Stories for September 24th 2019

Tuesday, September 24th 2019 - 17:32 UTC
Argentine research vessel Eduardo L. Holmberg sets sail on mackerel mission

After its repair at the Tandanor Shipyard and a series of adjustments in Mar del Plata, the Eduardo L. Holmberg fishing research boat of Argentina's National Institute of Fisheries Research and Development (INIDEP) Monday set sail on a mission to evaluate mackerel (Scomber colias), it was reported.
Tuesday, September 24th 2019 - 17:14 UTC
Supreme Court rules suspending Parliament “unlawful”; calls for Johnson to resign; PM insists with fresh election

Britain's Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a decision by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to suspend parliament in the run-up to Brexit was “unlawful”, saying it was “void and of no effect”. The 11 judges of the country's highest court were unanimous in their verdict, which they said meant parliament could now immediately reconvene.
Tuesday, September 24th 2019 - 09:53 UTC
Argentine biggest bondholders to meet with Treasury Secretary Lacunza

A group of Argentina’s biggest bondholders will meet with the country’s treasury minister in New York this Monday to hear how Latin America’s third-largest economy plans to dig itself out of its latest debt crisis.
Tuesday, September 24th 2019 - 09:52 UTC
OAS votes to use Rio Treaty to implement economic sanctions to the Maduro regime, but no military action

In a meeting convened by the Organization of American States, 16 of the 19 states party to the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance, a 1947 pact known as the Rio Treaty, backed using the pact to collaborate on law-enforcement operations and economic sanctions against Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, and associates, accusing his regime of criminal activity including drug trafficking and money laundering.
Tuesday, September 24th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Bachelet feels sorry for Brazil, “how I take things, depends on who is saying them...”

U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, who earlier this month came under personal attack from Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, says she feels sorry for Brazil, according to a Chilean media report published on Sunday.
Tuesday, September 24th 2019 - 09:43 UTC
Thunberg berates older generations at UN Summit for their disregard of climate issues

A group of 16 young activists led by Greta Thunberg, denounced Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany and Turkey to the UN for not protecting children from the impact of climate change in one of Monday's highlights at the historic climate summit in New York convened by the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
Tuesday, September 24th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
Argos Resources looking new partners to participate in Falklands oil industry

Argos Resources Ltd on Monday swung to an interim loss and said it is adequately financed for the next 12 months as it continues to receive quarterly cash payments from two companies that withdrew from a production license offshore the Falkland Islands.
Tuesday, September 24th 2019 - 09:26 UTC
Argentina Needs Intensive Care

By Anne Krueger (*) - Argentina's President Mauricio Macri knew that he had inherited a sick economy when he took office in 2015, but failed to take his medicine. As a result, the country now has no choice but to face up to a period of painful structural adjustment.
Tuesday, September 24th 2019 - 09:08 UTC
Argentine private sector workers given extra payment to compensate for inflation

Argentina's private-sector workers will see their wages topped off by 5,000 pesos (US$ 88) in a one-time non-taxable payment aimed at boosting their buying power amid surging inflation, the Production Ministry said on Monday.
Tuesday, September 24th 2019 - 09:05 UTC
CPC/CPA conference opened in Uganda; Falklands' delegation attending

The Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) has kicked off Monday morning at the Speke Resort Munyonyo. Uganda, with closed meetings of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) regional secretaries. A delegation from the Falkland Islands is attending the meeting.