Stories for July 14th 2023

Friday, July 14th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
No continental shelf extension for Nicaragua onto Colombian islands, ICJ rules

The International Court of Justice Thursday ruled in favor of Colombia, thus rejecting Nicaragua's request for the maritime space surrounding the islands of San Andres and Providencia, it was announced at The Hague.
Friday, July 14th 2023 - 10:52 UTC
Falklands win shock archery gold medal at 2023 Island Games

The Falkland Islands (pop. 4,000) produced one of the major shocks in the history of the International Island Games by trouncing the host Island Guernsey by 6-2 to win the Gold Medal in the 'Recurve Head to Head Team Knockout' at the 2023 Island Games.
Friday, July 14th 2023 - 10:51 UTC
Uruguayan Gov't speaks of “inaccuracies” in UN report about water

Uruguay's Foreign Ministry Thursday issued a communiqué in response to a UN report on the water crisis the South American country is going through. The government “acted in a preventive manner, the water is still drinkable and guaranteed to the most vulnerable sectors [is] the purchase of double the daily average of water consumed per person in our country,” the statement read.
Friday, July 14th 2023 - 10:50 UTC
Ecuador short of rice, looks to Mercosur members as a potential supplier

Mercosur members have been added to Ecuador’s list of potential rice suppliers as the Andean country seeks to import rice to keep its stocks full, as they have been significantly depleted due to crop issues. Ecuador shortfall production could reach some 200,000 tons.
Friday, July 14th 2023 - 10:50 UTC
IMF: Negotiations with Argentina continue; “no letter from China urging IMF to a quick solution”

Julie Kozack, Director of the IMF Communication Department held her weekly media conference and made some announcements referred to the current IMF/|Argentine negotiations. Ms. Kozack revealed that IMF/Argentina negotiations are ongoing, did not advance more details on possible closing dates and denied the existence of a letter from Chinese officials urging a quick solution to the Argentine case. Such as information was leaked in Argentina by government sources. Finally Ms Kozack anticipated that IMF officials and staff will be on holidays beginning July 31st until 11 August.
Friday, July 14th 2023 - 10:46 UTC
Falklands projected new port facility is a floating dock at FIPASS location

A tender was launched on July 10 for a new port facility for the Falkland Islands, following previous iterations of plans being deemed too costly. The tender is for a floating dock location, to be located in the same location as FIPASS, the current port facility.
Friday, July 14th 2023 - 10:38 UTC
State of emergency extended in Peru

Peruvian authorities extended for another 30 days the state of emergency, ahead of new protests to be staged between July 19 and 28 to demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, the closing of Congress, early elections, and the call for a constituent assembly, it was reported in Lima.
Friday, July 14th 2023 - 10:28 UTC
Brazil: Lula signs into law bill on housing for the poorest

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pledged to turn abandoned public buildings into low-income housing units as he signed into law a bill providing for the construction by 2026 of two million buildings as part of the My House My Life plan.
Friday, July 14th 2023 - 10:23 UTC
Extratropical cyclone hits southern Brazil

Brazil's southeastern State of Río Grande do Sul remains under alert because of heavy rains, windstorms, and hail caused by the passage of an extratropical cyclone, Acting Governor Gabriel Souza said Thursday.
Friday, July 14th 2023 - 10:19 UTC
Argentina: “Blue” dollar keeps soaring, June's inflation 6%

The “blue” (a euphemism for “black market”) dollar hit another record Thursday in Argentina, closing at AR$ 512 / US$ 1, for a total increase of AR$ 166 so far this year which represented a 48% rise since closing 2022 at AR$ 346, it was reported in Buenos Aires. The gap between the informal dollar and the official exchange rate stands at 93.7%.