Stories for 2018

Tuesday, May 8th 2018 - 07:18 UTC
Odebrecht corruption in Argentina: all changed when ex president Kirchner died

A leading manager of the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht involved in corrupting government officials in virtually all Latin American countries revealed that millions of dollars in kickbacks were delivered in Argentina to pay for the natural gas pipelines network expansion contract.
Tuesday, May 8th 2018 - 07:07 UTC
“Carnival Dream” Deck 9 flooded when pipe bursts; in six hours all was back to normal

“Carnival Dream” has embarked on its next cruise from New Orleans as scheduled following last week’s water line break that caused extensive flooding on Deck 9, according to Carnival Cruise Line spokesperson.
Tuesday, May 8th 2018 - 06:57 UTC
Argentine Peso: the worst of the storm seems to be over...for the time being

The Argentine Peso closed slightly weaker on Monday, though analysts remained optimistic the government and central bank had curbed a run on the currency with a massive rate hike and lower fiscal deficit target last week. . The local currency opened stronger on Monday but closed down 0.41%, at 21.97 per U.S. dollar. The Merval stock index ended down 3.43% and traders said investors remained cautious.
Tuesday, May 8th 2018 - 06:36 UTC
Malvinas veterans abused by their officers are demanding justice from IACHR

The Malvinas Islands ex Combatants Center, CECIM has requested the Inter American Commission on Human Rights, IACHR, to intercede before the Argentine government and demand a commitment that human rights abuses suffered by the Argentine conscripts during the South Atlantic conflict will be investigated. The case has 120 plaintiffs and 95 defendants.
Monday, May 7th 2018 - 20:24 UTC
Uruguay: No position on the FTA with Chile after an official plenary

The plenary of the leftist coalition Broad Front concluded on Sunday with a motion that postergates de decision over the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Chile, defining to leave the decision on whether or not to support the agreement, delaying the debate to a future plenary whose date is not yet defined. The decision was voted after counting an erroneous sum of the votes in the first instance in which the motion to debate the issue in the plenary had won. However, the votes of the Communist Party of Uruguay (PCU) had been put on the wrong side.
Monday, May 7th 2018 - 09:28 UTC
Argentina's storm: “Macri is not a political leader, he's a businessman”

“President Macri is not a political leader, he's a businessman, that's why he doesn't like to come out on national television; he should come closer to the people, he should be more political and less technical”. The comment belongs to Jorge Lanata probably the most outstanding investigative reporter in Argentina, and who heads the hate list of ex president Cristina Fernandez.
Monday, May 7th 2018 - 09:15 UTC
Facebook users in US remain loyal despite the data sharing scandal with Cambridge Analytica

Most Facebook users in the US remain loyal, despite the recent data sharing scandal involving a political consultancy firm, a poll suggests. Facebook admitted last month that the data of 87 million users had been improperly shared with the UK-based firm, Cambridge Analytica.
Monday, May 7th 2018 - 09:10 UTC
Europol joins the combat against environmental crimes, which impact climate change

Europol and the Centre for Climate Crime Analysis (CCCA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at reinforcing their efforts to address environmental crimes, especially those that have an impact on climate change.
Monday, May 7th 2018 - 09:07 UTC
Fed fines Goldman Sachs Group for unsound foreign exchange trading

The United States Federal Reserve Board announced that it has fined The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., US$ 54.75 million for the firm's unsafe and unsound practices in its foreign exchange (FX) trading business.
Monday, May 7th 2018 - 08:54 UTC
British Embassy in Buenos Aires launches call for project bids for 2018

The British Embassy is inviting all interested parties to submit their proposals for the British Embassy Buenos Aires Project Fund 2018. The British Embassy has been allocated program funds for UK financial year 2018/2019. The fund is part of the UK’s total Official Development Assistance (ODA) commitment of 0.7% of GNI.