Politics

Tuesday, May 19th 2015 - 07:05 UTC
Falklands celebrates 30th Anniversary of Mount Pleasant Airport opening

”The Falkland Islands airport emerges from rock and peat-bog” said The Times in its 11 May edition, the day before the official opening of Mount Pleasant Airport in 1985, thirty years ago last week.
Tuesday, May 19th 2015 - 02:23 UTC
Independent John Bercow re-elected unopposed as Speaker of the Commons

John Bercow has been re-elected unopposed as Speaker of Britain's House of Commons as MPs returned to Parliament for the first time after the election. The choice of the next Speaker was the first act of the new Parliament before newly elected MPs are sworn in.
Tuesday, May 19th 2015 - 02:16 UTC
UK commends Guyana's elections and pledges support for President Granger

The United Kingdom congratulated Guyana for last week's general election and promised to continue working with the new government of David Granger to build on the strong and long-standing relationship between the two countries.
Tuesday, May 19th 2015 - 02:05 UTC
Latam unemployment expected to increase as economic activity weakens

The non encouraging economic outlook for the current year will likely prompt a mild increase in the regional unemployment rate to 6.2% from the 6.0% registered in 2014, according to estimates released by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labor Organization (ILO).
Tuesday, May 19th 2015 - 01:40 UTC
Qatar World Cup building sites working conditions again targeted: letters to the sponsors

Fifa sponsors are being asked by a new campaign grouping to speak out about working conditions at the 2022 World Cup building sites in Qatar. The working and housing conditions of migrant construction workers have been heavily criticized.
Monday, May 18th 2015 - 04:55 UTC
Granger swears as Guyana's new president with a one seat majority in legislature

Former army brigadier David Granger was sworn in as Guyana's new president on Saturday after his multiracial opposition coalition narrowly won a national election, heralding a new chapter in the ethnically-divided.
Monday, May 18th 2015 - 04:32 UTC
Massive turnout in Guatemala demanding president Perez Molina steps down

Thousands of Guatemalans took to the streets on Saturday, demanding the nation's President Otto Perez Molina leave office in the wake of a scandal that claimed his former Vice President Roxana Baldetti.
Saturday, May 16th 2015 - 08:57 UTC
Ban Ki-moon calls for gender equality and children's rights in 'Day of Families' message

The theme of this year’s International Day of Families, “Men in Charge?”, highlights the importance of gender equality and children’s rights in contemporary families, said United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in his message.
Saturday, May 16th 2015 - 08:03 UTC
Opposition wins in Guyana defeating party in power for 23 years

A retired army general is poised to become Guyana’s new president after a multi-ethnic opposition ¬coalition defeated a party that has been in power for 23 years, officials said. Preliminary results show David Granger and his Partnership for National Unity-Alliance for Change Coalition got nearly 207,000 votes in Monday’s ¬general elections.
Saturday, May 16th 2015 - 07:58 UTC
Congress upsets Rousseff: votes to boost pension benefits

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff saw allies and members of her own Workers’ Party challenge her in Congress by voting in favor of boosting pension benefits.