Politics

• Tuesday, June 15th 2010 - 02:32 UTC

  Falklands’ oil exploration “looking at business options in Brazil”

  

  Falkland Islands member of the Legislative Assembly Glen Ross said the Islands are interested in reaching a business agreement with Brazil for the maintenance of the oil rig currently involved in a round of exploratory drilling.

• Tuesday, June 15th 2010 - 00:22 UTC

  Ecuador’s new hydrocarbons bill ready for Congress, announces Correa

  

  Ecuador President Rafael Correa said over the weekend that a new hydrocarbons bill is ready and will be sent to the National Assembly. The bill will allow the government to speed the shift from production contracts to service contracts for oil companies operating in Ecuador.

• Tuesday, June 15th 2010 - 00:08 UTC

  Poignant event this week in Buenos Aires between Falklands/Malvinas’ veterans

  

  An extraordinary reunion, linked to the Falkland Islands conflict of 1982 is scheduled this week in Buenos Aires: a former paratrooper will return to an Argentine soldier the trumpet he seized from his 28 years ago.

• Monday, June 14th 2010 - 23:59 UTC

  UK committed to strong naval presence around the Falkland Islands

  

  A senior Royal Navy officer stressed that the new British government remains committed to keeping a strong naval presence around the Falkland Islands, reports the Portsmouth press.

• Monday, June 14th 2010 - 23:45 UTC

  Greek debt downgraded to “junk”; IMF, EU audit finances and budget

  

  Greek government bonds have been downgraded four notches to “junk” status from A3 to Ba1 by Moody's credit rating agency. The agency said Monday there was still “considerable uncertainty” surrounding the impact of measures introduced to cut the country's high budget deficit.

• Monday, June 14th 2010 - 23:42 UTC

  Bank of England may need to hike interest rates to combat inflation, warns banker

  

  The Bank of England may need to hike interest rates soon as inflation has remained far stickier than expected, rate-setter Andrew Sentance warned in The Sunday Times.

• Monday, June 14th 2010 - 23:39 UTC

  In five years Chileans living more than doubled in five years

  

  While 850,000 Chileans lived abroad in 2005, now, just five years later, Chile’s consulates estimate the number has soared to two million.

• Monday, June 14th 2010 - 23:30 UTC

  UNASUR congressional heads and Sec. Gen Kirchner meet in Ecuador

  

  The South American Nations Union (UNASUR) Congressional heads are holding a meeting in Quito, Ecuador, Monday-Tuesday to outline a new scheme in order to concrete the “the region's congressional integration.”

• Monday, June 14th 2010 - 04:32 UTC

  Former Swiss leader next UN General Assembly president

  

  After two presidents who irritated Israel and the United States, the UN General Assembly elected a leader unlikely to ruffle Western feathers -- Joseph Deiss, a former president of Switzerland.

• Monday, June 14th 2010 - 04:30 UTC

  Falkland Islands commemorates Liberation Day 14 June 1982

  

  The Falkland Islands are marking today Monday June 14 the 28th anniversary of the liberation of the Islands from Argentine occupation in 1982 and a full program has been outlined by Gilbert House.