Politics

Saturday, March 6th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Bolsonaro confirms his trip to Argentina and supports negotiations with IMF

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro confirmed he will be traveling to Argentina on March 26th for the celebration of Mercosur's 30th anniversary, and also offered support for the president Alberto Fernandez administration negotiations with the IMF.
Saturday, March 6th 2021 - 09:50 UTC
Social uprising in an ultra Kirchnerite province; UN and Amnesty warn about repression

Formosa in the north of Argentina, next to Paraguay is one of the poorest provinces in the country and has been under the iron fist control and patronage of governor Gildo Insfran, who rules as a feudal lord, with virtual control of the three branches of the local government and excellent relations with the federal government in Buenos Aires where his deputies and senators support the ruling coalition in exchange for fat checks that ensure his perpetuity.
Saturday, March 6th 2021 - 09:35 UTC
Norway's Equinor, YPF and Shell will operate a block in North Argentine basin

Norway's Equinor and YPF have entered into an agreement with Shell to jointly farm-down 30% non-operated interests in the CAN 100 block in the North Argentine basin, offshore Argentina.
Saturday, March 6th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Falklands: lively debate on the possibility of a salmon farming industry

The Falklands ocean coastal ecosystems are one of its biggest assets and, “its value is beyond measure,” commented Islander Josh Peck speaking against the introduction of a salmon-farming industry to the Falkland Islands, at last Tuesdays workshop on an environmental strategy held at the Chamber of Commerce, as reported by the Penguin News.
Saturday, March 6th 2021 - 09:23 UTC
Pandemic has pushed 20 million Latin Americans into poverty, UN report

More than 20 million people were pushed into poverty during pandemic-plagued 2020 across Latin America and the Caribbean, the U.N. economic agency for the region announced this week.
Saturday, March 6th 2021 - 09:12 UTC
UK-Gibraltar partnership strengthened by new funding stream

The UK Government has included Gibraltar in the UK Community Renewal Fund for 2021-22. This means that projects in Gibraltar will be eligible for funding up to a maximum of half a million pounds.
Saturday, March 6th 2021 - 08:40 UTC
Casino supermarkets sued under French law for selling beef linked to deforestation

French supermarket chain Casino is being sued by indigenous groups from the Amazon, for allegedly selling beef linked to deforestation. The 11 indigenous groups, backed by NGOs in the US and France, are seeking €3.1m in damages.
Friday, March 5th 2021 - 08:57 UTC
Dramatic Covid-19 situation in Southern Brazil threatens Rivera, Uruguay

Uruguay is very concerned, and threatened, by the situation in the city of Rivera, bordering the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, Rio Grande do Sul state, where the number of infections is alarming and continues to grow, while the Intensive Care Centers in the capital Porto Alegre are saturated.
Friday, March 5th 2021 - 08:40 UTC
Colombia and Peru want to centralize gold purchases to combat illegal extraction

Colombia and Peru are studying the possibility of centralizing gold purchases, in an effort to combat illegal and informal extraction. Colombian President Ivan Duque said his government is considering the move to stymie the role illegal mining plays in fueling a decades-long internal conflict.
Friday, March 5th 2021 - 08:00 UTC
The Haves and Have-nots of the Digital Age

By Gita Bhatt (*) – Accelerated by the pandemic, the digital future is coming at us faster than ever before, and maybe faster than we can imagine. In this issue, we explore the possible consequences —the good, the bad, and the gray.