Mercosur

• Wednesday, February 4th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Brazil Senate denies delaying Venezuela's Mercosur membership

  The recently nominated president of the Brazilian Senate Jose Sarney vehemently rejected on Tuesday claims he was intent in further delaying approval for Venezuela's incorporation to Mercosur.

• Wednesday, February 4th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands' politician fined by UK's market watchdog

  

  Speaker for the Falkland Islands' Legislative Assembly, Darwin Lewis Clifton OBE, has been fined by Britain's Financial Services Authority (FSA) for dealing in oil shares on the basis of inside information. However, FSA described Mr. Clifton's conduct as “non deliberate” and said his full cooperation with the investigation had qualified him for a 30% fine reduction.

• Tuesday, February 3rd 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands denies any arrangements for SAR pilot Prince William

  

  Falkland Islands deputy governor Paul Martinez described British press reports on Prince William doing part of his 18 month RAF Search and Rescue (SAR) course in the South Atlantic Islands (claimed by Argentina) as speculation and not correct.

• Tuesday, February 3rd 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Endurance to be loaded for trip to UK February 20th

  

  The process of returning the ill-fated Royal Navy Ice Patrol HMS Endurance to the United Kingdom for repair is expected to start at the end of February, according to reports from the radio station of the Falkland Islands where she is currently anchored.

• Monday, February 2nd 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Obama Needs an Economic Initiative for the Americas

  

  The Bush administration ended with economic collapse on nearly every measure. The greatest fear now is that the combined effect of the $700 billion financial sector bail-out, a near-zero federal funds rate and President Obama's $820 billion economic stimulus package still might not turn the economy around by 2010. But tough times may also open the door for greater cooperation with new and longstanding economic partners, especially those in our hemisphere.

• Thursday, January 29th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Poachers beware: new tech. monitoring Falklands waters

  

  Developments in satellite and communications technology combined with new fisheries legislation have given the Falkland Islands Fisheries Department the opportunity to add new aids to the monitoring and tracking of fishing vessels in the Falkland Islands fishery.

• Thursday, January 29th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  South Georgia turns self sufficient with hydro energy

  

  Since last mid December South Georgia's two settlements Grytviken and King Edward Point (KEP) have been powered by hydro electricity reports the South Georgia Island Newsletter.

• Wednesday, January 21st 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Fidel meets Cristina and agree Obama is “a sincere person”

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner held a half hour private meeting with Fidel Castro in the last day of her visit to Cuba and said the ageing revolutionary leader described US president Barack Obama as “a sincere person”.

• Tuesday, January 20th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Economy shadows immigration in US Hispanics' agenda

  

  The economy, education and health care are the main issues that Hispanics feel must be attended to by the new US president, but they place immigration in sixth place, according to a study from The Pew Hispanic Centre.

• Friday, January 16th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands readies opening of veteran's Liberty Lodge

  

  THE Falkland Islands community is pulling together to keep on schedule the opening of a lodge for visiting British '82 war veterans.