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Montevideo, November 27th 2024 - 04:39 UTC

Stories for 2024

  • Wednesday, February 28th 2024 - 17:29 UTC

    Brazil promotes manufactured exports with BNDES incentives

    From this week, the reduced spread will be capped at R$150 million per operation, with an additional budget infusion of R$2 billion earmarked for this modality.

    Brazil's Development Bank, BNDES, with a larger annual turnover than the World Bank is propping the country's manufacturing exports with new incentives tailored to support companies engaged in global trade. Under the new conditions the bank is implementing a substantial reduction of up to 60% in the spread of operations within the BNDES Exim Pre-shipment line.

  • Wednesday, February 28th 2024 - 17:27 UTC

    Large scale Europol operation dismantles network smuggling migrants to UK

    The operation focused on Iraqi-Kurdish network suspected of smuggling middle-Eastern and East African irregular migrants from France to the UK

    A large-scale operation involving law enforcement and judicial authorities from Belgium, France and Germany and coordinated by Europol and Eurojust, has led to the dismantling of one of the most active networks involved in the smuggling of migrants across the English Channel in small boats.

  • Wednesday, February 28th 2024 - 17:26 UTC

    Cayman Islands assume presidency of UKOTA; Falklands annual time is up

    The Cayman Islands has been elected to assume the Presidency of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA) following its annual general meeting held earlier this week. Cayman will take over from the Falkland Islands

  • Wednesday, February 28th 2024 - 17:00 UTC

    “Land Rover of the skies manufacturer” facing financial problems

    Britten Norman's William Hynett, left, with Bob Seely MP in September

    Six months after Isle of Wight aircraft manufacturer, Britten-Norman launched a plan to quadruple its output, the historic firm's future hangs in the balance. The maker of the affectingly known 'Land Rover of the skies' is considering bringing in administrators, according to reports.

  • Wednesday, February 28th 2024 - 15:21 UTC

    Farmers conflict in EU expected to escalate following parliament approval of Nature Restoration Law

    The vote followed weeks of farmers protests across several European countries, including violent demonstrations outside the EU's Brussels headquarters.

    The farmers conflict in the European Union can only be expected to escalate following the approval this week by the EU parliament of the Nature Restoring Law which targets farm land and the agricultural sector asked lawmakers to reject the bill.

  • Wednesday, February 28th 2024 - 10:59 UTC

    Argentina: Feud with Patagonian provinces not settled despite judiciary ruling

    “The issue led to a false rift between the national State and the provincial States,” Governor Torres explained

    A Federal Judge in Rawson ruled Tuesday that the national government of Argentine President Javier Milei should have not withheld the so-called co-participation funds owed to the province of Chubut. Nevertheless, Buenos Aires will reportedly take the case to the federal Supreme Court. Hence, the matter is far from settled.

  • Wednesday, February 28th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Bullrich warns rebel governors with reprisals

    Macri should express his stance regarding Torres' threat, Bullrich insisted

    Argentina's Security Patricia Bullrich strongly cautioned all provincial governors who announced measures in reprisal for the federal government's decision to cut funding to provincial administrations already in debt with the national coffers. “All the resources of the State will go against those who want to rebel,” Bullrich stressed.

  • Wednesday, February 28th 2024 - 10:51 UTC

    Almost all of Peru under dengue health emergency

    According to the Peruvian government, the high temperatures caused by the El Niño phenomenon cause the larvae of the mosquito that causes dengue to reproduce in greater numbers.

    Peruvian authorities declared a state of health emergency in 20 of the country's 25 regions due to an outbreak of dengue fever. ”Tomorrow 20 regions of the country will be declared in sanitary emergency for a period of 90 days due to (the cases of) dengue,” Prime Minister Alberto Otárola announced. The state of health emergency allows the authorities to grant a larger budget to combat the disease, among other measures.

  • Wednesday, February 28th 2024 - 10:47 UTC

    Police raids leave at least 7 dead in Rio favelas

    The operations targeted the infamous Comando Vermelho drug trafficking organization

    A large-scale deployment by the Police in various Rio de Janeiro favelas (slums) has left at least seven people dead after gunfights between law enforcement officers and suspected criminals, it was reported. Two servicemen were wounded.

  • Wednesday, February 28th 2024 - 10:40 UTC

    Uruguay's Labor Minister pledges crackdown on human trafficking

    Workers coming from other countries are at a greater risk of being overexploited, Mieres argued

    Uruguay's Labor Minister Pablo Mieres announced Tuesday that his agency would “increase surprise inspections,” it was reported in Montevideo. The measure was announced after the discovery of a human trafficking network in the mining sector of the department (province) of Artigas bordering both Argentina and Brazil.