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Montevideo, November 27th 2024 - 12:23 UTC

Stories for 2024

  • Monday, February 12th 2024 - 09:57 UTC

    Oil leak off Trinidad and Tobago causes national environmental emergency

    The ship's crew did not send any distress calls and remains unaccounted for. An illicit operation is not to be ruled out

    An oil leak from an unflagged overturned ship named Gulfstream off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago has led Prime Minister Keith Rowley to declare Sunday a national emergency because the situation along some 15 km of coastline in Tobago is “not under control.” The mystery vessel capsized Wednesday off the coast of the Cove Eco-Industrial Park in southern Tobago, and currents have dragged the boat shoreward.

  • Monday, February 12th 2024 - 09:35 UTC

    Trump wins New Hampshire primary: What are his odds of victory?

    Nikki Haley in the all-important New Hampshire primary. What does this victory mean for his chances of success in the upcoming election?

    A year or two ago, Donald Trump's political rivals were celebrating his demise and even looking forward to the day when the former president would be behind bars. With several legal cases still pending against him, Trump chose to ignore and alarm his critics as he secured the New Hampshire nomination in late January.

  • Monday, February 12th 2024 - 09:24 UTC

    Brazilian refugees from Gaza arrive in Sao Paulo

    It was the Brazilian government's fourth operation to repatriate nationals who were on the Palestinian side of the conflict with Israel

    Brazilian authorities Sunday confirmed the landing in Sao Paulo on a commercial flight of a 30-year-old woman and her children, aged 4, 2, and a baby born on Dec. 24 last year, who fled the war-torn Gaza Strip through Cairo, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Saturday, February 10th 2024 - 11:08 UTC

    Milei sacks officials who respond to “unloyal” governors

    With the departure of Giordano and Royon, eleven officials have resigned or have been dismissed since Milei took office two months ago on Dec. 10

    Argentine President Javier Milei Friday requested the resignation of two high-ranking officials whom he linked to ruling party La Libertad Avanza's failure to get the so-called Omnibus Law bill passed by the Lower House.

  • Saturday, February 10th 2024 - 11:07 UTC

    Guyana to restructure its Defense Force

    Ali acknowledged that renewing the country's defense forces does not mean overstretching “our financial resources”

    Guyanese authorities have allocated US$ 201 million to update the South American country's military equipment as tensions with Venezuela over the oil-rich Essequibo mount. Helicopters, maritime surveillance vessels, and at least one drone will be acquired, President Irfaan Ali announced. Ali said his government would focus on technology items for the Guyana Defense Force (GDF) and on cooperation with allied countries.

  • Saturday, February 10th 2024 - 10:47 UTC

    Uruguay: Lacalle announces new Defense Minister starting next month

    “My relationship with Lacalle Pou began many years ago,” Castaingdebat once said

    Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou announced Friday that Armando Castaingdebat would take over the Defense Ministry from Javier García on March 4, when the latter is scheduled to resign in a move to return to his Parliamentarian duties with this year's elections in sight. Social Development Minister Martín Lema is also to resign that day but a replacement is yet to be chosen.

  • Saturday, February 10th 2024 - 10:37 UTC

    Piñera laid to rest with full honors

    Boric's gestures were highlighted by Piñera's widow and children

    Former two-time Chilean President Sebastián Piñera, who died earlier this week aged 74 in a helicopter crash, was laid to rest Friday at the Parque del Recuerdo Cemetery with full State honors, it was reported from Santiago. Also bidding farewell to Piñera were some of the 33 miners rescued during his first term in office.

  • Saturday, February 10th 2024 - 10:24 UTC

    Argentina's Coast Guard allowed to use long-range weaponry

    “We have worked on this protocol so that the Coast Guard can protect its people, the borders, the citizens and be in better or equal conditions than the criminals”, said Bullrich

    Argentina's Security Ministry issued a new resolution published Friday in the Official Gazette whereby Coast Guard (PNA) units are allowed to use “all types of firearms” to stop being in a “disadvantageous situation in the patrolling of rivers,” as a first step for the re-establishment of the general regulations that will soon apply to all members of the federal security forces.

  • Friday, February 9th 2024 - 11:05 UTC

    Uruguay anticipates a record cruise season with an 11% compared to 2022/23

    Four vessels, MSC Preziosa, Silver Nova, Zaphire Princess and Asamara Quest with some 7,000 visitors landed this week in Montevideo.

    The port of Montevideo is looking forward to a record season of cruise vessel visits with some 166 calls, out of a total of 241 which are expected to be completed by the end of April, which should represent an 11% compared to the previous situation 2022/2023.

  • Friday, February 9th 2024 - 10:52 UTC

    Ecuadorean councilwoman shot dead

    Authorities believe Carnero was killed by hitmen

    Ecuador's so-called “internal armed conflict” added a victim to its list of fatalities late Wednesday when 29-year-old Councilwoman Diana Carnero from the coastal municipality of Naranjal was shot dead in what is believed to be a murder-for-hire case.