Politics

Friday, October 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: 'Penguin News' weekly update

Headlines:
New and improved airbridge? Government pushes for a service which aids economic growth; Nordnorge leads the way; Badminton team go for it in Greenland; Come on England!; Today's listings – today.
Friday, October 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
UK and Spain in diplomatic exchange over Odyssey wrangle

Spain's detention of the treasure-hunting ship Odyssey Explorer on Tuesday has prompted a diplomatic exchange between London and Madrid over the status of waters around Gibraltar.
Thursday, October 18th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Latam lagging in universal and quality education says WB

Most countries in Latin American and the Caribbean have achieved almost universal primary school coverage and boosted enrollment rates in secondary and tertiary education. Average spending on education reached 4.3% of GDP in 2003, up from 2.7% in 1990 reveals a World Bank, (WB) report released this week.
Thursday, October 18th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Bolivia busiest airport militarized following “staff disturbances”

Bolivian soldiers and police took control of the country's most important airport Thursday after airport workers detained an American Airlines plane on the runway, demanding the carrier pay them landing fees in cash.
Wednesday, October 17th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Odyssey ship arrested after gunpoint encounter at sea

'Odyssey Explorer', the flag ship of the treasure hunting sea archaeologists Odyssey Marine Exploration (OME), has been arrested along with its captain by the Spanish authorities following a dramatic gunpoint encounter at sea three miles south of Gibraltar.
Wednesday, October 17th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Migrant workers' remittances reached 300 billion in 2006

Migrant workers sent home more than 300 billion US dollars to their families in developing countries in 2006, according to a study released Wednesday in Washington, D.C. by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
Tuesday, October 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Kirchner's mandate ending with serious support erosion

With less than two weeks before Argentina's presidential election the positive image of President Nestor Kirchner is at its lowest since taking office in May 2003, which is not necessarily good news for the incumbent candidate and First Lady, Senator Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
Tuesday, October 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Costa Rica elected to Latam seat in UN Security Council

Costa Rica and Croatia were elected on Tuesday to the United Nations Security Council for 2008-09 after their respective rivals, the Dominican Republic and the Czech Republic pulled out after two rounds of voting.
Tuesday, October 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Gibraltar has new “non colonial” link, UK tells UN

The British Government told the United Nations Monday that Gibraltar had entered a new “non-colonial” constitutional relationship with the UK and described as “outdated” the UN criteria on de-listing former colonies.
Monday, October 15th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Legislators outraged with Chile's main copper company pollution

Legislators from Chile's environmental caucus reacted angrily last week to reports that state-owned mining company CODELCO is violating legal pollution limits for their waste water – in some cases by more than 700%. Senator Guido Girardo (PPD) and Deputy Alejandro Garcia-Huidobro (UDI) demanded that company executives be personally held responsible for their company's excesses, and denounced current sanctions as insufficient.