Politics

Friday, October 11th 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Argentina: Oil industry fearful of tariffs' freezing as suggested by Alberto Fernandez advisors

Argentina's front-running candidate for president, Alberto Fernandez, has been asked by advisors within his left-leaning coalition to freeze natural gas and power tariffs and to peg oil product prices to pesos instead of dollars as measures to contain inflation and spur economic growth.
Friday, October 11th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Strong US support for Argentina to join OECD, but Brazilian access process will be slower

U.S. President Donald Trump and his top diplomat said on Thursday they supported Brazil’s taking steps toward joining the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), although it is first backing accession by Argentina.
Friday, October 11th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Falklands government commits to introducing Public Register of Beneficial Ownership by 2023

The Falkland Islands Government announced on Tuesday its commitment to introduce a Public Register of Beneficial Ownership in the Islands by 2023, which aligns with the UK Government’s timetable.
Friday, October 11th 2019 - 09:49 UTC
Trade Integration more important for Latin America and the Caribbean as growth slows, World Bank

The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has entered a new phase of weak economic performance, but increased integration in international trade and global value chains could reinvigorate economic growth.
Friday, October 11th 2019 - 09:48 UTC
Ten Falklands' Governors take Sukey Cameron to lunch

Ten Falkland Islands former Governors took Sukey Cameron MBE to lunch to mark her retirement as Falkland Islands Government Representative in London. Ms. Cameron told Penguin News she believed it was the first occasion that they have all been together.
Friday, October 11th 2019 - 09:47 UTC
Venezuela denies responsibility in the massive oil spill of Brazilian beaches

Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA on Thursday denied accusations by Brazil that it was responsible for a massive oil spill that has polluted beaches on its northeastern Atlantic coast.
Friday, October 11th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Falklands plans housing development on the site of a British camp from WWII

The Falkland Islands population is growing and equally significant future development prospects are encouraging, thus the need for more housing particularly in the capital Stanley. Working on this the Planning and Building Committee has approved a new residential housing development, ‘Phase 6 Sapper Hill’, to be allocated on Bennett’s Paddock, near where Ross Road West meets Moody Brook Road.
Friday, October 11th 2019 - 09:32 UTC
Asylum seeking migrants occupy bridge linking Matamoros with the US

Migrants seeking asylum in the United States who are camped in a dangerous Mexican border town occupied a bridge to Brownsville, Texas on Thursday, leading U.S. authorities to close the crossing, witnesses and authorities said.
Friday, October 11th 2019 - 09:21 UTC
Barnier/Barclay breakfast in Brussels to unlock Brexit following understanding between Johnson and Varadkar

Britain and Europe's top Brexit negotiators sit down together on Friday to test what British and Irish leaders say might be a “pathway” to a deal. Technical talks on an agreement to govern Britain's EU divorce are stalled, just days before what had been billed as a last chance European summit.
Friday, October 11th 2019 - 09:02 UTC
No one party veto over a possible agreement on the Irish border, and a Brexit deal

No single party in Northern Ireland will be given a veto in any Brexit deal that is now “a distinct possibility” following a positive meeting between the Irish and British leaders on Thursday, Britain’s Northern Ireland minister said.