Stories for 2024

Thursday, January 4th 2024 - 10:49 UTC
Falklands Rockhopper set to receive huge sum because of an arbitration with Italy

Falklands oil company, Rockhopper Exploration PLC has agreed with a regulated specialist fund to monetize the arbitration award. The award announced in August 2022 relates to arbitration against Italy involving Ombrina Mare oil field in the Adriatic. (*)
Thursday, January 4th 2024 - 10:48 UTC
Lula should run for reelection in 2026, Haddad says

Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said Wednesday that there was consensus among the ruling coalition that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva should seek reelection in 2026.
Thursday, January 4th 2024 - 10:42 UTC
Uruguayan exports fall but 2023 still a good year

Uruguay's sales abroad dropped 13% interannually, according to a study released this week in Montevideo. Uruguay XXI's Annual Uruguay Trade Report showed that “neither the external nor the internal context contributed to Uruguayan exports of goods.” Uruguay XXI also noted that despite the fall from 2022 figures, 2023 was “the second year with the highest value exports in the last decade.”
Thursday, January 4th 2024 - 10:32 UTC
Uruguay: Agriculture emergency lifted except for fruits and horticulture

Uruguayan authorities Wednesday declared the end of the agricultural emergency adopted in October 2022 to address the water deficit the country was going through, it was reported in Montevideo. The measure was extended several times to support those producers most affected by the climate situation.
Thursday, January 4th 2024 - 10:30 UTC
Ex head of Falkland Islands Defense Force becomes member OBE

In the New Year Honors 2024 Overseas and International List, among those who became members of the Order of the British Empire, OBE, is a Falkland Islander, who for many years served with the Falkland Islands Defense Force, FIDF, and lately as Commanding Officer of the force.
Thursday, January 4th 2024 - 10:23 UTC
Venezuela supports Argentina's claim to Malvinas

Despite criticizing a judge's decision to hand over to the United States the Emtrasur Boeing 747-300 freighter aircraft seized in Buenos Aires, Venezuela's Foreign Ministry also issued Wednesday a declaration insisting that the Malvinas [Falkland] Islands were Argentine.
Thursday, January 4th 2024 - 10:20 UTC
Fewer firearms registered in Brazil in 2023

According to Brazil's National Weapons System (Sinarm), 20,822 new firearms were registered for personal defense in 2023 from 111,044 the previous year, which represented an 82% drop, Agencia Brasil reported.
Thursday, January 4th 2024 - 10:18 UTC
Argentine authorities arrest three people suspected of terrorism

Argentine authorities arrested three men in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA) Wednesday. The suspects were believed to be linked to plans to stage terrorist attacks in the country, it was explained.
Wednesday, January 3rd 2024 - 22:45 UTC
Milei's radical reform suffers first legal setback after court suspends labor chapter

In a significant legal blow to President Javier Milei's ambitious labor reform agenda, a court in Argentina has temporarily suspended the recently enacted labor reform, responding to concerns raised by labor unions. This marks a judicial obstacle for Milei's rapid-fire reformist approach since taking office less than a month ago.
Wednesday, January 3rd 2024 - 10:42 UTC
IMF delegation to visit Buenos Aires for further discussions

Argentina's Cabinet Chief Nicolás Posse and Economy Minister Luis Toto Caputo are to meet in Buenos Aires with a delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday, Presidential Spokesman Manuel Adorni confirmed Tuesday.