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Montevideo, June 6th 2025 - 17:27 UTC

Politics

  • Tuesday, March 11th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Falklands, VSAT Public Consultation Launched

    The proposed changes were recently considered by Executive Council in response to the community petition and Select Committee process that took place last year.

    The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) is seeking views from the public on the proposed changes to the policy that guides the issuing of VSAT licenses and the associated fee level. The proposed changes were recently considered by Executive Council in response to the community petition and Select Committee process that took place last year.

  • Tuesday, March 11th 2025 - 09:55 UTC

    Belgian Customs seize 547 kilos of cocaine in container shipped from Montevideo

    The drugs involved a container in the vessel Grande Nigeria, from the Grimaldi Group, during February according to Uruguayan prosecution sources.

    Customs officials in Antwerp, Belgium seized some 547 kilos of cocaine inside a container with rice that left the port of Montevideo. The catch took place at the end of February and involved the vessel Grande Nigeria, belonging to the Grimaldi Group, according to Uruguayan prosecution sources.

  • Tuesday, March 11th 2025 - 09:51 UTC

    Europol and Latin America agree to tackle organized crime, drugs trafficking and resilience of ports

    Europol headquarters in The Hague, where Latin American law enforcement officers met with their EU counterparts

    Ministerial delegations from Latin America spent several days of high level meetings in Europol headquarters in The Hague, aimed at strengthening cooperation between Latin American law enforcement authorities and Europol, enhancing strategic dialogue on tackling security threats such as organized crime and terrorism.

  • Tuesday, March 11th 2025 - 09:51 UTC

    Brazil’s trade suffering the impacts of lower prices for commodity exports and rise in imports

    The February trade deficit was driven by a decline in exports and a sharp rise in imports, mainly due to a US$ 2.7 billion oil platform purchases.

    Brazil’s trade balance during February experienced a monthly deficit of US$ 323.7 million, the first since January 2022, (US$ 59,1 million). This compares with a trade surplus of US$ 5.13 billion in the same month a year ago. However despite the negative result, Brazil maintained a trade surplus of US$1.9 billion for the first two months of the year, according to Valor Economico, the leading financial media of South America’s leading economy.

  • Tuesday, March 11th 2025 - 09:08 UTC

    Philippines: Former President Duterte arrested upon landing in Manila

    Duterte was famous for his violent crackdown on drug trafficking

    Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested at Manila’s international airport on Tuesday upon arriving from Hong Kong, following an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant for crimes against humanity. His detention came in connection with the ICC's investigation into the mass killings during Duterte’s brutal anti-drug crackdown, which spanned his time as mayor of Davao and his presidency (2016-2022).

  • Monday, March 10th 2025 - 21:08 UTC

    Suriname's Ramdin chosen to become OAS' next Secretary-General

    “Our Americas... hold a great potential to provide a peaceful and prosperous life to our people,” Ramdin stressed

    Albert Ramdin, Suriname's Foreign Minister, was elected Monday as the new Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the term 2025-2030, marking a historic first for a representative from a Caribbean Community (Caricom) member State.

  • Monday, March 10th 2025 - 14:31 UTC

    Lula makes key cabinet reshuffle

    Lula is losing popularity and is making moves across the board to bounce back

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Monday launched a cabinet reshuffle by appointing Gleisi Hoffmann as Secretary of Institutional Relations in lieu of Alexander Padilha, who returned to the podition of Health Minister he held between 2011 and 2014 under former President Dilma Rousseff. Padilha replaced Nísia Trinidade, whom Lula sacked on Feb. 25.

  • Monday, March 10th 2025 - 14:09 UTC

    Falkland Islands Join Global Celebrations for Commonwealth Day

    To mark the occasion, the Union Flag was raised alongside the Falkland Islands flag on Victory Green at 8:15 am

    The Falkland Islands have joined nations worldwide in celebrating Commonwealth Day, reaffirming their commitment to democracy, peace, and international cooperation within the 56-member Commonwealth.

  • Monday, March 10th 2025 - 10:58 UTC

    CFK lambasts Milei for deal with IMF

    The devaluation of the Argentine peso will be before or after the October mid-term elections, CFK wondered

    Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) was heavily critical of the incumbent Javier Milei's intentions to borrow from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to keep inflation at bay. She argued that Milei's reliance on the Austrian School of economics has led the Libertarian administration to the current situation and that the solutions intended were harmful to Argentina's interests.

  • Monday, March 10th 2025 - 10:45 UTC

    Trump's sanctions cut off all comunication lines, Maduro claims

    Maduro takes on Western powers as a common threat to build up unity around him

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro criticized US President Donald Trump's decision to revoke Chevron's license to operate in the South American country, claiming it disrupted communication channels and hindered the repatriation of irregular migrants.