MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for January 31st 2017
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Tuesday, January 31st 2017 - 11:19 UTC
Spanish Supreme Court ruling on IUU toothfish operations rattles legal industry
According to reports in the Spanish press, the case against Vidal Armadores, the beneficial owners of a fleet of vessels operating at various times fishing for toothfish in the Southern Ocean collapsed on a point of law.
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Tuesday, January 31st 2017 - 10:52 UTC
Labour divided on support for PM's May EU single market exit
A group of backbench Labour MPs have put forward a Commons motion to stop the Article 50 bill. Proposed by former shadow Health Secretary, Heidi Alexander and supported by 18 MPs, it argues they can't support the Prime Minister’s plan to take Britain out of the EU's Single Market.
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Tuesday, January 31st 2017 - 10:41 UTC
Scholarship in Uruguay available for a Falklands student
American Field Service (AFS) is offering a scholarship to an outstanding student from the Falkland Islands to take part in a funded exchange program in Uruguay. The scholarship is collaboration between the Falkland Islands Government and AFS which MLA Barry Elsby has been working on.
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Tuesday, January 31st 2017 - 10:13 UTC
Falklands issues to be addressed on Tuesday by Argentine legislative delegation in London
Boosting trade, credit rating, fighting corruption, were among the issues discussed on Monday by the Argentine delegation of all-party lawmakers visiting the UK. Falklands, additional flights and hydrocarbons in the South Atlantic are scheduled to be addressed on Tuesday when the members of Congress meet with Foreign office minister Sir Ian Duncan, said Federico Pinedo, Senate whip and head of the delegation.
