Politics

Friday, October 2nd 2015 - 06:24 UTC
Argentine Catholic church calls for elections to be held with 'transparency'

The Argentine Catholic Church called for the upcoming presidential elections on 25 October to be held with “transparency” and urged candidates to present “their proposals and ideas with clarity” and regretted a climate “which debilitates the credibility of persons and institutions”.
Friday, October 2nd 2015 - 06:09 UTC
Zurich, Geneva and New York, most expensive cities in the world, says UBS

UBS released on Thursday the 16th edition of its UBS Prices and Earnings study, which examines prices, wages and earners' purchasing power in 71 cities worldwide. The study, published roughly every three years since 1971, compiles over 68,000 data points reflecting economic events that have shaped the world since the last edition in 2012.
Friday, October 2nd 2015 - 05:58 UTC
Mercosur and EU analyze 'level of ambition' of their trade proposals

Technical delegates from Mercosur and the European Union are holding a round of talks in Asunción to consider 'levels of ambition' for the coming exchange of tariff proposals with the purpose of reaching a much delayed free trade agreement, said Paraguayan Deputy Economic Relations minister, Rigoberto Gauto.
Friday, October 2nd 2015 - 05:20 UTC
Caricom fully supports Guyana's 'territorial integrity' and insists the Caribbean is Zone of Peace

Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) Foreign Ministers have welcomed Venezuela’s decision to receive a United Nations (UN) technical team which will provide recommendations to the UN Secretary-General on the way forward to a full and final solution to its territorial dispute with Guyana. And they say they fully support Guyana’s “territorial integrity”.
Thursday, October 1st 2015 - 08:58 UTC
Rousseff's approval ratings languish: two thirds consider her government “bad or terrible”

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's approval ratings languished in September, held down by the country’s economic and political crises, as her opposition in Congress considers opening impeachment proceedings.
Thursday, October 1st 2015 - 08:51 UTC
Petrobras hikes gasoline and diesel prices to help with the company's finances

Brazil's state-controlled Petrobras unexpectedly increased wholesale gasoline and diesel prices in the domestic market, potentially widening a controversial premium to international prices. The heavily indebted company said that the gasoline price would increase by 6%, and diesel by 4%, as of this Wednesday.
Thursday, October 1st 2015 - 08:45 UTC
Slumping demand from China and Brazil put a drag on world trade, says WTO

The World Trade Organization shaved half a percentage point off its global trade projections for 2015, after a disappointing first half of the year left export growth weakened across the developing world. World merchandise trade volume is expected to rise 2.8% for the year, down from April projections of 3.3%. The WTO also revised its 2016 projections to 3.9%, from 4.0%.
Thursday, October 1st 2015 - 08:31 UTC
A homage, ‘Keep calm and carry on’

By Alex Salmond (*) - I do not know if Artur Mas, the president of Catalonia, deliberately chose the eclipse of the super-moon as the day on which to hold the most important election in Catalonia’s democratic history.
Thursday, October 1st 2015 - 08:13 UTC
Falklands: Cameron calls on Caribbean islands to support Islands right to self determination

British Prime Minister David Cameron has urged Caribbean countries to stop giving support to Argentine sovereignty claims over the Falkland Islands He told the Jamaican parliament it was time to “stand up for the rights of small islands” to self-determination.
Thursday, October 1st 2015 - 08:06 UTC
Falkland Islands Association Honorary Secretary Colin Wright obituary

It is with great regret that we have to report the death of Colin Wright, Honorary Secretary of the Falkland Islands Association (FIA), on 30 September 2015. He will be sorely missed by his many colleagues and friends.