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Montevideo, July 27th 2025 - 22:47 UTC

Politics

  • Thursday, March 30th 2023 - 10:29 UTC

    Falklands Prison audit outcomes and recommendations published

    Deputy Portfolio Holder for Islands Security, MLA Spink said: “The Elected Members and I are very pleased with the results of the audit from His Majesty’s Prison in Stanley.”

    On Tuesday 28 March, ExCo approved for the publication of the Prison audit outcomes and approved the recommendation to increase staffing at His Majesty’s Prison in Stanley by three officers. The audit was requested by the Falkland Islands Government and Government House as a result of concerns raised during the incarceration of three disruptive and violent prisoners during 2020.

  • Thursday, March 30th 2023 - 10:07 UTC

    Falklands, changes made to the provision of Camp Education

    Portfolio holder for Education and Community, MLA Leona Roberts said: “Access to good education is of fundamental importance for everyone in the Falkland Islands”.

    In August 2022 the Falkland Islands ExCo approved a set of recommendations on the way that Camp Education is provided to families. The recommendations were made after extensive consultation with the communities in Camp and in Stanley during the Camp Education Review. A key objective of the review was ensuring that children in Camp and Stanley have the same standard of education.

  • Wednesday, March 29th 2023 - 11:06 UTC

    Fire at migrant detention center in Mexico leaves 38 dead and 28 injured

    The INM confirmed the deaths of 38 people from six different nationalities (one from Colombia, one from Ecuador, 12 from El Salvador, 28 from Guatemala, 13 from Honduras, and 13 from Venezuela)

    At least 38 people were killed and 28 injured in a fire at a migrant detention center in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez, on the border with the United States, according to the Mexican government. The fire broke out on Monday night in the facilities of the National Migration Institute (INM) in the state of Chihuahua.

  • Wednesday, March 29th 2023 - 10:58 UTC

    Uruguay's Executive to cover for Central Bank's deficit

    Economy Ministry authorities described the problem as “an accounting issue”

    Uruguay's Executive Branch Tuesday admitted the Central Bank (BCU) reserves were below their legal threshold by Dec. 31, 2022, and a capitalization plan was therefore needed.

  • Wednesday, March 29th 2023 - 10:24 UTC

    Nashville massacre perpetrator's mother was gun ban advocate

    Audrey Hale's mental condition was hidden from authorities. Hence, she could buy the guns at various Nashville stores

    Norma Hale, the mother of Audrey Hale, the 28-year-old transgender woman gunned down in Nashville, Tennessee, after killing 6 people in a shooting spree, is a longstanding gun control activist who has shared on her Facebook account a collection of signatures to keep firearms away from schools and ban the sale of high-capacity magazines.

  • Wednesday, March 29th 2023 - 10:15 UTC

    How German are British Royals?

    Initially, the British wondered why their queen would choose a provincial German prince, but they soon changed their minds.

    As King Charles III makes on Wednesday his first state visit to Germany, Deutsche Welle, the official news agency, takes a look at the British royals' German roots:

  • Tuesday, March 28th 2023 - 15:41 UTC

    Jair Bolsonaro: “it never crossed our mind” to stage a coup d'état

    Bolsonaro had announced over the weekend that he would return to Brazil on Thursday

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stated that he “never” considered staging a coup. The former president is currently being investigated by the Brazilian Supreme Court for “inciting” his followers to violently invade the headquarters of the three branches of government on January 8th.

  • Tuesday, March 28th 2023 - 11:36 UTC

    Poverty in Uruguay down to 9.9% in 2022

    Poverty in Uruguay stood at 7.9% in 2017, INE showed

    According to Uruguay's National Statistics Institute (INE), the number of people under the poverty line reached 9.9% of the population in 2022, an improvement from 2021's 10.6%, it was reported in Montevideo.

  • Tuesday, March 28th 2023 - 11:14 UTC

    Yousaf, a Muslim of Pakistan origin, Scotland's leader and next First Minister

    Mr Yousaf had the support of far more SNP MPs and MSPs than his two leadership rivals

    Humza Yousaf, identified as the “continuity candidate” has been elected to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland's National Party, SNP leader and Scotland's next first minister. He was widely seen as being the preferred candidate of the SNP establishment, including outgoing Ms Sturgeon herself.

  • Tuesday, March 28th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

    Amnesty International denounces excessive force against social protests in Venezuela

    The AI document mentions alleged extrajudicial executions and other human rights violations

    Amnesty International (AI) said excessive force was used by Venezuelan law enforcement agencies against protests demanding social and economic rights. The organization also highlighted these demonstrations were being deterred with repressive measures.