Politics

Friday, May 31st 2019 - 22:25 UTC
Gibraltar celebrates 50 years of the 1969 Constitution

Today marks 50 years from the day Gibraltar’s 1969 Constitution was commenced on 30 May 1969. The Constitution had come about following a Constitutional Conference in 1968 between the United Kingdom Government, Gibraltar’s Elected Members and the Integration with Britain Party.
Friday, May 31st 2019 - 22:18 UTC
Thousands of students and teachers took to the streets of Brazil to protest bugget cuts

Thousands of protesters took to the streets in dozens of cities in Brazil on Thursday for a second nationwide demonstration in as many weeks over the government's plan to slash education spending.
Friday, May 31st 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Falklands remembers freedom of Goose Green residents locked up by Argentine forces

A very emotional ceremony took place last Wednesday at Goose Green in the Falkland Islands in remembrance of those who gave their lives for the freedom of the small community which had been locked up by the invading Argentine forces in 1982.
Friday, May 31st 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Trumpism did not sweep across Europe as it did in the US

 The best way to describe what just happened in the European Union elections is to say that the choices are getting clearer ― and a lot of people are realizing which side they are on. The elections to the EU Parliament held last week in 28 European countries ― including the United Kingdom, since three years after the Brexit referendum, it still hasn't managed to leave ― was the second-biggest democratic exercise in the world.
Friday, May 31st 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Trump threatens Mexico with increasing tariffs if illegal immigration is not stopped

President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States will impose a 5% tariff on all goods coming from Mexico starting on Jun 10 until illegal immigration across the southern border is stopped.
Friday, May 31st 2019 - 09:40 UTC
Falklands Association concerned about political events in UK and Argentina

The local sub-committee of the Falkland Islands Association which has in various forms defended Falklands' interests since 1968, has sent out an email to all its members asking them “to give a rough outline of how they view the current political situation together with any ideas or fears they may have for the future and anything they would like to see the FIA doing on their behalf.”
Friday, May 31st 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Merkel at Harvard deplores attacks on climate change, free trade, condemns walls and lies

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday urged the world to do “everything humanly possible” to combat climate change and pledged to do her part. “Climate change poses a threat to our planet's natural resources,” Merkel said in her commencement address delivered at Harvard University in the United States. “It and the resulting crises are caused by humans.”
Friday, May 31st 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Tories and Labour face Brexit debacle: Libs and Farage, become the leading parties shows YouGov poll

British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party is facing its worst ever general election result if a vote were held now, according to a new opinion poll, as voters frustrated with the deadlock over Brexit will punish the main political parties.
Friday, May 31st 2019 - 09:25 UTC
US Treasury monitoring list of countries with large trade surplus and possible currency manipulation

The US Treasury expanded the number of countries subject to scrutiny in a semi-annual report released this week, but again found that neither China nor any other trading partners was manipulating its currency. The treasury urged the Asian giant to avoid allowing the renminbi to weaken persistently - which would give its products a more competitive advantage.
Friday, May 31st 2019 - 09:24 UTC
Pompeo blames Iran for attacks on oil tankers: “they want to raise the price of crude”

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday blamed Iran for attacks this month on oil tankers in the Gulf, saying it was an effort by Tehran to raise the global price of oil.