Politics

• Wednesday, February 15th 2023 - 09:22 UTC

  Ariane and Shannon qualified in leadership and management by Falklands government

  

  The Management Trainee Program which was re-launched in November 2020 as part of a two-year initiative aimed at identifying possible future leaders of government has now been concluded, and following their appointment as Management Trainees, Shannon Alazia and Ariane Brownlee have now successfully completed the program.

• Wednesday, February 15th 2023 - 09:14 UTC

  Chagos negotiations back on the table: PM Sunak speaks to PM Jugnauth of Mauritius

  

  Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to the Prime Minister of Mauritius, Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday morning.

• Wednesday, February 15th 2023 - 08:43 UTC

  Peruvian Congressional Committee declares Petro persona non grata

  

  Peru's Congressional Foreign Affairs Committee Tuesday approved a motion to declare Colombian President Gustavo Petro a persona non grata for likening the local police to the Nazis.

• Wednesday, February 15th 2023 - 08:30 UTC

  Bolsonaro returning to Brazil next month

  

  Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced Tuesday that he would be returning to his country next month after staying in the US State of Florida since hours before finishing his term last year.

• Tuesday, February 14th 2023 - 10:58 UTC

  Falklands flagged “RRS Sir David Attenborough” in Chile irks the nerves of Argentine senators

  

  Two Argentine opposition Senators have requested the Foreign affairs and Defense Ministries to report on the ”unrestricted movements of the UK RRS Sir David Attenborough, flying the 'illegal flag of the Falklands', and sailing between Port Stanley (Puerto Argentino) and Punta Arena (Chile), and the implicit and vital logistic support provided to the vessel by the government of Chile.”

• Tuesday, February 14th 2023 - 10:49 UTC

  Brazilian markets relief: Lula da Silva will respect Central Bank's autonomy

  

  Brazil’s Real remained stable after one of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s cabinet members said the administration will respect a law that gives autonomy to the central bank despite the president’s growing attacks against the monetary authority.

• Tuesday, February 14th 2023 - 10:31 UTC

  Peruvian authorities confident to reopen Machu Picchu this week

  

  Peruvian authorities plan to reopen the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu on Wednesday after it was closed for weeks as a precaution amid growing violence nationwide following the Dec. 7 impeachment of Pedro Castillo Terrones and the ensuing demonstrations demanding the resignation of President Dina Boluarte and fresh elections, among other measures.

• Tuesday, February 14th 2023 - 10:22 UTC

  US Embassy in Moscow issues “no travel” recommendation

  

  United States citizens have been advised to leave Russia at once or cancel their plans to travel to that country due to the “unpredictable consequences of the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.”

• Tuesday, February 14th 2023 - 10:05 UTC

  Chilean Central Bank, “still too early to consider cuts to borrowing costs”

  

  Chile’s annual inflation eased to 12,3% in January, but consumer prices rose well above forecast in the first month of 2023 January as the costs of food and beverages jumped, strengthening the central bank’s argument that it’s still too early to consider cuts to borrowing costs.

• Tuesday, February 14th 2023 - 09:50 UTC

  Major power outage hits Cuba

  

  Cuba's Ministry of Energy and Mines confirmed on social media Monday that the power outage that left half the island without electricity was due to “a fire in a sugar cane plantation,” it was reported.