Stories for October 2020

Saturday, October 24th 2020 - 09:40 UTC
A tale of two Chiles; referendum on constitutional reform

By Jennifer M Piscopo and Peter Siavelis (*) – One year ago, Chileans took their anger over inequality and injustice to the streets, insisting that redressing the nation's deep structural problems would require more than reform. They said Chile would need a new constitution with more rights and better social protection.
Saturday, October 24th 2020 - 09:25 UTC
Argentina loves the dollar and has total aversion for its own currency

Argentina’s battle to control its currency is upending South America’s second-largest economy, wreaking havoc on everything from household finances to the production and sale of common goods.
Saturday, October 24th 2020 - 09:16 UTC
Brazil's health regulator allows the import of six million doses of a coronavirus vaccine from China

Brazil's health regulator has authorized the import from China of a potential vaccine against the coronavirus, just days after President Jair Bolsonaro insisted he wouldn't allow doses to be shipped from the Asian nation.
Saturday, October 24th 2020 - 08:55 UTC
Argentine bondholders claim government economic policies undermine investor confidence

Argentine bondholder groups slammed the government over economic policies they said were undermining investor confidence in the country, which emerged from a sovereign default in September after a US$ 65 billion restructuring.
Saturday, October 24th 2020 - 08:52 UTC
Argentine Congress discussing fiscal incentives to prop the construction industry

Argentina´s economy ministry said it had sent the country´s Congress a bill to spur construction activity through tax and fiscal incentives, an effort to create jobs and boost investment in an economy ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic.
Saturday, October 24th 2020 - 08:42 UTC
Chileans vote on Sunday to amend a constitution which has meant stability but also elitism and privilege

Chileans will go to the polls on Sunday to vote on whether they want to swap a constitution written during the Pinochet dictatorship with a new document written by a specially elected citizens' body.
Friday, October 23rd 2020 - 10:50 UTC
OAS reiterates support for Falklands' sovereignty talks between Argentina and UK

The General Assembly of the Organization of American States, OAS, supported a declaration on the Falklands/Malvinas question, reaffirming once again the need for the governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom to resume negotiations on the disputed sovereignty with the purpose of finding a peaceful solution to the prolonged controversy.
Friday, October 23rd 2020 - 09:55 UTC
Falklands government replies to Argentina's sovereignty claims at the OAS General Assembly

Minister Wendy Morton, acting as observer delegate spoke on Wednesday at the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) in response to the speech made by the Argentine Foreign Minister Felipe Solá, in which he again claimed sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.
Friday, October 23rd 2020 - 09:20 UTC
Scientists found plastic debris in the digestive track of southern right whale stranded in Argentina

Scientists found plastic debris in the digestive tract of a southern right whale stranded in Argentina, according to a study from the Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program, co-led by the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine; and Instituto de Conservación de Ballenas in Argentina.
Friday, October 23rd 2020 - 09:14 UTC
South Georgia message to potential visitors, “If you can get here, we are open”

During the uncertain times, the pandemic has presented, the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands were glad to be able to speak directly to tourism industry representatives last August during a virtual meeting hosted by IAATO, reports the August/September South Georgia Newsletter.