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Montevideo, April 22nd 2025 - 23:55 UTC

Stories for 2025

  • Wednesday, March 5th 2025 - 09:40 UTC

    Falklands, Executive Council decision on VSAT Select Committee recommendations

    ExCo is minded to approve a revised policy rationale for the issuing of VSAT licenses and setting of fee levels, pending a public consultation to be carried out by FIG

    At an extraordinary meeting of Falkland Islands Executive Council on 28 February, Members discussed a paper on proposals for consideration following the recommendations of the Select Committee in relation to VSAT Licensing.

  • Wednesday, March 5th 2025 - 09:28 UTC

    State of Emergency extended in 7 Ecuadorean provinces

    Citing “grave internal commotion,” Noboa issued Executive Decree 552, extending the measure

    Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa extended this week the state of emergency for 30 more days in seven provinces and two municipalities, including the capital, Quito, to curb insecurity and maintain public order, social peace, and peaceful coexistence.

  • Wednesday, March 5th 2025 - 09:12 UTC

    China halts meat imports from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Mongolia

    The main Argentine plant affected by the measure insisted on the lagging exchange rate between the peso and the US dollar as a key factor for the business to be profitable

    China’s customs authorities have suspended beef imports from seven meatpacking facilities across Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Mongolia as of March 3, 2025. The affected companies include two Argentine exporters (Frigorífico Regional General Las Heras SA and Frio Dock SA), three Brazilian slaughterhouses (Frisa Frigorífico Rio Doce S/A, Bon-Mart Frigorífico Ltda, and JBS S/A), one Uruguayan facility (Frigorífico Sirsil SA), and a Mongolian supplier. No official reason for the measure was provided, though it follows a 2024 record of 2.87 million metric tons of beef imports, which led to an oversupplied market and historically low domestic beef prices in China.

  • Wednesday, March 5th 2025 - 09:10 UTC

    Falklands, Register of Electors to vote and to access the Travel Credit Scheme

    The Electoral Form V MUST be completed by all households with the names of persons eligible for registration as an elector.

    In anticipation of the coming November general election, all households in the Falkland Islands, on Monday 17 March 2025 should receive a Form V “Request for information from householders” in the post. If your household does not receive one or if you require any advice on how to complete the form, please contact the Registration Officer on 27271 or by email registrargeneral@townhall.gov.fk.

  • Wednesday, March 5th 2025 - 09:00 UTC

    Russian model Irina Shayk keeps heads turning at Rio's Carnival

    For Irina, this was a challenge unlike any runway

    Rio de Janeiro's Carnival is an annual event for many. But for 39-year-old Russian model Irina Shayk, it was her first. She made a stunning debut on Monday, dressed in a spectacular rhinestone costume, as the guest of honor for the samba school Beija-Flor de Nilópolis, one of the most awarded schools in town.

  • Wednesday, March 5th 2025 - 08:00 UTC

    Falklands, Town Hall car park and junction closures for the Stanley Marathon

    The Standard Chartered Bank Stanley Marathon, in the Falkland Islands is the most southerly AIMS-certified marathon.

    On your marks for the world’s most southerly marathon, of all places in the Falkland Islands next Sunday 9 March. For a real challenge don your running shoes for the world’s most southerly AIMS-certified marathon. The Standard Chartered Bank Stanley Marathon, now in its fifteenth year, is widely regarded as one of the most challenging marathon courses, but participants are rewarded with magnificent views around the Islands’ capital, Stanley.

  • Tuesday, March 4th 2025 - 20:45 UTC

    Preliminary deal reached for sale of Hong Kong company's stake in Panama Canal operations

    CK Hutchison has been operating the Port of Balboa for more than two decades

    Given US President Donald Trump's pressure, CK Hutchison Holdings, a Hong Kong-based conglomerate, agreed to sell control of a unit operating ports near the Panama Canal, it was announced Tuesday. The sale includes an 80% stake in the Hutchison Ports group and a 90% interest in Panama Ports Company, which operates the ports of Balboa and Cristobal. The consortium acquiring these stakes includes BlackRock Inc., Global Infrastructure Partners, and Terminal Investment Ltd.

  • Tuesday, March 4th 2025 - 20:19 UTC

    Uruguay's new government does not recognize Maduro or González Urrutia in Venezuela

    Under Orsi, Uruguay recognizes neither Maduro nor González Urrutia and now has “an objective problem” to resolve, Lubetkin explained

    Under the Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA) presidency of Yamandú Orsi, Uruguay will no longer recognize Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia as winner of the controversial July 28 elections, where the incumbent Nicolás Maduro emerged triumphant amid fraud allegations. Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin also underlined that Montevideo did not recognize Maduro either.

  • Tuesday, March 4th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Trump says he would look into signing FTA with Argentina

    Milei resurrected Argentina from oblivion, Trump argued

    Just hoours after US Special Envoy for Latin America Mauricio Claver-Carone said his country was not interested ina Free Trade (FTA) with Argentina and that President Javier Milei should pick his advisors better, US President Donald Trump said the Libertarian was “a great leader” and admitted he could “look into” a commerce arrangement.

  • Tuesday, March 4th 2025 - 10:50 UTC

    Lula invites Mexico, Colombia, and Uruguay to BRICS Summit

    Lula also pledged to deepen Brazil's partnership with Uruguay

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva invited Mexico, Colombia, and Uruguay to participate in the upcoming BRICS summit in July in Rio de Janeiro. The bloc, which includes Brazil, China, and India, represents 40% of the world's population. The summit will focus on reducing dependence on the US dollar and promoting local currencies in transactions.