Politics

Tuesday, November 28th 2017 - 07:01 UTC
Falklands and other BOTs leaders scheduled to meet with PM Theresa May

Leaders from eleven British Overseas Territories, BTO, including the Falkland Islands will be meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday as part of the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Committee, which begins in London, according to a release from 10 Downing Street.
Tuesday, November 28th 2017 - 06:43 UTC
Falklands launches consultation round to update rural development strategy

Falkland Islands lawmakers will be meeting starting in December to scope the community’s priorities under the Rural Development Strategy (RDS), as the current Action Plan ends and a new 3-year phase begins.
Tuesday, November 28th 2017 - 06:13 UTC
Argentine navy reveals water entered the submarine's snorkel causing battery short circuit

Water entered the snorkel of the Argentine submarine ARA San Juan, causing its battery to short-circuit before it went missing November 15, a navy spokesman said on Monday as hope dwindled among some families of the 44-member crew.
Monday, November 27th 2017 - 11:39 UTC
Argentina moves to ban glyphosate and allows other herbicides

Argentina authorized the use of genetically modified soybean seeds resistant to herbicides other than glyphosate, as the European Union (EU) debates whether to extend the license of weed-killers containing the ingredient.
Monday, November 27th 2017 - 09:42 UTC
US proposal to kill net-neutrality rules, faces a tough legal and public opinion battle

The United States Federal Communications Commission formally released a draft of its plan to kill net-neutrality rules, which equalized access to the internet and prevented broadband providers from favoring their own apps and services. A vote in the controversial proposal is scheduled for next month.
Monday, November 27th 2017 - 09:27 UTC
PDVSA says it has started to repay interest on two bonds nearing default

Venezuela's state-owned oil firm PDVSA said Friday it has started to repay US$233 million in interest on two bonds nearing default, days before the end of the 30-day grace period. Writing on Twitter, the company announced “the transfer process was started to pay the interest on the PDVSA 8,5% 2020 Bonds and the PDVSA 6% 2022 Bonds.”
Monday, November 27th 2017 - 09:21 UTC
Venezuela Oil ministry and PDVSA come under military control

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday tapped a National Guard major general to lead state oil company PDVSA and the Oil Ministry as the OPEC member labors under near 30-year lows in oil production.
Monday, November 27th 2017 - 09:09 UTC
Mexico creates the largest marine protected area in North America

Mexico’s president, Enrique Peña Nieto, signed a decree creating a massive marine reserve, spanning 57,000 square miles around the four Revillagigedo Islands—a volcanic archipelago 240 miles southwest of the Baja Peninsula. The reserve is the largest marine protected area yet created in North America.
Monday, November 27th 2017 - 08:48 UTC
For the first time in 400 years, sailors are replacing soldiers as Guard of Buckingham Palace

The Guard at Buckingham Palace in changing in more ways than one: 48 sailors from across the Royal Navy have taken their places in history this Sunday, on the forecourt of Her Majesty the Queen's London residence.
Monday, November 27th 2017 - 06:54 UTC
New round of EU/Mercosur talks in Brussels: agriculture main concern for France, Ireland, and Poland

Brussels will seek to drive forward negotiations on a far-reaching trade deal with Mercosur this week despite warnings from France and other EU members that they are reaching the limit of the concessions they can tolerate on beef and other sensitive agricultural products, according to a report from the Financial Times.