MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for November 24th 2021
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Wednesday, November 24th 2021 - 09:08 UTC
Falkland Islands Company awarded the joint venture housing contract
Following the request for tenders from local and international companies, the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed that on Wednesday 17 November 2021 the Falkland Islands Company (FIC) successfully signed a joint venture housing contract.
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Wednesday, November 24th 2021 - 09:06 UTC
Several Swiss banks “reprimanded” for breaching laundering rules with Venezuelan clients
Several Swiss banks have been reprimanded for breaching laundering rules involving people linked to Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA, and have been ordered to terminate all business links with Venezuelan clients as well as with risky clients.
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Wednesday, November 24th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Argentina: Jailbird judge found having a snack at a restaurant
A former Federal Judge who had been found guilty of crimes against humanity while in office during Argentina's military dictatorship, was spotted Tuesday at a restaurant while he was supposed to be under house arrest.
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Wednesday, November 24th 2021 - 08:46 UTC
Bolsonaro favors reviewing Petrobras' formula to adjust price of fuel
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday said he intended to have Petrobras' international parity system reviewed, although he fell short of disclosing how he planned to go about it.
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Wednesday, November 24th 2021 - 08:40 UTC
Peru's President picks new Secretary of Government
Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones has appointed Carlos Jaico as Secretary of the Government Palace to replace Bruno Pacheco, who was forced to resign amid a series of corruption scandals for which he is now under investigation.
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Wednesday, November 24th 2021 - 08:00 UTC
Chile's first transgender Deputy-elect says LGBT community afraid of Kast
Emilia Schneider Sunday became Chile's first-ever transgender person elected to the national Congress. At age 25, she admitted the LGTBI community was afraid of what may happen if far-right candidate José Antonio Kast wins Dec. 19's presidential runoff.
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Wednesday, November 24th 2021 - 05:19 UTC
Brazil's STF rules in favor of Bolsonaro holding social media accounts
Brazil's Federal Supreme Court (STF) has ordered President Jair Bolsonaro's profiles on social media be kept active despite a motion from some Senators who wanted him banned for spreading what they said were “fake news” about the coronavirus.
