Stories for 2019

Sunday, December 1st 2019 - 01:19 UTC
Suriname president Bouterse convicted of murder for the execution of 15 opponents in 1982

A court in Suriname on Friday convicted President Desi Bouterse of murder for the execution of 15 opponents in 1982 following a coup to seize power, sentencing the man who has dominated the former Dutch colony's recent history to 20 years in prison.
Sunday, December 1st 2019 - 01:07 UTC
Rioting Chile forced to cancel the football season and motor rally activities

The football federation in Chile has announced it is to cancel the rest of the season due to security concerns following weeks of anti-government protests. All matches were suspended when the violence began six weeks ago.
Saturday, November 30th 2019 - 08:35 UTC
Norway sponsors a “mine free” world by 2025 with support from the Mine Ban Treaty signatories

The 164 signatory countries to the Mine Ban Treaty (MBT) agreed on Friday to accelerate the work to achieve the goal of a “mine-free” world in 2025, Norway's foreign ministry said.
Saturday, November 30th 2019 - 08:25 UTC
Protection of Falklands' people democratic rights ensured in Conservative manifesto

The Conservative and Unionist party manifesto for the coming 12 December election, “Get Brexit Done Unleash Britain’s Potential”, in one of its chapters includes a special mention to the democratic rights and the protection of the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar and other Overseas Territories.
Saturday, November 30th 2019 - 07:53 UTC
Lower trade barriers helped faster economic and wage growth in Latin America, IDB report

Latin America and Caribbean region saw faster economic and wage growth thanks to a lowering of trade barriers, a new report by the Inter-American Development Bank shows. The study also provides policy recommendations to ensure the region is better positioned to take advantage of trade liberalization and make its benefits more tangible to citizens.
Saturday, November 30th 2019 - 07:34 UTC
Argentine minister underlines Falklands' cooperation with UK in his final report

With the change of government in Argentina just round the corner, 10 December, the Foreign and Worship ministry presented a Foreign Policy Performance Report of the four-year mandate of outgoing president Mauricio Macri. The report was presented by Minister Jorge Faurie, and chapter 5 refers to the South Atlantic Islands, specifically the Falklands, and also Antarctica.
Saturday, November 30th 2019 - 07:20 UTC
Uruguay expects some 200 cruise calls this 2019/20 season

Uruguay is expecting some 200 cruise calls this 2019/20 season, which is 30% higher than in 2018/19, while Montevideo has become an exchange port for incoming and outgoing cruise passengers, given its good services and connectivity, announced Tourism minister Liliam Kechichian during the official launching of the current season.
Saturday, November 30th 2019 - 06:44 UTC
Swimming with penguins and whales off Antarctica Peninsula

“It's like getting stabbed,” a tourist exclaims as he plunges into the three degree Celsius water, all under the intrigued gaze of a group of penguins. All around Half Moon Island, off the Antarctic Peninsula, blocks of ice of all sizes float by on a calm sea, their varying forms resembling weightless origami shapes.
Friday, November 29th 2019 - 12:19 UTC
Bolivia ready to restore diplomatic relations with Israel after a decade

Bolivia says it will restore diplomatic ties with Israel, a decade after then-President Evo Morales severed relations because of an Israeli military offensive in Gaza.
Friday, November 29th 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Uruguay's incumbent candidate salutes president elect Lacalle Pou; transition talks begin next Monday

Luis Lacalle Pou of the center-right National Party won Uruguay’s presidency after his rival conceded four days after a runoff election. A second vote count by the country's Electoral Court confirmed and widened the neck to neck difference between the president elect and the incumbent candidate