Stories for 2019

Friday, January 25th 2019 - 09:29 UTC
Brazil eliminates Mercosur symbol from new passports

Brazilian new passports will no longer have the symbol of Mercosur as currently they do together with those from the other member states, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. The announcement was made by cabinet chief Onyx Lorenzoni, during a press conference in which he anticipated the targets for the first hundred days of president Jair Bolsonaro's administration.
Friday, January 25th 2019 - 09:22 UTC
Brexit uncertainties: Jaguar Land Rover will extend its annual shutdown

Jaguar Land Rover is to extend its annual April shutdown in car production because of uncertainties around Brexit. The UK's biggest carmaker will be idle for an extra week because of fears of disruption at its car and engine plants at Liverpool, Birmingham and Wolverhampton.
Friday, January 25th 2019 - 09:18 UTC
Queen alludes to Brexit debate: calls for “common ground” and respect for “different points of view”

The Queen has urged people to find “common ground” and to respect “different points of view”. Commentators say the remarks will be seen as referring to the Brexit debate, with MPs due to vote on the PM's deal for leaving the EU again next week.
Friday, January 25th 2019 - 09:06 UTC
Goldman Sachs chief concerned with Brexit, but the main worry in China/US trade dispute

The new chief executive of Goldman Sachs says that a “difficult” Brexit will negatively affect its investment plans in the UK. David Solomon told the BBC that while there has been a hiring freeze in the UK, the bank has been adding staff in the EU over the last two years.
Friday, January 25th 2019 - 09:00 UTC
Argentina announces identification of the 107 unknown combatant, buried in the Falklands

An Argentine 18 year old conscript from the northern province of Chaco has become the 107 combatant, with remains resting at the Argentine military cemetery at Darwin, in the Falklands, to be fully identified. The announcement was made by Argentina's Human Rights Secretary, Claudio Avruj who visited the family of Ruben Horacio Gomez, in the city of Ressistencia.
Friday, January 25th 2019 - 08:45 UTC
UK praises Uruguay's human rights record, but also has recommendations

United Kingdom welcomed Uruguay’s positive record in promoting freedom of expression and independent media, as well as its progressive legislation particularly in promoting gender equality and LGBT rights.
Thursday, January 24th 2019 - 09:38 UTC
Repression in Venezuela left 16 dead, according to the IACHR

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) estimated the number of deaths in clashes between protesters and security forces in Venezuela at 16.
Thursday, January 24th 2019 - 09:35 UTC
Guaido recognized as interim president by Lima Group and US; Uruguay and Mexico call for negotiations

Most Latin American nations recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president on Wednesday, leaving Nicolas Maduro ever more isolated as he faces unrest at home and threats from the United States.
Thursday, January 24th 2019 - 09:34 UTC
Pope Francis arrives in Panama for the World Youth Day; immigration high in the agenda

Pope Francis wasted no time wading in on the standoff over funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall on Wednesday as he started his trip to Panama, saying on the plane from Rome that hostility to immigrants was driven by irrational fear. In a brief conversation between the pope and journalists on the flight, one reporter described the barrier that juts out into the Pacific Ocean between the two countries in San Diego, California, as a “folly”.
Thursday, January 24th 2019 - 09:33 UTC
Sao Paulo state willing to support automaker GM with tax incentives

General Motors Brazil unit is in advanced talks with Sao Paulo state to receive tax incentives, the company told public officials and union representatives at a meeting on Tuesday, a few days after telling workers in a memo that it was losing money in the country.