Stories for February 2023

Friday, February 17th 2023 - 09:43 UTC
Nicaragua bans yet another 25 NGOs

The Government of Nicaragua Wednesday banned yet another 25 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) including two from the United States, bringing the total list of such entities to have suffered the same fate under the Daniel Ortega regime to 3,248 since popular unrest broke out in April 2018.
Friday, February 17th 2023 - 09:22 UTC
Lula, von der Leyen discuss Mercosur deal and deforestation

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva discussed Thursday the Mercosur agreement with European Union (EU) President Ursula von der Leyen in a telephone conversation during which both leaders also reviewed the South American country's fight against deforestation, it was reported.
Friday, February 17th 2023 - 09:06 UTC
Amount of US contribution to Amazon Fund to be announced shortly

The US administration of President Joseph Biden is to define in the next few weeks its contribution to Brazil's Amazon Fund, according to Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley Bagley.
Friday, February 17th 2023 - 08:05 UTC
Massa holds meeting with Indian Ambassador in Buenos Aires

Argentina's Economy Minister Sergio Massa Thursday met with India's Ambassador to Buenos Aires Dinesh Bhatia to discuss the South American country's participation in the G-20 economic meeting and move forward in the use of local currencies for bilateral trade.
Friday, February 17th 2023 - 07:00 UTC
Falklands: PICTO 21 group told to expect no help from FIG or MLAs

The so-called PICTO 21 group of Argentine visitors to the Falkland Islands looking for an accounting approach with which to measure ”the economic impact of the illegal occupation ... by the British government” will have no assistance from the local Legislative Assembly, it was announced.
Friday, February 17th 2023 - 06:50 UTC
Uruguayan plane crashlands in Argentina, both occupants survive

Both occupants of an Uruguayan single-engined Cessna C-208 Caravan Cargo plane that made an emergency landing in the Argentine town of Berisso escaped with just minor injuries, it was reported in Buenos Aires.
Thursday, February 16th 2023 - 21:06 UTC
Final reminder of the Falkland Islands Status Amendments 2022

In September 2022 the Legislative Assembly approved amendments to the Falkland Islands Status Ordinance 1998. The amended Ordinance narrows the definition of a “qualified person” (which at the moment includes a Commonwealth citizen), limiting the definition to include a British citizen, a British Overseas Territory citizen or a British Overseas citizen.
Thursday, February 16th 2023 - 20:54 UTC
Ecuador and Peru fighting a losing battle with China on giant squid fishing in the southeast Pacific

Giant squid, squid or Dosidicus gigas, measures up to 3 meters in length and can reach 50 kilos in weight. It is one of the main species of the southeastern Pacific Ocean and at the same time it is one of the species with the greatest commercial pressure in the world. Thousands of tons are extracted every month, a large part, from the international waters located off the seas of Ecuador, Peru and Chile. The main player behind that voracious appetite is China: it has a declared fleet of 671 ships.
Thursday, February 16th 2023 - 12:18 UTC
Multicultural Falklands organizing 'multicultural takeaway' in support of humanitarian needs in Turkey and Syria

Generous Falkland Islands are again organizing to aid human tragedy, this time to collect funds to help with the recovery of the tragic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, with an estimated loss of plus 41,000 lives and millions of dollars as hundreds of thousands were left homeless with the collapse of hundreds of buildings.
Thursday, February 16th 2023 - 11:44 UTC
Unicef says Brazil has 32mn children and adolescents in poverty

According to the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef), 63% of Brazil's boys and girls live in poverty, which is tantamount to around 32 million children and adolescents, Agencia Brasil reported.