Politics

• Wednesday, October 3rd 2012 - 04:29 UTC

  Industrial production picks up in August; stimuli seems to be working

  

  Industrial production in Brazil expanded in August at its fastest pace in 15 months thanks to heavy government stimulus, data showed on Tuesday. Finance Minister Guido Mantega said the jump in industrial output is proof that the worst of Brazil's slowdown is over.

• Wednesday, October 3rd 2012 - 04:12 UTC

  Lula da Silva trusted aides face overwhelming evidence of involvement in ‘active corruption’

  

  The so called “trail of the century” in Brazil has already condemned 22 of the 37 culprits and on Wednesday is expected to peak when three former leaders of the ruling Workers’ Party are formally accused of having setup a network of bribes to ensure a majority in congress.

• Wednesday, October 3rd 2012 - 03:59 UTC

  Despite Dilma, Lula and Cardoso, Sao Paulo city could end with an outsider as mayor

  

  Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff joined her mentor Lula da Silva in a political rally in support of the Workers Party candidate for mayor of the city of Sao Paulo in next Sunday’s municipal elections when 140 million Brazilians are registered to vote.

• Wednesday, October 3rd 2012 - 01:29 UTC

  Chile revokes lithium concession; triggers major scandal on “strategic minerals”

  

  Chile revoked the concession awarded to Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile to exploit substantial reserves of lithium in the Andes region, acknowledging problems with the tender process.

• Wednesday, October 3rd 2012 - 01:23 UTC

  Spain will exhaust all legal means to prevent Gibraltar from UEFA membership

  

  Spain will “exhaust all legal means” to prevent the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar gaining full membership of UEFA, Sports Minister Jose Ignacio Wert said. Gibraltar was admitted as a provisional member of European soccer's governing body on Monday and a decision on whether to grant full membership will be taken at a UEFA Congress in London next May.

• Tuesday, October 2nd 2012 - 22:59 UTC

  MLA Summers tells Tanzania Falklands don’t want to be colonized by Argentina

  

  A Falkland Islands lawmaker was scheduled to meet on Tuesday with Tanzania top officials to explain the Islands support for post-colonial status and the coming referendum next year to determine its political future, faced with the insistent sovereignty claims from Argentina.

• Tuesday, October 2nd 2012 - 22:23 UTC

  Falklands names new Director of Health and Social Services

  

  The Falkland Islands Government announced the appointment of David Jenkins to the post of Director of Health and Social Services. David, the current Director of Health and Education, will take up his new role with effect from January 2013 following a restructure which will see Education form a separate Directorate.

• Tuesday, October 2nd 2012 - 22:18 UTC

  Big storm reaching Latam/Caribbean: growth estimate down to 3.2% from 3.7%

  

  A weak global economy, mainly due to the difficulties faced by Europe, United States and China has affected growth in Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2012 the original growth estimate will fall from 3.7% to 3.2%, according to the latest estimate from the UN Economic Commission for Latinamerica and the Caribbean.

• Tuesday, October 2nd 2012 - 06:39 UTC

  Capriles pledges support for peace talks in Colombia and distance from Iran

  

  Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles pledged to help Colombia in its peace talks with rebels and distance himself from Iran should he defeat President Hugo Chávez in an increasingly tight race ahead of Sunday's election.

• Tuesday, October 2nd 2012 - 06:31 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez denies any dollar clamp: in nine months paid out 80bn dollars

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández again denied the existence of money exchange restrictions over the purchase of dollars by explaining that “Argentina has already paid 79.8 billion dollars so far this year”.