Stories for 2023

Friday, May 5th 2023 - 10:10 UTC
Argentina gets new loan from the IDB

The Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) has granted Argentina a US$ 150 million loan to strengthen educational access for school-age youth in the province of Buenos Aires, it was announced Thursday. This new credit is in addition to another one granted the day before in the amount of US$ 265 million, to boost the inclusion of people with disabilities.
Friday, May 5th 2023 - 10:05 UTC
Jamaica announces plans to become a republic

Jamaican authorities will move forward with their plans to reshape their country's constitution by introducing a bill to sever ties with the British monarchy, Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte said in a press interview Thursday.
Friday, May 5th 2023 - 10:05 UTC
Falklands Government agrees to contract extension for the supply of Management Services at FIPASS

Following the meeting of Executive Council on Tuesday 25 April it was agreed to extend the contract between the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) and Atlink for the management services to FIPASS until February 2028.
Friday, May 5th 2023 - 08:41 UTC
Falklands Licensing of Communications Services: Consultation Paper extended to 19 May

On 27 March 2023, a consultation paper was published, proposing some changes to the communications licensing regime in the Falkland Islands.
Thursday, May 4th 2023 - 10:40 UTC
“Argentina extremely cheap,” says Uruguayan president

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou said his country has a problem with prices in Argentine being so low due to a favorable exchange rate that people cross the border to do their shopping.
Thursday, May 4th 2023 - 10:39 UTC
Petro critical of Western powers and NATO during speech in Madrid

Colombian President Gustavo Petro was welcomed with honors in Madrid by King Felipe VI and jeered at by Vox opposition lawmakers who left the Spanish Congress when the South American leader was to deliver his message. The South American head of state also denounced the United Kingdom's “invasion” of the Falkland Islands, and those of the United States in Santo Domingo, Grenada, and Panama.
Thursday, May 4th 2023 - 10:36 UTC
Ecuador's Armed Forces ordered to carry out immediate operations against terrorism

Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso Wednesday issued an executive decree ordering the Armed Forces to carry out immediate operations nationwide to confront and counteract “terrorist” individuals and organizations, it was announced.
Thursday, May 4th 2023 - 10:31 UTC
Argentine deputies want lithium nationalized

A group of lawmakers from Argentine's ruling Everybody's Front (Frente de Todos - FdT) has launched an initiative to nationalize the country's lithium resources, it was reported Wednesday in Buenos Aires.
Thursday, May 4th 2023 - 10:15 UTC
Latin America lost over 39 million hectares of forests

Agriculture has taken its toll on Latin American forests, particularly in South America's two largest countries. Argentina reached 444,535 hectares deforested to prioritize crops and cattle feeding.
Thursday, May 4th 2023 - 10:12 UTC
Police raid Bolsonaro's home in Covid-19 vax card probe

Brazilian Federal Police Wednesday morning raided Jair Bolsonaro's home in Brasilia and seized the former President's mobile phone and other evidence in a probe into allegations that the retired Army captain had falsified his Covid-19 vaccination certificate to enter the United States, which he denied.