Politics

Monday, October 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Gibraltar votes on Thursday under new 2006 constitution

On October 11th Gibraltar goes to the polls to elect a new Government. Under the new 2006 constitution there will be an increase in the number of votes per person to ten from the previous eight, with the two major parties, the Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD) and the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP) with the newer Progressive Democracy Party (PDP) fielding six and two independent candidates on offer.
Sunday, October 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine presidential candidate cancels Chile visit

Cristina Kirchner, wife of the current President of Argentina and herself senator and presidential candidate, has cancelled a previous scheduled trip to Santiago.
Saturday, October 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Twenty years of Falklands' presence in UK Party Conferences

Falklands elected Councillors Ian Hansen and Mike Rendell have been pressing the flesh with British politicians at the Labour and Conservative party conferences.
Saturday, October 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
PM Gordon Brown rules out autumn election

Gordon Brown has said he will not call a general election this autumn. The PM said he wanted a chance to show the country his “vision for change” and to develop his policies further.
Saturday, October 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Pinochet's relatives and former associates released on bail

Former General Augusto Pinochet's widow, children and former associates were provisional released on bail Saturday, two days after their arrest on corruption charges.
Friday, October 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News update

Headlines:
New comms deal for Camp; Drilling agreement: 'biggest oil event in 10 years'; Royal Marines on Islands exercise; Men back in court today
Friday, October 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates visits Chile

As part of his five-nation tour through Latin America, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates met Thursday with his Chilean counterpart José Goñi Carrasco to discuss “defense issues of common interest” and to sign a bilateral agreement.
Friday, October 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Crucial referendum on Sunday for Costa Rica and C. America

On Sunday Costa Rica votes on a crucial free trade agreement with the United States which has the country's electorate split almost equal, according to the latest public opinion polls. The situation could be of concern for the future of Central America's most stable democracy.
Thursday, October 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Cardiff unveiled the Welsh National Falklands Memorial

The first Falkland Islands war memorial in Wales was uneviled in Catahys Park, Cardiff, during a ceremony that gathered hundreds of South Atlantic war veterans.
Thursday, October 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Playboy photos reveal latest Brazilian political scandal

A beautiful journalist at the heart of one of the latest Brazilian Congress scandals has hit the cover of the Brazil edition of Playboy and become an instant sales success.