Stories for March 2022

Thursday, March 24th 2022 - 09:15 UTC
South Georgia appoints new Director of Operations; Steve Winn has a long maritime experience

Following a highly competitive recruitment process, the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, GSGSSI announced the appointment of Steve Winn as our new Director of Operations.
Thursday, March 24th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
Trudeau to remain Canadian PM until 2025

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has brokered a deal with opposition leaders to stay in office until 2025, it was announced Tuesday in Ottawa.
Thursday, March 24th 2022 - 07:00 UTC
Platinum Jubilee Tour: Cambridges arrive in Jamaica

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Tuesday landed in Jamaica, the second stop of their Caribbean tour to mark the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, who celebrates her seven decades on the British throne.
Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 23:59 UTC
Uruguay's “nays” round up campaign to win “revenge referendum”

Supporters of Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou's Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC) Tuesday closed their campaign in favor of keeping the norm unchanged and therefore vote “No” in next Sunday's referendum during a rally at Las Piedras.
Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 23:55 UTC
Nicaragua's Ambassador to OAS comes clean about Ortega's “dictatorship”

In a surprising move Wednesday, Nicaragua's ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) decided to no longer remain silent about what is going on in his country and referred to its government as [President Daniel] Ortega's “dictatorship.”
Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 22:57 UTC
Heavy rainstorms in Asunción leave at least 3 people dead

After no casualties were reported initially following heavy rainfalls in the Paraguayan capítal of Asunción, fresh reports Wednesday mentioned that at least three people had died, in addition to houses and schools destroyed.
Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 20:17 UTC
Restoring diplomatic ties with Chile hinges on maritime issue, Bolivian gov't says

Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora Wednesday urged the new Chilean Government to discuss the maritime dispute between the two countries, on which the future of ties necessarily hinges.
Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 09:40 UTC
President Fernández, Georgieva hold talk ahead of IMF's board vote

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday held a virtual meeting with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, during which he ratified his Government's commitment to the new program agreed upon.
Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 09:30 UTC
Rio Grande prepares for the Malvinas Vigil and a remake of the Falklands landing 2 April

The municipality of the Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego province, together with the local branch of the Malvinas Veterans have organized an agenda of activities, with an open invitation to all residents from the province and former combatants from the 1982 Falklands war.
Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 09:26 UTC
Ukraine anticipates spring crops cut by half; only 7 out of 15 million hectares were sown

As a result of the Russian invasion, Ukraine's agricultural minister Roman Leshchenko said he expects his country's spring crop area may be halved this year to only 7 million hectares.