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Montevideo, November 23rd 2024 - 17:29 UTC

Stories for 2024

  • Friday, October 18th 2024 - 09:18 UTC

    Avian influenza in Falklands, access restrictions at Volunteer Point, Cow Bay and Lively Island

    As of Tuesday October 15 there were around 20 to 50 dead birds at each location

    The Director of the Falklands Natural Resources Department, Dr. Andrea Clausen has given an update on avian influenza cases registered at Volunteer Point, Cow Bay and Lively Island.

  • Friday, October 18th 2024 - 08:00 UTC

    Orkney and Shetland MP, Chair of All Party Parliamentary Group on Fisheries

    “Fishing is at a critical moment with both opportunities and challenges for the industry,” Carmichael MP

    Alistair Carmichael, MP for Orkney and Shetland, has been elected Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Fisheries (APPG). APPG is a cross-party group in Parliament that discusses and advocates for fisheries policies and related issues.

  • Thursday, October 17th 2024 - 23:46 UTC

    Humanitarian Project in Falkland, Red Cross begins contacts in Buenos Aires

    Foreign minister Diana Mondino and Mr. Carbonnier with the Red Cross delegation at the Argentine Foreign ministry in Buenos Aires

    On Wednesday, October 16th, Argentina's Foreign Minister Diana Mondino received Gilles Carbonier, vice president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, to discuss the resumption of negotiations for the Third Plan of the Humanitarian Project, which is geared to the identification of Argentine combatants who fell in the Falklands during the South Atlantic conflict of 1982.

  • Thursday, October 17th 2024 - 19:19 UTC

    Football: London tabloid foresees Argentina will retain World Cup title

    Argentina's path to the potential second-straight title is filled with South American rivals, as published by The Sun

    Driven by the recent appointment of German Thomas Tuchel as the new manager of England's national football team, London's tabloid The Sun published Thursday a supercomputer study whereby reigning champions Argentina would retain their crown in the 2026 World Cup with a victory over Spain in the final. Uruguay would end up fourth after losing the Third-Place match 1-0 to Tuchel's squad.

  • Thursday, October 17th 2024 - 12:27 UTC

    Brazil expects a new record crop 2024/25, with rice experiencing the largest area growth

    Rice sowing boom in several Brazilian states

    The first estimate for the coming 2024/25 grains crop in Brazil indicates a total production of some 322,47 million tons, according to Conab, the country's national supply corporation. If finally confirmed this would represent another record production, with a 8,3% increase over the previous 2023/24 harvest, equivalent to 24,6 million tons.

  • Thursday, October 17th 2024 - 11:36 UTC

    Paraguay's Central Bank ups growth projections for 2024

    “No significant imbalances are observed that could divert inflation from the expected trajectory,” the BCP stated

    Paraguay's Central Bank (BCP) has this week upped the South American country's economic growth projection for this year from 3.8% to 4%. On the supply side, the main upward revisions were in the livestock, trade, and tax sectors, while downward adjustments were recorded in electricity and water amid higher domestic demand in line with the good dynamics imports have been registering.

  • Thursday, October 17th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    María Corina Machado denies Maduro's claims of exile: “I am still in Venezuela”

    Machado has been living in semi-clandestinity for the past two months

    Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has categorically denied President Nicolás Maduro’s claims that she has fled the country and sought refuge in Spain. For days, Maduro had been pushing the narrative that Machado had left Venezuela, allegedly following the path of fellow opposition figure Edmundo González Urrutia, who sought asylum in Spain. On Wednesday, however, Machado dispelled these rumors, asserting in a televised interview, “Venezuelans know that I am still here, and Nicolás Maduro knows it too. They are desperate to know where I am, but I am protecting myself and caring for myself. I am not going to give them that pleasure.”

  • Thursday, October 17th 2024 - 10:28 UTC

    Falklands next Chief Executive, “a bit nervous”, points to the interesting moment of the Islands' development

    Dr Clausen, “I think it is great that other women, and very young women, can see women in many different senior roles so that they know that they can go there too”. (Pic PN)

    Dr Andrea Clausen has been appointed as the next Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands Government and will step into the position in April 2025. Dr Clausen will be the first Falkland Islander and the first female to take on the Chief Executive role, and evidence of how much the Falklands have invested in their people.

  • Thursday, October 17th 2024 - 10:24 UTC

    IAATO and COMNAP announce 2024 Antarctic Fellowships

    Lucila Belén Morales, a PhD candidate from Andrés Bello University in Chile

    The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) (*), and the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP) have announced their selections for the 2024 Antarctic Fellowship. The annual Antarctic Fellowships, are an investment in the professional development of talented early career researchers.

  • Thursday, October 17th 2024 - 10:04 UTC

    Federal Police in Rio launches probe into HIV-infected organ transplants

    Minister Trindade ruled that HIV-infected patients and their contacts should receive full support and specialized care

    Brazilian Federal Police in Rio de Janeiro launched an inquiry into the case of six patients receiving HIV-infected organs for transplants, Agência Brasil reported Wednesday. Other institutions already investigating the matter include Rio's Civil Police, the Health Ministry, and the Health Department.