Politics

• Tuesday, November 8th 2016 - 07:22 UTC

  Novick records the People's Party: “Today is a historic day”

  

  Uruguayan Businessman Edgardo Novick Monday registered this new political grouping “Party of the people” before the Electoral Court in Montevideo to run in the national elections of 2019.

• Tuesday, November 8th 2016 - 07:04 UTC

  Argentine economists choose Hillary Clinton for president

  

  Analysts estimate Clinton would continue the bilateral relationship, while Trump is a mystery that would halt trade and investment worldwide

• Tuesday, November 8th 2016 - 06:56 UTC

  Argentine-Qatari fund created for infrastructure works

  

  Argentina and Qatar agreed to create a billion-dollar joint fund to carry out infrastructure works, as part of Vice President Gabriela Michetti's visit to Middle Eastern countries, it was announced Monday.

• Tuesday, November 8th 2016 - 06:48 UTC

  BA Governor Vidal, World Bank agree to finance Salado River works

  

  María Eugenia Vidal, governor of the province of Buenos Aires, reached an agreement with the World Bank for a 380-million-dollars loan to finance infrastructure works that would be beneficial to more than sixty municipalities. Bidding to start in March.

• Tuesday, November 8th 2016 - 06:38 UTC

  Esteche: if a judge orders CFK's arrest he might end up dead

  

  La Plata Prosecutor Marcelo Romero Monday filed charges Monday against Fernando Esteche for public intimidation, following the Quebracho picket grouping leader's radio statement where he warned that if any judge should order the arrest of former President Cristina Fernandez he could “end up dead”.

• Monday, November 7th 2016 - 10:55 UTC

  First-hand impressions from the Papal envoy to Venezuela

  

  Situation very ugly politically, socially and economically. With no food or medicines, it is undeniable that the country is facing a very difficult situation and is very much militarized .

• Monday, November 7th 2016 - 09:21 UTC

  Argentine Human Rights Secretary agrees “stronger immigration controls” necessary

  

  Argentina's Human Rights Scecretary Claudio Avruj agreed with Senator Pichetto, saying that “stronger controls” are needed. During the previous administration, people entered the country without a proper background check.

• Monday, November 7th 2016 - 08:27 UTC

  UK and OTs agree on Brexit joint council and praise statement lifting trade restrictions on Falklands

  

  UK and Overseas Territories confirmed the principle of equal rights and self-determination plus OTs' right to develop their potential, agreed on the creation of a UK-Territories Joint Ministerial Council on European exit negotiations, and praised the recent UK-Argentina statement on the lifting of trade restrictions on the Falkland Islands.

• Monday, November 7th 2016 - 08:11 UTC

  Nicaragua ballots confirming a husband-wife presidential couple

  

  Nicaragua held elections Sunday that look certain to hand another term to popular President Daniel Ortega, and make his wife Rosario Murillo vice-president, but which the opposition said was marked by “massive” voter abstention and the US Department has described as “rigged”.

• Monday, November 7th 2016 - 07:57 UTC

  Falklands initiative to promote safeguarding children, supported by OTs

  

  An initiative from the Falkland Islands to promote more effective collaboration between the British Overseas Territories for safeguarding children was opened for signature at the recent Joint Ministerial Council meeting held at Lancaster House in London.