Politics

• Tuesday, January 20th 2015 - 19:52 UTC

  Falklands names Islander, civil engineer, as next head of Public Works

  

  The Falkland Islands Government announced the appointment of Islander Colin Summers as the Director of Public Works, who will succeed Manfred Keenleyside when he retires later this year.

• Tuesday, January 20th 2015 - 07:08 UTC

  Falklands 'holds a place in my heart', says UK presenter Sue Cook

  

  British TV presenter and author Sue Cook has been on what she described as an incredible three-week journey to Antarctica which relived Sir Ernest Shackleton’s unique voyage 100 years ago, but admits to have fallen in love with the amazing Falklands, according to a report from the Banbury Guardian.

• Tuesday, January 20th 2015 - 06:15 UTC

  US/UK helicopters to support Falklands UK defense ministry operations

  

  United States helicopter operator, AAR Airlift and partner British International Helicopters (BIH) have grabbed a £180 million ($275 million) helicopter deal to support U.K. defense ministry operations in the Falkland Islands.

• Tuesday, January 20th 2015 - 05:48 UTC

  Party is over in Brazil: increase in fuel, tax on consumer loans and imports

  

  Brazil on Monday announced tax increases on fuel, imports and consumer loans aimed at raising 20.6 billion Reais (7.7bn dollars) in additional revenues this year. The plan is part of an effort to help balance budget accounts and revive investor confidence, Finance Minister Joaquim Levy said at a news conference.

• Tuesday, January 20th 2015 - 05:20 UTC

  Israel and Argentine Jewish organizations call for AMIA probe to continue

  

  Israel urged Argentine authorities on Monday to carry on with the work of a prosecutor who was found dead after having alleged a cover-up in the investigation of Iran over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community centre.

• Tuesday, January 20th 2015 - 05:10 UTC

  Opposition demands protection of Nisman's records; protest marches in Argentine cities

  

  A group of Argentine opposition senators and lawmakers went ahead on Monday with an informal meeting in Congress which prosecutor Alberto Nisman was expected to address and called for the official's alleged evidence relating to the AMIA case to be protected from interference.

• Tuesday, January 20th 2015 - 04:45 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez adds yet another conspiracy chapter to Nisman's death

  

  The usually verbose Argentine president Cristina Fernandez preferred a lengthy letter in Facebook to comment on special prosecutor Alberto Nisman’s death (suicide), arguing it was yet another tragic chapter of the ongoing confusion, question and lies that have surrounded for 21 years the AMIA case.

• Tuesday, January 20th 2015 - 04:35 UTC

  Nisman's death: “no sign of third-party involved” but it was classified as “suspicious”

  

  Argentine prosecutor Viviana Fein confirmed that there was no sign of a third-party being involved in the death of AMIA investigator Alberto Nisman, who was found early Monday morning with a gunshot to the head. However the official refused to rule out the possibility that the deceased was obliged to take his own life by some as yet unknown factor.

• Monday, January 19th 2015 - 21:28 UTC

  Falklands celebrates with several events 250 years of British claim over the Islands

  

  The 250 years since Britain officially claimed the Falklands will be celebrated on a number of occasions this month. Celebrations are being organized in Stanley by members of the public on January 21 and 24 and by Falkland Islands Government on January 23 and 31, along with a ceremony on Saunders Island at Port Egmont on January 23.

• Monday, January 19th 2015 - 07:48 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez meets with economist Piketty expert on wealth distribution

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez met with Thomas Piketty at the Olivos official residence for two hours on Saturday as part of the French economist's tour of Latin America.