Politics

Friday, June 10th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Not the Summit we would have wanted, Argentine President tells LA conference

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez Thursday delivered a controversial speech before the IX Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, which was anything but pleasing and obliging to the hosting country.
Friday, June 10th 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Mexico would like to see OAS dissolved, FM says

In the absence of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), one of the regional leaders who chose not to attend the IX Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles for having excluded Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela from the event, Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard took the stand on behalf of his country.
Friday, June 10th 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Fitzroy air attack, Britain's major loss in a single incident in the Falklands War

Memorial services were held in the Falkland Islands and in Southampton for those who lost their lives when two Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships were bombed during the Falklands conflict.
Friday, June 10th 2022 - 09:38 UTC
Freedom of the Falkland Islands to all South Atlantic Medal Holders, SAMA82

Elected members of the Legislative Assembly are hosting a Public Reception at the Town Hall on Saturday 11 June when all members of the South Atlantic Medal Association 1982 will be presented with the Freedom of the Falklands or Freedom of Entry Certificate.
Friday, June 10th 2022 - 09:29 UTC
The unsung heroes of, “Glimpses of the Falklands War”

Glimpses of the Falklands War, from the British Modern Military History Society, recounts some of the personal experiences and stories of over 100 service men and women, Falkland Islanders, and others who were involved in the Falklands War.
Friday, June 10th 2022 - 09:23 UTC
At least 3 killed in one more shooting spree in the US

At least three people were killed in yet another shooting spree in the United States Thursday. This time around the events unfolded at a Columbia Machine factory in Smithsburg, Maryland, and were perpetrated by a 23-year-old Hispanic male from West Virginia using a semi-automatic handgun.
Thursday, June 9th 2022 - 23:53 UTC
Uruguay's President Lacalle hits all-time high disapproval

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou has reached an all-time high disapproval rating since taking office in March of 2020, according to a study from the consulting firm Cifra released Wednesday.
Thursday, June 9th 2022 - 22:55 UTC
Uruguayan Air Force to help trace possible mass graves

Uruguay's Air Force (FAU) will assist the Human Rights Institute in tracing possible burials of people forcibly disappeared during the military dictatorship using state-of-the-art laser technology, Defense Minister Javier García announced Wednesday.
Thursday, June 9th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Biden highlights democracy's role at LA Summit

US President Joseph Biden underscored the importance of democratic rule throughout the Americas but made no reference to his decision not to invite Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua to the IX Summit of the Americas held in Los Angeles through June 10.
Thursday, June 9th 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Resumption of Chile/Falklands air link, a “historic event”, says Argentine official Carmona

“A historic event” is how Guillermo Carmona, the Argentine Secretary for Malvinas, South Atlantic islands, and Antarctica affairs described the confirmed resumption of the weekly air link between Punta Arenas in Chile and the Falkland Islands, with a monthly stop over at Rio Gallegos in Santa Cruz province.