MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for March 25th 2022
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Friday, March 25th 2022 - 09:37 UTC
CFK and her son praise Memory Day rally demonstrators
Argentine Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) Thursday sent a message through social media to the groups who marched onto Buenos Aires' Plaza de Mayo during the Memory Day commemorations of those fallen under the military dictatorship which came to power March 24, 1976.
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Friday, March 25th 2022 - 09:31 UTC
Venezuela's Maduro feels worthy of Nobel Prize in Economics
Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro Thursday unleashed anger worldwide when he claimed his government deserved the Nobel Prize in Economics, which earned him a barrage of negative comments on social media.
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Friday, March 25th 2022 - 09:30 UTC
Force-majeure applies to pre-war Russian diesel shipments bound for Ecuador
Ecuador's oil ruling entity Petroecuador has granted force majeure exemptions to shipments of Russian diesel which were already underway when the invasion of Ukraine started and western powers replied by imposing sanctions on Vladimir Putin's government
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Friday, March 25th 2022 - 09:29 UTC
Potash prices have more than trebled and keep climbing
Potash prices, a key element used as fertilizer have more than trebled compared to a year ago. The mineral which was trading at US$ 300 a ton in early 2021, has now skyrocketed to US$ 1,100 a ton, and with not many prospects of returning to normal levels given the ongoing month-long war in Ukraine following on the Russian invasion.
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Friday, March 25th 2022 - 09:22 UTC
Drought hits Paraguayan soybean production
Paraguay's meager output of soybeans this year will prevent it from capitalizing on soaring international prices, it was reported in Asunción.
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Friday, March 25th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
Falklands Chamber of Commerce satisfied port project advances, but warns FIG on “gaps and issues”
The Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce has reacted positively to news that the new port construction will go ahead. Invited to respond to the news in the light of recent controversy (FIG approved the Port Development Planning application despite a recommendation against by the Planning and Building Committee) a spokesperson for the Chamber responded to the Penguin News as follows:
