Politics

• Thursday, January 15th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Former governor Ralph associate fined for inside trading

  

  The inside trading scandal in shares of mining company Monterrico Minerals involving a former Falkland Islands governor came to an end this week when Belgian investor, Erk Boyen was fined £ 176.254 by the UK' Financial Services Authority, reports The Independent in an article from Mathieu Robbins.

• Thursday, January 15th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Oliver Stone adds glamour to “South American revolution”

  

  US film maker and director Oliver Stone working on a project on Latinamerican leaders interviewed on Wednesday in Buenos Aires Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner who praised the initiative as “a different version of what is happening here”.

• Thursday, January 15th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  “King” Hugo Chavez closer to his dream of perpetuity

  

  Venezuela's National Assembly on Wednesday approved amendments to the constitution that would allow President Hugo Chavez to run for re-election indefinitely, the final step before the proposal goes before voters in a referendum.

• Thursday, January 15th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Bolivia breaks relations with Israel over Gaza invasion

  

  President Evo Morales announced Wednesday that Bolivia severed diplomatic ties with Israel as an act of solidarity with Palestinians suffering from the current offensive in the Gaza strip.

• Thursday, January 15th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Punta Arenas British Honorary Consul honoured with MBE

  

  Two of Britain's Honorary Consuls in Chile have been honoured by Her Majesty the Queen in this year's New Year's Honours List. Iain Hardy, Honorary Consul in Valparaiso and John Rees, Honorary Consul in Punta Arenas, were each awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).

• Thursday, January 15th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  International Year of Astronomy to honour Galileo

  

  A large cluster of astronomers have been present in Paris this week at the official launch of the International Year of Astronomy, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said.

• Wednesday, January 14th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Obama promises a “new chapter” in relations with Latam

  

  Barack Obama, who takes over as US President on January 20 promised a “new chapter” in relations with Latinamerica and stronger US-Mexico links, following a meeting on Monday with President Felipe Calderón in Washington. It was Obama's first meeting with a foreign leader since his November election.

• Wednesday, January 14th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands remembers hard times' good friend and lobbyist

  

  Major General (retired) Nigel St. George Gribbon OBE, the founding Chairman of the United Kingdom Falkland Islands Trust (UKFIT) was Managing Director of British PR Company, Sallingbury Limited, before and during the South Atlantic conflict (1982) and provided PR expertise for the political lobbying group the Falkland Islands Association.

• Tuesday, January 13th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Court approves UK's “super bank”: Lloyds TSB + HBOS

  The formation of a UK “super bank” has been rubber-stamped with a court giving its approval for Lloyds TSB's takeover of HBOS. The Court of Session in Edinburgh gave the green light to the deal after a legal hearing lasting all day.

• Tuesday, January 13th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Mrs. Kirchner back to business on a light, private agenda

  

  Contrary to Buenos Aires press speculation and apparently to medical counselling, Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner retook on Monday afternoon her agenda at the official residence of Olivos, although at a lighter pace and with breaks for short walks in the gardens.