Stories for 2023

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.
Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 - 10:05 UTC
Fernández: Argentina has achieved the “lowest unemployment in decades”

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Monday released a recorded Labor Day message in which he praised his administration for achieving “the lowest unemployment in decades.” There are also “many provinces having full employment,” he added.
Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 - 10:03 UTC
Unvaxed travelers allowed back into the US shortly

The United States administration of President Joseph Biden has lifted the mandatory requirement of Covid-19 vaccination for travelers wanting to enter its territory, effective May 11, it was announced in Washington DC. The measure was in force since 2021.
Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 - 09:50 UTC
Illegal miners gunned down in Yanomami Territory

Brazil's Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change confirmed the death of four miners inside the Yanomami Indigenous Land late on Sunday, April 30, Agencia Brasil reported. They had reacted to a raid by the Federal Highway Police (PRF) and the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama). According to the ministry, during the action, large-caliber weapons were seized.
Monday, May 1st 2023 - 10:44 UTC
Colorado Party's Peña wins Paraguayan elections

Santiago Peña of the ruling National Republican Association (ANR), also known as the Colorado Party, won Sunday's elections in Paraguay and will become the South American country's new president on Aug. 15, it was reported in Asunción. Turnout stood at 63.11% despite voting being mandatory.
Monday, May 1st 2023 - 10:17 UTC
Falklands Veteran urges PM Sunak to declassify documents of the bombing of Sir Galahad and Sir Tristram

Falklands war Veteran and hero Simon Weston has urged PM Rishi Sunak to declassify documents about the attack that left him disfigured and killed 56 British servicemen. According to a piece published in the Daily Express, Justin Stoneman recalls that when Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels Sir Galahad and Sir Tristram were bombed in 1982 by Argentine jets, it was one of the deadliest days for UK forces since the Second World War.
Monday, May 1st 2023 - 10:15 UTC
Fisheries Patrol Vessel Lilibet formally handed over to the Falklands Government

On Wednesday 26 April the brand new Fishery Patrol Vessel, FPV Lilibet was formally handed over to the Falkland Islands Government and will assume her duties on Monday 1 May 2023.