Stories for March 13th 2024

Wednesday, March 13th 2024 - 21:11 UTC
Argentine Supreme Court Justice favors autonomous agency to tackle drug trafficking

Argentine Supreme Court Justice Ricardo Lorenzetti has insisted that the fight against drug trafficking and the bloodshed it causes should be entrusted to an office that transcends political mandates. Lorenzetti, from the city of Rafaela in the province of Santa Fe, which includes the violence-torn city of Rosario, said that the creation of the National Anti-Drug Trafficking Agency would be promoted by the judiciary.
Wednesday, March 13th 2024 - 20:25 UTC
Lufthansa flight makes emergency landing in Rosario

The comparably small “Islas Malvinas” Airport in Fisherton, outside the Argentine city of Rosario, was shocked Tuesday when a Lufthansa Boeing 747-830 landed there amid numerous shiftings to alternate destinations with Buenos Aires' air terminals closed due to heavy rains.
Wednesday, March 13th 2024 - 19:51 UTC
Brazil: Lula launches 100 new educational training centers

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva launched 100 new campuses of Federal Institutes of Education, Science, and Technology (IFS) this week nationwide because “it is through education that we will become a first-world country.”
Wednesday, March 13th 2024 - 14:45 UTC
Trans woman formally accuses Uruguayan presidential candidate Yamandú Orsi of physical assault

In Uruguay, a 42-year-old trans woman has alleged a physical assault by former Canelones department mayor and current pre-candidate for the Frente Amplio, Yamandú Orsi. The incident, reported to the police and revealed by Montevideo Portal, aligns with statements made by National Party activist Romina Celeste Papasso on social media.
Wednesday, March 13th 2024 - 14:30 UTC
Falklands and Portsmouth Youth Parliaments forge strong bonds across 8,000 Miles

The Falkland Islands Youth Parliament recently engaged in a virtual meeting with their counterparts from Portsmouth, UK, spanning over 8,000 miles, to exchange ideas and discuss pressing youth issues.
Wednesday, March 13th 2024 - 10:37 UTC
Falklands representative joins Commonwealth Day celebrations in London

Richard Hyslop, the Falkland Islands Government Representative to the UK & Europe, along with Member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, Jack Ford MLA, participated in a series of events in London to commemorate Commonwealth Day.
Wednesday, March 13th 2024 - 10:29 UTC
Argentina: Inflation in February reaches 13.2%, according to Indec

According to a report from Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) released Tuesday in Buenos Aires, the South American country's Consumer Price Index (CPI) went up 13.2% in February of 2024 for a yoy total of 276% amid notorious declines in industry, construction, and consumption.
Wednesday, March 13th 2024 - 09:50 UTC
Weather conditions improving for Panama Canal transit but still far from good

Recent rains have led the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) to announce an increase in the number of vessels through the interoceanic path from 24 to 27 each day, it was reported. Being the only waterway in the world that uses fresh water to link the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the 80-kilometer Panamanian route carries 6% of the world's maritime trade.
Wednesday, March 13th 2024 - 09:08 UTC
Drug trafficking gangs: Brazil's PCC operating in Chile

Following a confession from a Chilean prison inmate, it was determined that São Paulo's notorious First Capital Command (PCC) had expanded its operations, it was reported in Santiago. In addition, raids in correctional facilities in Brazil detected communications further corroborated the news since proof of communications between the two countries was detected.
Wednesday, March 13th 2024 - 06:55 UTC
New private port for grains trade along the Paraná

The administration of Argentine president Javier Milei announced last week plans for a US$550 million investment to build a new port in the Rosario region, the country's major grains and oilseeds hub.