Stories for April 2025

Friday, April 18th 2025 - 11:01 UTC
Falklands/Darwin Plus: RSPB fears on Budget for UK conservation fund in Overseas Territoriesa

The Royal Society for Protection of Birds, RSPB, has strongly defended scientific research in the UK Overseas Territories, which face an uncertain future as core funding is threatened by the austerity of UK’s economic and budgetary reforms.
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Friday, April 18th 2025 - 10:59 UTC
Uruguay's housing minister resigns over unpaid taxes on her residence

Cecilia Cairo resigned as Uruguay's Minister of Housing and Territorial Planning on Thursday following controversy over her failure to regularize her house’s construction and update its real estate taxes for at least 20 years, making minimum payments incompatible with the residence's size. President Yamandú Orsi plans to accept her resignation through a formal note on Friday.
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Friday, April 18th 2025 - 10:50 UTC
Falklands: consultation on ceremonial Governor's uniform, tradition or modernity?

The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly is seeking public views on whether or not to continue the use of the ceremonial uniform of the Governor. This consultation seeks to get a sense of the view of the public in regards to the use of a ceremonial gubernatorial uniform. The response period closes Sunday 20th April.
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Friday, April 18th 2025 - 10:45 UTC
Bukele says he will expand Cecot capacity

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele announced plans Thursday to double the capacity of the Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot), Latin America's largest prison, which currently holds over 15,000 inmates, including more than 200 migrants deported from the United States.
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Friday, April 18th 2025 - 10:42 UTC
Paraguayan corn exports boosted by Brazilian demand

Between January and March 2025, Paraguayan corn exports rose by 84,000 tons compared to the same period in 2024, generating US$ 69 million in foreign currency, a US$ 15 million increase.
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Friday, April 18th 2025 - 10:36 UTC
France demanded to pay slavery reparations to Haiti

A large number of Latin American social organizations and personalities, such as Argentine 1980 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, demanded Thursday that France recognize and compensate Haiti for the indemnity it imposed after the country's independence in 1804.
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Friday, April 18th 2025 - 10:24 UTC
Brazil's Fire Monitor detects 70% reduction in burned areas

Brazil reduced its burned areas by 70% yoy in the first quarter of 2025, with fires affecting 912,900 hectares, down from 2.1 million hectares. The reduction is largely attributed to the rainy season, although the Cerrado biome saw a 12% increase in burned areas, surpassing historical averages. The Amazon remained the most affected, accounting for 78% of the total burned area despite a 72% decrease compared to 2024, according to figures released Wednesday by the Fire Monitor, a MapBiomas tool that uses satellite imagery to track fire scars nationwide.
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Friday, April 18th 2025 - 10:00 UTC
Brazil launches pet registration program for cats and dogs

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Thursday launched the National Program for the Protection and Ethical Population Management of Dogs and Cats (ProPatinhas) and the National Domestic Animal Registry System (SinPatinhas) during a ceremony at the Planalto Palace.
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Thursday, April 17th 2025 - 18:36 UTC
Emergency declared in Colombia as yellow fever cases soar

Colombia has declared a state of emergency due to a yellow fever outbreak, with 74 cases and 34 deaths reported. The virus, transmitted by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, has spread beyond typical risk areas like the Amazon, Catatumbo, and Chocó, affecting regions such as Tolima, where cases rose from 4 to 22 since September 2024.
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Thursday, April 17th 2025 - 18:22 UTC
Humala's wife arrives in Brazil, where she was granted asylum

Former Peruvian First Lady Nadine Heredia arrived in Brazil on Wednesday after seeking asylum to avoid serving a 15-year prison sentence handed down on her and her husband Ollanta Humala, who has already been transferred to the Barbadilo prison already housing former heads of State Alejandro Toledo and Pedro Castillo Terrones.
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