Stories for December 2023

Friday, December 8th 2023 - 12:06 UTC
Friday, public holiday in Falklands; anniversary of the great naval battle 8 December 1914

Gilbert House, seat of the Falkland Islands elected government has announced the following program for Friday 8 December 2023 to commemorate the victory of the Naval engagements of 8th December 1914 in the South Atlantic.
Friday, December 8th 2023 - 10:10 UTC
IMF official highlights importance of BCRA in tackling inflation

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Communications Director Julie Kozack Thursday insisted during a press conference at the agency's headquarters in Washington that Argentina must have a “strong and credible” Central Bank to reduce inflation under future President Javier Milei. In Kozack's view, high prices are one of the most important imbalances the country needs to tackle.
Friday, December 8th 2023 - 09:43 UTC
Paraguay takes over rotating presidency of Mercosur; FTA with Singapore announced

“There is no Mercosur where only some people do well,” said Paraguayan President Santiago Peña on taking up his new role within the bloc, which in his view is bound for “great achievements.” Peña underlined that, globally, Mercosur faced four challenges: access to water, food security, energy sufficiency, and resilience in logistics chains.
Friday, December 8th 2023 - 09:03 UTC
Tierra del Fuego Governor warns Milei against possible drop in Malvinas claims

In a column published this week in Buenos Aires daily Clarín, Gustavo Melella, Governor of the Argentine Province of Tierra del Fuego which technically includes the South Atlantic Islands over which the South American country claims sovereignty, stressed that the future Libertarian administration of Javier Milei should not enact a U-turn in the state policies on that particular matter.
Friday, December 8th 2023 - 08:56 UTC
Martín Menem appointed Speaker of Argentina's Lower House

Newly-elected Congressman Martín Menem of La Rioja of President-elect Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza has been appointed as the new Speaker of Argentina's Lower House to succeed Cecilia Moreau, the first woman ever to serve on the post.
Friday, December 8th 2023 - 08:38 UTC
Ukraine's Zelensky attending Milei's inauguration

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Thursday announced he would be attending Javier Milei's inauguration in Buenos Aires on Dec. 10. His presence will add notoriety to a ceremony to be skipped by Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva among other world leaders politically not aligned with the future head of state.
Thursday, December 7th 2023 - 13:53 UTC
Case of Malvinas conscripts tortured by officers admitted by International Human Rights Court

A light of hope for the many Malvinas Veterans who for years have litigated in Argentine courts to have their own officers condemned for having abused, tortured, and committed all sorts of human rights violations against many of the green conscripts sent to fight a war in the Falkland Islands, four decades ago.
Thursday, December 7th 2023 - 13:02 UTC
Falklands announce new Director of Emergency Services and Island Security

The Falkland Islands Government is pleased to announce the appointment of Justin McPhee as the new Director of Emergency Services and Island Security, who will take up the position in April 2024.
Thursday, December 7th 2023 - 10:59 UTC
Milei reaches out to Elon Musk and confirms Central Bank head

Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei said Wednesday that he spoke “extensively” on the telephone with tycoon Elon Musk, who shall not be attending the Dec. 10 inauguration in Buenos Aires.
Thursday, December 7th 2023 - 10:40 UTC
Alberto Fernández says goodbye to Casa Rosada staff

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Wednesday said goodbye to the Casa Rosada staff with whom he worked for the past four years ahead of the Dec. 10 changeover when Javier Milei is to be inaugurated, it was reported in Buenos Aires.