Politics

Saturday, August 31st 2013 - 01:39 UTC
Falklands’ Argentina banned oil companies linked to YPF partner Chevron

An Argentine lawmaker claims that the US oil corporation Chevron which is investing heavily in developing shale resources in Neuquen with YPF is a partner of Oil Spill Response Limited that is also involved with the oil companies operating in the South Atlantic in Argentine waters but licensed by the Falkland Islands government.
Saturday, August 31st 2013 - 00:29 UTC
Paraguay and Venezuela resume political dialogue at Unasur summit

Paraguay and Venezuela presidents Horacio Cartes and Nicolas Maduro met on Friday for over half an hour following the mediation of Brazilian leader Dilma Rousseff during the Unasur summit taking place in Paramaribo, Suriname. The meeting was made official by the Paraguayan presidency office and twits from the Planalto Palace, seat of the Brazilian executive.
Friday, August 30th 2013 - 23:58 UTC
Spain plans to damage Gibraltar economy by fining companies in the bunkering business

Spain plans to fine bunkering companies operating in Gibraltar waters sums of up to two million Euros and the Finance ministry was planning to ban the sale of petroleum products to the Rock, particularly since they pay no VAT.
Friday, August 30th 2013 - 23:36 UTC
PM Cameron ratifies support of Gibraltar and the interests of its people

Britain will always stand up for Gibraltar and the interests of its people, David Cameron said on Thursday. The prime minister said it was something that mattered to us “very deeply”, as he held a meeting to discuss the border dispute with Spain.
Friday, August 30th 2013 - 08:08 UTC
HMS Argyll completes intense period of counter-narcotics operations in eastern Pacific

The Royal Navy HMS Argyll on the last weeks of its South Atlantic deployment and on route back to Davenport completed an intense period of counter-narcotics operations in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Friday, August 30th 2013 - 02:00 UTC
Judge Griesa looking into latest announcements by president Cristina Fernandez

A court hearing in New York scheduled for Thursday midday between hedge funds holders of Argentine defaulted bond and lawyers for the Argentine government was called off on request from the holdouts.
Friday, August 30th 2013 - 01:55 UTC
Argentina formalizes reciprocity request for Aerolineas in Chile and Brazil air markets

Argentine officials publicly stated on Thursday there was no intention of expelling any commercial airline from the country because Aerolineas Argentinas is working well, but called on Latam to help the Argentine flag carrier with reciprocity in Chile and Brazil.
Friday, August 30th 2013 - 01:39 UTC
Falklands’ changes brought by oil development must be done ‘with sensitivity and sensibility’

Falkland Islands lawmaker Mike Summers cautioned at the latest meeting of the Legislative Assembly that a period of extensive change was inevitable for the Islands since the advent of the hydrocarbons industry would change the size of things and to some extent the nature of the community.
Friday, August 30th 2013 - 00:42 UTC
Malvinas veteran named coach of one of Argentina’s five most popular soccer teams

Malvinas veteran Omar de Felippe who was part of the defence ring organized by the invading Argentine military to defend occupied Port Stanley in 1982, has been named coach of Independiente, the ‘red devils’ one of the five most popular soccer teams in Argentina, which after a streak of losing games was condemned to a lower league.
Friday, August 30th 2013 - 00:19 UTC
UK drops out of military intervention in Syria; PM Cameron loses vote in Parliament

British MPs have rejected possible UK military action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government to deter the use of chemical weapons. A government motion was defeated by 285 to 272, a majority of 13 votes.