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Politics

  • Monday, September 11th 2017 - 06:22 UTC

    Chile creates a marine protected area around Easter Island

    In 2015, Bachelet first committed to creating the marine reserve, after lobbying from residents.

    Chilean President Michelle Bachelet officially created a 740,000-square kilometer marine reserve around remote Easter Island, a move that will protect dozens of species found nowhere else. The move follows five years of efforts by environmental organizations and the Rapa Nui people of Easter Island, famous for its extreme isolation and mysterious stone statues known as Moai.

  • Sunday, September 10th 2017 - 12:53 UTC

    Update regarding Irma’s impact over the Caribbean Islands.

    Assessments are still coming in from the impact of Hurricane Irma on a number of Caribbean countries in the northern Leeward Islands and the northern Caribbean with warnings and watches still in place for a few countries in Irma’s path. Additionally, due to the projected path of Hurricane Jose, a category 4 storm, tropical storm and hurricane watches and warnings have been issued for some countries in the northern Leeward Islands.

  • Sunday, September 10th 2017 - 09:19 UTC

    UK's response to Hurricane Irma has been “found waiting”; several Caribbean islands devastated

    MP Tugendhat,(Pic) chair of foreign affairs committee and MP Twigg, of international development committee said UK's response “still requires improvement”.

    Britain's response to Hurricane Irma has been “found wanting”, the heads of two parliamentary committees have said. Many of those affected in the UK's overseas territories in the Caribbean are still in “grave need”, Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat and Labour MP Stephen Twigg said.The UK has stepped up its relief effort, with three RAF aid flights sent to the area.

  • Saturday, September 9th 2017 - 23:53 UTC

    UK manufacturers warn of recruitment crunch if unable to hire EU workers after Brexit

    Two thirds of firms hire EU nationals because of insufficient UK applicants and one third because they cannot get the skills needed in the UK, EEF's survey found.

    United Kingdom manufacturers have warned of a recruitment crunch if they are unable to keep hiring EU workers after Brexit. The manufacturers body, EEF, says the government must clarify the rights of EU workers “as a matter of urgency” underlining that a quarter of 243 firms it surveyed had already seen an increase in EU nationals leaving their business.

  • Saturday, September 9th 2017 - 20:54 UTC

    Sir Alan Duncan in Gibraltar to celebrate the Rock's National Day

    “The UK reaffirms its support for Gibraltar, its people and its economy, and will continue to do so as long as the people of Gibraltar wish to remain British.”

    The United Kingdom will stand by Gibraltar, its people and its economy for as long as Gibraltarians wish to remain British, Sir Alan Duncan said ahead of an official visit to the Rock. Britain’s Minister for Europe at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office arrived at the Rock on Saturday and will spend the weekend in Gibraltar celebrating National Day, 10 September, and the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Referendum.

  • Saturday, September 9th 2017 - 20:04 UTC

    Uruguay's vice-president resigns; Mujica's wife expected to assume

    Sendic and his political mentor, Mujica, are considered responsible for the “technical bankruptcy” of Uruguay's fuels refining and pricing company ANCAP

    Uruguayan Vice president, and head of the Senate, Raul Sendic has stepped down after presenting his “indeclinable” resignation to the ruling coalition plenary and to president Tabare Vazquez, quelling what was becoming a major political and institutional situation given his long string of misconducts, some of them precisely questioned by an ethics tribunal from the coalition.

  • Saturday, September 9th 2017 - 19:57 UTC

    Argentine embassy disappointed with Falklands stand at the Prado show

    The Falklands stand promoting tourism, trade and links at the Great Britain pavilion

    The Argentine embassy met with officials from the Uruguayan Rural Association, ARU, to express their disappointment since the Falkland Islands have a stand at the Great Britain pavilion in the Prado agro-industry show in Montevideo, according to a report from Television Nacional, which belongs to the Uruguayan government media complex.

  • Friday, September 8th 2017 - 19:56 UTC

    Brexit's Davis challenged in Parliament and questioned by EU negotiators

    Brexit Secretary David Davis accused Labour of a “cynical political exercise” to undermine the “only viable plan” to deliver withdrawal from the European Union

    Brexit Secretary David Davis has accused Labour of a “cynical political exercise” to undermine the “only viable plan” to deliver withdrawal from the European Union. His attack came as MPs clashed in the House of Commons over the Government’s flagship Brexit Bill, which Labour has denounced as an undemocratic “power grab” by ministers.

  • Friday, September 8th 2017 - 19:42 UTC

    HMS Prince of Wales officially named at Rosyth Naval Dockyard

    Camilla, the Duchess of Rothesay, carries out the ceremony.(Pic PA)

    The United Kingdom's second aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, was officially named at Rosyth Naval Dockyard on Friday. Prince Charles, the man who shares a title with the £3bn vessel, will watch as his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Rothesay, carries out the ceremony.

  • Friday, September 8th 2017 - 09:47 UTC

    UK declares state of emergency in several Caribbean Overseas Territories hit by hurricane Irma

    Hurricane Irma

    A state of emergency has been declared in a British Overseas Territory hit by Hurricane Irma. British Virgin Islands governor Gus Jaspert said there were reports of casualties and fatalities, and help had been requested from the UK. He said radio and other communication channels were extremely limited.