Politics

• Monday, August 14th 2023 - 10:19 UTC

  Caller tells 911 there was a bomb in Casa Rosada

  

  Argentine authorities said that a security protocol was triggered Sunday when a phone call was received at the 911 line at around 6.20 pm saying there was a bomb at Casa Rosada. According to local media, the threat stemmed from somewhere in the province of Buenos Aires.

• Monday, August 14th 2023 - 10:14 UTC

  Uruguay: Mujica says apology to China over OPVs is in order

  

  Former Uruguayan President José Mujica said the current head of state Luis Lacalle Pou should apologize to China for the sloppiness in the purchase of two Ocean Patrol Vessels (OPVs) for the South American country's Navy from Spanish shipyard Cardama.

• Monday, August 14th 2023 - 10:08 UTC

  Ecuadorian party picks yet a new candidate to replace Villavicencio

  

  Only hours after announcing that Vice Presidential candidate Andrea González Náder would pick up the baton from the assassinated Fernando Villavicencio, Ecuador's Movimiento Construye recanted Sunday and picked journalist Christian Zurita to top the ticket for the Aug. 20 elections. Náder thus returned to her original slot, it was explained in Quito.

• Monday, August 14th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  Falklands: Financial Secretary resigns; by election candidates have until 22 August for nomination papers

  

  The Falkland Islands Financial Secretary Tracey Prior has handed in her resignation, reports the Penguin News. Her resignation is due to personal reasons, confirmed FIG to when contacted by the paper on Wednesday. This is to enable her to spend more time with her young family, and recruitment for her role will be underway in due course said FIG Head of Communications Sally Heathman.

• Monday, August 14th 2023 - 09:42 UTC

  Chilean president and government ratings continue to slide

  

  Chile's Cadem pollster revealed that the approval rating of President Gabriel Boric has continued to slide and now stands at 28%, while disapproval of his government is up another two points and has reached 66%.

• Monday, August 14th 2023 - 09:00 UTC

  14 August is Falklands Day, commemorates first sighting of the Islands in 1592

  

  14 August is Falklands Day and commemorates the first sighting of the Falkland Islands on that day in 1592 by the English navigator and explorer, John Davis, on board his 120-ton vessel 'Desire'.  Davis (1550-1605) was one of the principal navigators under Queen Elizabeth I.  

• Sunday, August 13th 2023 - 19:53 UTC

  Slain candidate's party picks successor for Ecuador's elections

  

  Ecuador's Movimiento Construye of slain presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio announced Saturday that his former running mate Andrea González Náder will pick up his baton for the Aug. 20 elections. Villavicencio, 59, was shot dead on Aug. 9 as he was leaving a rally in Quito after receiving threats from drug traffickers.

• Sunday, August 13th 2023 - 19:47 UTC

  Peruvian prosecutor files new charges against Castillo

  

  Peru's Public Prosecutor's Office has filed new charges against former President Pedro Castillo Terrones for the alleged crimes of abuse of authority and passive bribery, among others, it was reported in Lima during the weekend.

• Sunday, August 13th 2023 - 10:37 UTC

  Argentina holding primary elections leading up to Dec. 10 Casa Rosada changeover

  

  A total of 27 tickets have been competing since 8 am local time Sunday in Argentina's Open, Mandatory, and Simultaneous Primary (PASO) elections to decide who may run on Oct. 22 for the Casa Rosada's 2023-2027 term.

• Saturday, August 12th 2023 - 10:41 UTC

  Chile's Social Development Minister resigns amid scandal

  

  Giorgio Jackson, of President Gabriel Boric Fnt's Democratic Revolution (RD) party, Friday turned in his resignation as Social Development Minister following his involvement in a corruption scandal splashing several cabinet members and even the head of state, it was reported in Santiago.