Politics

Tuesday, January 31st 2017 - 10:52 UTC
Labour divided on support for PM's May EU single market exit

A group of backbench Labour MPs have put forward a Commons motion to stop the Article 50 bill. Proposed by former shadow Health Secretary, Heidi Alexander and supported by 18 MPs, it argues they can't support the Prime Minister’s plan to take Britain out of the EU's Single Market.
Tuesday, January 31st 2017 - 10:41 UTC
Scholarship in Uruguay available for a Falklands student

American Field Service (AFS) is offering a scholarship to an outstanding student from the Falkland Islands to take part in a funded exchange program in Uruguay. The scholarship is collaboration between the Falkland Islands Government and AFS which MLA Barry Elsby has been working on.
Tuesday, January 31st 2017 - 10:13 UTC
Falklands issues to be addressed on Tuesday by Argentine legislative delegation in London

Boosting trade, credit rating, fighting corruption, were among the issues discussed on Monday by the Argentine delegation of all-party lawmakers visiting the UK. Falklands, additional flights and hydrocarbons in the South Atlantic are scheduled to be addressed on Tuesday when the members of Congress meet with Foreign office minister Sir Ian Duncan, said Federico Pinedo, Senate whip and head of the delegation.
Monday, January 30th 2017 - 15:51 UTC
FARC member accused of carrying out 300 abortions extradited from Spain to Colombia

Spain has agreed to extradite to Colombia a former FARC rebel accused of carrying out 300 forced abortions on women fighters, some of them underage. Hector Arboleda Albeidis Buitrago, who has Spanish nationality, was detained in Madrid in December 2015.
Monday, January 30th 2017 - 15:44 UTC
Falklands lawmaker visiting the Caribbean to promote trade and political links

Falkland Islands lawmaker MLA Ian Hansen is on a Caribbean mission to improve trade and industry links with the region, and seeking political support for the Islands. The tour includes Barbados, Dominica and Guyana, according to Barbados TODAY news agency.
Monday, January 30th 2017 - 11:36 UTC
Chile arrests 43 people suspected of stoking some of the forest fires

Authorities in Chile have detained 43 people suspected of stoking some of the deadly forest fires that have killed 11 people and destroyed large swaths of land, according to President Michelle Bachelet.
Monday, January 30th 2017 - 11:29 UTC
Social Democrats chose Schultz, president of European Parliament to unseat Merkel

Leaders of Germany's Social Democrats have chosen Martin Schulz, for many years president of the European Parliament, as their candidate to unseat Chancellor Angela Merkel. Schulz promised supporters his campaign for September's elections would focus on “hard-working people”.
Monday, January 30th 2017 - 11:06 UTC
Trudeau sidetracks Trump, “Welcome to Canada all those fleeing persecution, terror and war”

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken a stand on social media against the temporary US ban on refugees and immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries. PM Trudeau underscored his government's commitment to bringing in “those fleeing persecution, terror & war”.
Monday, January 30th 2017 - 10:34 UTC
Chaos and mass protests in US airports; Trump stands by immigration ban

The Trump administration is standing firm over its ban on immigration from seven countries despite court rulings and mass protests against it. In a statement, President Trump said visas would once again be issued once “the most secure policies” were in place, and denied it was a Muslim ban. The move has been widely condemned.
Monday, January 30th 2017 - 10:00 UTC
Iraq furious with the Trump ban: Bagdad recalls that they are in the front line combating the IS

Iraq will lobby against new travel limits to the United States by Iraqis, arguing both countries need to uphold their fight against Islamic State (IS), Iraqi parliamentarians said on Sunday. The Iraqi government has so far declined comment on an executive order signed by new U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday that suspends the entry of travelers from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for at least 90 days.