Stories for December 2024

Wednesday, December 18th 2024 - 10:22 UTC
Brazil: Selic rate expected to keep growing next year

Brazil's Central Bank's (BCB) Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) said Tuesday in a document that further hikes to the basic interest rate (Selic) were not to be ruled out next year given the rise of the US dollar against the Brazilian real, which crossed the BR$ 6 / US$ 1 barrier after the fiscal package announced by the Government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in recent days negatively impacted the market.
Wednesday, December 18th 2024 - 10:20 UTC
Falklands publishes survey results of a mental health anti-stigma campaign

The results of the ‘Developing a mental health anti-stigma campaign for the Falkland Islands’ survey have been published.
Wednesday, December 18th 2024 - 09:52 UTC
Paraguayan President discusses energy and business with Chubut Governor

Paraguay's President Santiago Peña met Tuesday with Ignacio Torres, Governor of the Argentine Patagonian Province of Chubut, at the Mburuvicha Roga Residence in Asunción to discuss bilateral issues. The Argentine official also held encounters with local businessmen.
Wednesday, December 18th 2024 - 09:37 UTC
Uruguay: Ancap oil pipeline leak hits key road

Uruguay's State-run oil company Ancap reported Tuesday a leak in an oil pipeline around the Biarritz (kilometer 71) on Costa de Oro in the department (province) of Canelones. The spill reached the highway causing delays in vehicle circulation for a while as stains of oil and sand were removed.
Wednesday, December 18th 2024 - 07:44 UTC
Denmark releases anti-whaling activist Paul Watson; pledges to continue battling Japan’s illegal operations

The Canadian-American anti-whaling activist Paul Watson was released from a Greenland jail after a five-month detention, where he was detained on an international arrest warrant by Interpol on request from the Japanese government.
Wednesday, December 18th 2024 - 07:21 UTC
New Mauritius government questions the Chagos archipelago agreement, “not enough benefits for our country”

British media is reporting that the Republic of Mauritius has submitted changes to a proposed deal over the future of the Chagos Islands, with the country's new PM arguing the original agreement did not benefit his country enough.
Wednesday, December 18th 2024 - 07:20 UTC
Falklands Sports Council Team Kit for the Orkney Games in July 2025

In preparation for the Falkland Islands' attendance at the 20th Island Games, to be held in Orkney in July 2025, the Falkland Islands National Sports Council presented the Team Kit design. Pictured are just some of the items.
Tuesday, December 17th 2024 - 21:19 UTC
EU: Venezuelan opposition leaders granted Sakharov Prize

Venezuelan opposition leaders Edmundo González Urrutia and María Corina Machado were awarded Tuesday the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by the European Parliament given their “efforts to restore freedom and democracy” in the South American country.
Tuesday, December 17th 2024 - 20:29 UTC
Trump picks golfing friend with Uruguayan past for Montevideo Embassy

US President-elect Donald Trump chose his golfing friend Louis Rinaldi as his incoming administration's future Ambassador to Montevideo. The Italy-born Rinaldi grew up in Uruguay since he was 4 before moving to the United States. Trump has announced that a series of ambassadorial positions would be filled businessmen such as Rinaldi rather than career diplomats.
Tuesday, December 17th 2024 - 10:55 UTC
Caracas confirms arresting Argentine Gendarmería NCO

Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello Monday confirmed that Argentine Border Guard (Gendarmería Nacional) First Corporal Nahuel Gallo had been arrested by the Chavista regime because “he came to fulfill a mission.” Cabello added that Gallo's social media activity showed a lifestyle unfitting his salary, which raised doubts about his ultimate intentions.