Politics

• Friday, October 28th 2022 - 10:17 UTC

  Falklands' ExCo pledges more openness and transparency

  

  The Falkland Islands Executive Council, ExCo, has agreed some amendments to their Standing Orders relating to ‘Openness, Transparency and Publication’.

• Friday, October 28th 2022 - 10:13 UTC

  Falklands approves package to support the community with the cost of living

  

  This week the Falkland Islands Executive Council, ExCo approved a paper which looks to support our community with the increased cost of living. The current programs which support those in need have been reviewed and targeted changes will be made to them. A new temporary scheme has also been developed to assist households with rising fuel and electricity prices.

• Friday, October 28th 2022 - 09:51 UTC

  Opposition Congressman reportedly knew about plan to kill CFK

  

  A witness in the investigation of the assassination attempt against Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) told Judiciary authorities that opposition Congressman Gerardo Milman was aware of the assailant's intentions.

• Friday, October 28th 2022 - 09:49 UTC

  Uruguay not willing to close any doors, Lacalle tells Japanese traders

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou told a business forum in Tokyo Thursday that his country was not willing to close any doors and was therefore ready to move forward with a bilateral trade agreement regardless of Mercosur's stance.

• Friday, October 28th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  FMs in Buenos Aires call for strengthening of bi-regional dialogue

  

  The Summit pitting together foreign ministers of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU) came to an end Thursday in Buenos Aires with a declaration calling for the strengthening of bi-regional dialogue and multilateralism.

• Friday, October 28th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  Dual nationality and right to vote in Falklands: Assembly's Speaker draft statement

  

  This week, Falkland Islands’ Legislative Assembly Speaker Keith Biles gave a draft statement on the matter of persons holding dual nationality to vote in elections or to hold office.

• Thursday, October 27th 2022 - 19:35 UTC

  Brazil: De Moraes hopes abstention will be smaller next Sunday

  

  Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Chief Justice Alexandre De Moraes Thursday launched an appeal on all citizens to cast their votes during next Sunday's runoff pitting incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro against the former head of state Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva.

• Thursday, October 27th 2022 - 19:28 UTC

  Mexico launches bid to host 2036 Olympic Games

  

  Mexico has submitted a bid to host the 2036 Summer Olympic Games. If that option is not possible then the Latin American country is also open to being awarded the 2040 competition.

• Thursday, October 27th 2022 - 19:27 UTC

  Mercosur ministers agree to boost cooperation in fighting crime

  

  Security and Interior Ministers of all Mercosur countries convened this week in Uruguay's capital to discuss the current situation in the region and pledged to improve criminal information systems among member nations, according to a document signed Wednesday.

• Thursday, October 27th 2022 - 10:54 UTC

  TSE gives thumbs down to Bolsonaro's electoral ad fraud allegations

  

  Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Wednesday rejected a petition from incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro's campaign team that alleged irregularities in the broadcast of radio electoral propaganda be investigated.