received by Pope Francis during the recent visit of an Argentine delegation that included president Mauricio Macri, several ministers and three governors, one of them, Ms. Rosana Bertone from the most austral of Argentine provinces.
Tuesday, March 1st 2016 - 07:55 UTC
Chinese injects liquidity and helps boost volatile stock markets

Chinese shares traded higher on Tuesday morning after a fresh stimulus push from the central bank to boost liquidity. The mainland benchmark Shanghai Composite rose 0.3% to 2,696.96 points.
Tuesday, March 1st 2016 - 07:35 UTC
Gibraltar expects record number of cruise calls this year

A record number of cruises are set to call at Gibraltar this year, representing an 11% increase on last year with an estimated 350,000 passengers from 227 visits. Some 18 cruise ships will make their first ever visits to Gibraltar with six of the brand new vessels selecting Gibraltar as part of their maiden season.
Tuesday, March 1st 2016 - 07:32 UTC
China to the rescue of debt-burdened Petrobras with a US$10bn credit

Bonds issued by Brazil's Petrobras ended one to two points higher on Monday as the beleaguered oil company eased refinancing pressure by clinching a US$10bn loan from China. The US$10bn loan from China Development Bank, which can be repaid in cash or oil, will do much to reduce refinancing risks for what is one of the world's most indebted companies.
Tuesday, March 1st 2016 - 07:27 UTC
Gibraltar replies to Spanish MEP 'misinformation' at European Parliament

Gibraltar Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Joseph Garcia, has written to the European Commission in order to set the record straight following ‘misinformation’ about Gibraltar propagated by a Spanish MEP. This comes after the Spanish MEP, Ramon Jauregui Atondo, tabled a question before the European Parliament in which he said that Gibraltar ‘facilitates tax evasion and financial crime’.
Tuesday, March 1st 2016 - 05:21 UTC
“Spotlight”, true story of investigative reporting on sexual abuse by Catholic priests takes best film Oscar

In an underdog win for a movie about an underdog profession, the newspaper drama “Spotlight” took the Oscar for the best picture at the 88th Academy Awards. Tom McCarthy’s film about The Boston Globe’s investigative reporting on sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests won over the favored frontier epic “The Revenant.”