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Montevideo, November 7th 2025 - 17:15 UTC

Politics

  • Wednesday, November 2nd 2016 - 11:05 UTC

    Portugal pledges in Brazil to promote Mercosur/EU trade agreement

    “Portugal can become another strong voice in the EU to help make possible this trade agreement the soonest possible”, said Temer

    Brazilian president Michel Temer said that Portugal and Spain are determined to help speed trade negotiations between Mercosur and the European Union. Temer made the announcement on hosting Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa who was on a brief visit to Brazil for the Community of Portuguese Language Countries summit in Brasilia.

  • Wednesday, November 2nd 2016 - 10:48 UTC

    Santos state visit to UK highlights Britain's involvement in the Colombian conflict and peace process

    The Queen and the President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos Horse Guards Parade at the start of Colombia's first ever State Visit to the UK.

    Tuesday saw the first ever state visit by a Colombian president to the UK. Nobel Peace Prize laureate, President Juan Manuel Santos is visiting for three days as an official guest of Her Majesty The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. He will have a working lunch with Prime Minister Theresa May, visit Belfast and attend events at Mansion House, the Natural History Museum and his old university, the LSE.

  • Wednesday, November 2nd 2016 - 10:35 UTC

    Argentina negotiates oil worker contracts in effort to woo investment

    Vaca Muerta in southern Argentina, one of the world's largest shale reserves, is still largely unexplored.

    Argentina's government is negotiating more flexible oil workers' contracts to woo investors to the Vaca Muerta shale fields and overcome an energy deficit.High labour costs are thought to be the primary obstacle to investment in the country's oil and gas sector, and negotiations are politically sensitive in a country with an influential labour movement, meaning some changes are off the table.

  • Wednesday, November 2nd 2016 - 08:30 UTC

    Gibraltar: Spain manages Ibero-American summit support for its sovereignty claim

    Spain confirmed that the 32 countries attending the summit have supported a call on the United Kingdom to start bilateral sovereignty talks over the Rock.

    For the first time ever, an annual Latin American Summit has endorsed Spain’s position on Gibraltar. Spain’s Secretary of State for International Cooperation in Latin America confirmed that the 32 countries attending have supported Spain’s call to the United Kingdom to start bilateral sovereignty talks over the Rock.

  • Wednesday, November 2nd 2016 - 08:03 UTC

    Caribbean BOTs form a group to focus on Brexit at the Joint Ministerial Council

    Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin said a small forum of territories was needed to deal specifically with Brexit

    Concerned about how the UK’s departure from the European Union over the next two years will impact their communities, leaders from the British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean have agreed to form a group to focus on the whole question of Brexit, reports the region's media.

  • Wednesday, November 2nd 2016 - 07:36 UTC

    Brazilian amnesty program for overseas funds collects US$ 15.8bn

    The extra revenue collected by the government would help the administration of President Michel Temer meet this year’s fiscal target

    The Brazilian government collected 50.9 billion Reais, equivalent to US$15.8 billion in taxes and fines under an amnesty program offered to individuals and corporations with undeclared but legitimate funds parked overseas, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday.

  • Wednesday, November 2nd 2016 - 07:02 UTC

    Bolivia imposes biometric census on foreigners after San Matias crimes

    Bolivian Interior Minister Carlos Romero tougher on aliens

    The Government of Bolivia decreed Tuesday that the Immigration bureau is to undertake a biometric census of all foreigners in the country to legalize their situation, after crimes allegedly committed by Brazilian hitmen.

  • Tuesday, November 1st 2016 - 18:28 UTC

    The Falkland Islands Police celebrate 170 Years

    The headquarters of the Royal Falkland Islands Police (RFIP) in Stanley.

    The Royal Falkland Islands Police Force (RFIP) is celebrating its birthday having been first established on the 1st November 170 years ago in 1846 with the appointment of Mr Francis Parry as Chief Constable. The Constables Ordinance of 1846, which was first enacted by the Colonies Legislative Council on 27th October of that same year, brought about the birth of an establishment that has remained at the service of the public ever since.

  • Tuesday, November 1st 2016 - 16:25 UTC

    Brazilian chancellor name, Serra emerges in Petrobras investigation, dating back to 2010 campaign

    The off-the-books operation, according to the reports, was negotiated with former federal congressman, Márcio Fortes (PSDB-RJ), who is close to Serra. (L)

    Brazil's current foreign minister Jose Serra name has emerged in the Petrobras investigation of companies, politicians and company's unfaithful officials. The construction group Odebrecht provided two names to the Lava Jato (Car Wash) investigation as being those who carried out operations that transferred R$ 23 million (US$ 7.3 million) from the construction company to the 2010 presidential campaign of Jose Serra, in off-the-books transactions.

  • Tuesday, November 1st 2016 - 12:40 UTC

    EMBRAER agrees to pay US$ 205m to settle corruption charges

    SEC complaint alleges that Embraer made more than US$83 million in profits as a result of bribe payments from its U.S.-based subsidiary through third-party agents

    Brazil's aircraft manufacturer Embraer has agreed to pay some US$205 million to settle corruption charges involving sales of military and civil airplanes to four customers. records to conceal illicit payments.