Politics

• Thursday, October 4th 2012 - 20:50 UTC

  Argentina will have to post 10m plus bond in Ghana to liberate ARA ‘Libertad’

  

  Argentina will have to come up with 10 million dollars or more as a bond to liberate the flagship of its navy, “Libertad” retained in the Ghanaian port of Tema, following on the request from a US hedge fund.

• Thursday, October 4th 2012 - 19:23 UTC

  Latam created 35 million jobs in last decade and helped combat income inequality

  

  Labour markets played an important role the transformation and advance of the Latin American economy in the past decade as more than 35 million additional jobs were created in that period plus the fact that high informality declined in seven out of nine countries of the region.

• Thursday, October 4th 2012 - 19:18 UTC

  Youth unemployment in 17 of the G20 countries stands at over 16%

  

  The youth jobs situation remains critical, with 17.7 million young people, or just over 16%, unemployed in 17 of the G20 countries for which data is available, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has said.

• Thursday, October 4th 2012 - 16:41 UTC

  Falklands’ commercial oil production projected to commence in 2017

  

  By Alicia Dunkley-Willis (*) - With commercial oil production projected to commence in 2017 for the 3,000 population Falkland Islands, efforts are now underway to ensure that the impending wealth does not upset the order here.

• Thursday, October 4th 2012 - 10:32 UTC

  Belgium provides financial support for demining programs in Ecuador and Peru

  

  Belgium signed on Wednesday an agreement with the Organization of American States (OAS) to provide financial support for the program “Landmine Victim Assistance in Ecuador and Peru,” carried out by the OAS.

• Thursday, October 4th 2012 - 07:34 UTC

  Obama and Romney clash on taxes, deficit and health care

  

  President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney have clashed over their economic plans in the first of three televised debates. In their Denver duel, the candidates contrasted their approach on taxes, the deficit and healthcare.

• Thursday, October 4th 2012 - 07:28 UTC

  Massive protests from Argentine Coast and Border Guards demanding higher salaries

  

  The administration of president Cristina Fernandez was facing on Wednesday the major challenge of her second mandate as thousands of troops and petty officers from the border patrol and coast guard, plus some naval and police sectors went on strike over wage cuts and working conditions.

• Thursday, October 4th 2012 - 07:24 UTC

  Lula da Silva’s former chief of staff ‘master mind’ of Brazil’s biggest corruption scandal

  

  Former president Lula da Silva's chief of staff masterminded a vote-buying scheme by the ruling Workers Party in Brazil's Congress, a Supreme Court justice said Wednesday, in the biggest corruption scandal in the country in 20 years.

• Thursday, October 4th 2012 - 07:18 UTC

  Fearing a collapse of their economy, Cubans overwhelmingly would vote for Chavez

  

  Many Cubans are anxious about the results of Venezuela’ presidential election next Sunday and are praying for an Hugo Chavez victory since they are fearful of another collapse of the island’s economy if the winner is opposition candidate Henrique Capriles.

• Thursday, October 4th 2012 - 07:11 UTC

  Gibraltar hosts Labour party conference; Falklands’ MLAs also attended

  

  Chief Minister Fabian Picardo hosted the annual Gibraltar Government reception at the Labour Party Conference in Manchester on Sunday which was also attended by Falkland Islands Members of the Legislative Assembly, Jan Cheek and Ian Hansen.