Politics

• Tuesday, February 5th 2019 - 06:15 UTC

  Impact of a “no deal Brexit” for the tourism industry and jobs in UK

  

  Over 300,000 jobs could be at risk in the Travel & Tourism sector in the United Kingdom and almost 400,000 in Europe if the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 29 March, according to a new analysis from the World Travel & Tourism Council released on Monday. A “No Deal” Brexit would have a damaging impact on one of the UK’s most important economic sectors.

• Monday, February 4th 2019 - 09:28 UTC

  Lima Group meets in Canada to plan pressure campaign against Venezuela's Maduro

  

  A major bloc of Latin American nations and Canada will discuss on Monday in Ottawa how to maintain pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to hold new elections as he faces widespread calls to resign after last year’s disputed presidential vote.

• Monday, February 4th 2019 - 09:26 UTC

  Independent on an anti-corruption ticket sweeps to victory in El Salvador

  

  A former mayor campaigning on an anti-corruption ticket swept to victory in El Salvador’s presidential election on Sunday, bringing an end to a two-party system that has held sway over the violence-plagued Central American country for three decades.

• Monday, February 4th 2019 - 08:57 UTC

  GM plans to invest US$ 2.5bn over three years in Brazil in return for tax breaks

  

  Automaker General Motors Co is in talks to invest 9 billion reais (US$ 2.5 billion) in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo over the next three years in return for tax incentives, newspaper Valor Economico has reported.

• Monday, February 4th 2019 - 08:05 UTC

  Macri on an ambitious trade and cooperation visit to India

  

  Argentine president Mauricio Macri will be visiting India from February 17 to 19 as part of an ambitious bilateral agenda to expand trade and cooperation in a range of sectors including renewable energy, nuclear energy, space and agriculture, aviation, mining (lithium, gold and copper), pharmaceuticals and automobiles.

• Monday, February 4th 2019 - 07:44 UTC

  United States sending more troops to the border with Mexico

  

  The US is to send an additional 2,000 troops to its border with Mexico, the Pentagon has announced. It will bring the total number of troops stationed on the southern border to about 4,300. The Pentagon said the soldiers would help border-patrol agents, carry out surveillance work and install miles of razor wire.

• Monday, February 4th 2019 - 07:34 UTC

  US sending humanitarian aid to Venezuela on request from interim president Guadió

  

  The US says it is sending aid to crisis-hit Venezuela following a request from Juan Guaidó, the opposition leader who has declared himself interim president. Mr Guaidó's move last month won swift backing from the US and others but triggered a power struggle.

• Monday, February 4th 2019 - 07:17 UTC

  Bolsonaro with a feeding tube; surgery more complicated than expected; discharge date remains unchanged

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was ill in hospital with a feeding tube on Sunday following surgery days ago to remove a colostomy bag fitted after he suffered a knife attack late last year.

• Sunday, February 3rd 2019 - 10:36 UTC

  Latin American markets reacted positively to Fed' message of “wait and see”

  

  Most Latin American stocks rose on Friday after U.S. economic data pointed to the possibility that the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates unchanged. Shares extended their rally after U.S. employment and manufacturing data underscored a strong economy with little wage inflation.

• Sunday, February 3rd 2019 - 10:02 UTC

  Gibraltar's legal status is a matter of fact, not opinion

  

  In its proposal for post-Brexit, ‘visa-free travel’ the European Council on Friday has described Gibraltar as a “colony of the British Crown.” HM Government of Gibraltar is grateful to the Prime Minister for her comment that such a description is “completely unacceptable.”