Stories for May 2023

Wednesday, May 3rd 2023 - 10:22 UTC
Quito Metro does not run smoothly on first day of commercial service

Ecuadoreans stood in long lines Tuesday to buy tickets for the first day of commercial services by Quito's new underground railway system, it was reported. The Quito Metro had been performing free-of-charge test rides for the past four months.
Wednesday, May 3rd 2023 - 10:17 UTC
World Press Freedom Day: IAPA anything but optimistic

Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) President Michael Greenspon was anything but optimistic in his World Press Freedom Day message after reports showed that, in the last semester, 10 journalists were murdered: 5 in Haiti and the others in Colombia, the United States, Guatemala, Honduras, and Paraguay.
Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 - 10:57 UTC
Massa to broker imports from Brazil paid in Argentine pesos

Argentina's Economy Minister Sergio Massa will travel to Brazil alongside President Alberto Fernández to find credit alternatives through which to spend fewer dollars in bilateral trade, it was reported.
Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 - 10:45 UTC
Colombia: Petro moves on with drastic reforms

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Monday insisted that people in his country have no rights or freedom when introducing a new set of measures and appointing seven new cabinet ministers. Colombia “is a people without freedom,” Petro argued.
Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 - 10:43 UTC
FIDF members rehearsing in London, next to Commonwealth and UK soldiers for the Coronation

Members of the Falkland Islands Defense Force especially invited to participate in the coming Coronation of King Charles III are already in London and have been training daily alongside Commonwealth and UK soldiers.
Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 - 10:22 UTC
Schools in Mar del Plata to be named after 1982 war fallen

Public schools and kindergartens in the Argentine beach resort and port of Mar del Plata will be named after local combatants fallen in the 1982 Malvinas War, it was announced Monday. The initiative was approved unanimously by the City Council.
Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 - 10:20 UTC
Lula sets up committee to work on legislating Uber-like work

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's administration created a working group to draft labor rules for drivers and good deliverers using mobile applications. The initiative was published Monday in the Diário Oficial da União (Official Gazette).
Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 - 10:19 UTC
LATAC renews regional commitment to Gender and Equalities

Renewed commitment brings gender and equality at the heart of the UK’s work in the Latin American And Caribbean region, LATAC, as part of the UK government’s commitment to tackle inequalities around the world.
Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 - 10:15 UTC
Bolivia finds new oil well, President Arce announces

Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora Monday announced the discovery of the YOPE-X1 hydrocarbon well in the municipality of Yapacani, in the department of Santa Cruz, it was reported.
Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 - 10:15 UTC
Falkland Islands Lighthouse Seafarers Mission, a jewel in the South Atlantic, and the sustainability challenge

Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2022, the Lighthouse Seafarers Mission in Port Stanley is a focal point and necessary ground zero for onshore welfare support for seafarers in the Falklands. However, the Mission is also working with the Falklands fishing companies and the Islands' government somehow to ensure sustainability and development through a funding mechanism.