Stories for March 2022

Friday, March 18th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Argentine Senate gives thumbs up to IMF deal

Argentina's Senate Thursday approved the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to repay the US$ 45 billion borrowed under the administration of former President Mauricio Macri in 2018.
Friday, March 18th 2022 - 09:54 UTC
Vaccinated travelers to be spared further testing to enter Uruguay

Uruguay's Minister of Tourism Tabaré Viera has requested his Public Health colleague Daniel Salinas to review the possibility that incoming travelers fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are spared the swab test at the earliest.
Friday, March 18th 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Peru's Constitutional Court ruling clears path to Fujimori's release

Peru's Constitutional Court Thursday upheld a Presidential pardon granted in 2017 by Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK) to Alberto Fujimori, who is serving a 25-year prison sentence for crimes against humanity.
Friday, March 18th 2022 - 09:52 UTC
Vessels with Ukrainian grains blocked by the Russian navy in the Black Sea

The Russian Navy is blocking grain-laden vessels from leaving the Black Sea after having loaded in Ukrainian ports, according to BayWa, Germany's largest grain trader which is involved with cereals trade in central Europe. Meanwhile, the IMO is calling for “blue corridors” to allow merchant vessels to sail without incidents.
Friday, March 18th 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Cuban demonstrators given jail terms of 4 to 30 years

Cuba's Judiciary handed down prison sentences ranging from 4 to 30 years to the July 11 demonstrators who filled the streets demanding an improvement to their living conditions, it was reported Thursday.
Friday, March 18th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Argentine beef exporting consortium gives in to gov't demands

A leading beef-exporting group in Argentina, which earlier this week had stood up to the Government's demands that the domestic market should be prioritized over shipments abroad, has given in to the authorities' warning and agreed to supply their share of cuts at “Cared-for Prices.”
Friday, March 18th 2022 - 09:04 UTC
BBC apologizes and agrees to pay “substantial sum” to Lady Di's former secretary

BBC has publicly apologized and agreed to pay a substantial sum to the late Princess Diana private secretary, Commander Patrick Jephson, because of “harm caused to him” over Martin Bashir's Panorama 1995 interview of the former wife of Prince Charles.
Friday, March 18th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
Nicaragua outlaws yet another 25 NGOs

The Government of Nicaragua has outlawed yet another 25 Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), bringing that figure up to 87 since December of 2018, it was reported Thursday.
Thursday, March 17th 2022 - 20:58 UTC
Argentine mine workers go on strike

Workers of the “Contreras Mogetta BBBC Consorcio De Cooperación” hired by Galaxy Lithium to exploit the Sal de Vida mine in the Argentine province of Catamarca have gone on strike citing overdue payments and non-compliance with the supply of proper gear.
Thursday, March 17th 2022 - 20:56 UTC
Uruguayan fruit company in the red has new owners

The international produce company Frutura has bought over the Uruguay-based Citrícola Salteña, a leading global supplier and marketer of high-quality citrus and juice.