Politics

• Monday, April 25th 2016 - 06:17 UTC

  Falklands' future leaders at the Commonwealth Youth Parliament in Canada

  

  The Falkland Islands Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) would like to invite expressions of interest in representing the Islands at the Commonwealth Youth Parliament, CYP, 2016, to be held in Canada next November.

• Monday, April 25th 2016 - 06:05 UTC

  Meirelles mentioned as Finance minister in a Vice-president Temer administration

  

  If Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer takes power, former central bank President Henrique Meirelles would accept the position of finance minister under the condition he was given approval rights over members of the entire economic team, newspaper Folha de S. Paulo reported on Sunday.

• Monday, April 25th 2016 - 05:30 UTC

  Belize-Guatemala incident reignites standing border dispute; OAS calls for a 'lasting peace'

  

  The Organization of American States, OAS, has called on the governments of Belize and Guatemala to avoid an escalation of tensions, and renew efforts to establish a lasting peace. The OAS statement follows a previous repudiating “the death of a Guatemalan minor [Julio Alvarado, 13] at the hands of a Belizean patrol”.

• Sunday, April 24th 2016 - 09:03 UTC

  Anti/slavery crusader Harriet Tubman will command the $20 dollar bill

  

  Anti-slavery crusader Harriet Tubman will become the first African-American to be featured on the face of US paper currency when she replaces President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. She will also be the first woman on US paper currency in more than a century.

• Sunday, April 24th 2016 - 08:26 UTC

  International major effort to cooperate on tax issues and halt evasion and elusion

  

  The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are joining forces with other international organizations to cooperate on tax issues and develop new tools and standards to halt tax base erosion and evasion.

• Saturday, April 23rd 2016 - 11:00 UTC

  Rousseff avoids the word 'coup' at the UN, but admits the grave moment Brazil is undergoing

  

  With the prospect of an impeachment trial that can have her out of office next May, Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff appealed for international support on Friday during a visit to New York, broadcasting her claims that the campaign to oust her from office was little more than a coup d’état.

• Saturday, April 23rd 2016 - 10:51 UTC

  Rousseff's bid for international support backfiring

  

  Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff from New York accused her political opponents as “coup mongers” and “conspirators” and insisted she would fight to the very end the impeachment process to remove her from office. But her attacks faced a solid defense in Brazil including from members of the Supreme Court who expressed concern the president was questioning Brazil's institutions before the world.

• Saturday, April 23rd 2016 - 10:46 UTC

  Treasury Secretary Lew praises Argentina for its reintegration to the global economy

  

  United States Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew celebrated Argentina's return to international markets and reintegration to the global economy, following the final settlement with holdout creditors, which it described as a major milestone not only for Argentina but for the global financial system.

• Saturday, April 23rd 2016 - 10:26 UTC

  Judge Griesa pleased and gratified the Argentine 15-year litigation with bondholders is over

  

  US Federal Judge Thomas said on Friday it gave him the greatest pleasure to be able to exercise his discretion and lift the injunction against Argentina which impeded the payment on defaulted debt.

• Saturday, April 23rd 2016 - 10:20 UTC

  Qatar World Cup: FIFA's announcement on “Decent Working Conditions”

  

  The announcement by President Gianni Infantino of FIFA that it will establish an oversight body to monitor working conditions on World Cup stadium sites in Qatar shows that FIFA is beginning to take responsibility for those whose work is essential to the holding of the 2022 event.