Tag: politics

• Monday, May 10th 2010 - 03:36 UTC

  Falklands Attends Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference

  

  Legislative Assembly member Sharon Halford is attending the annual British Islands and Mediterranean Regional Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in the Isle of Man which opens Monday until May 14.

• Monday, May 10th 2010 - 03:19 UTC

  Montevideo Has Her First Woman Elected and Communist Mayor

  

  Communist Ana Olivera became Sunday the first elected woman mayor of the capital of Uruguay, Montevideo, following municipal elections for executive posts and councillors in the 19 regions in which the country is divided.

• Saturday, May 8th 2010 - 06:39 UTC

  Spanish Recession and Lack of Jobs Forces Latam Immigrants to Return Home

  

  More immigrants from non-European Union countries are returning to their native lands this year with help from the Spanish government, a situation similar to 2009, when the number of immigrants forced to pack up and go doubled because of the economic crisis.

• Saturday, May 8th 2010 - 06:36 UTC

  Tories and Lib Dems Hold Coalition Talks; Agree PM Brown Should Walk Down

  

  Conservative leader David Cameron has reached out to the Liberal Democrats in an effort to form a government after the UK general election resulted in a hung parliament. The Tory leader, whose party won most seats but was short of a majority, said he wanted to make a “big open and comprehensive offer” to the Lib Dems.

• Saturday, May 8th 2010 - 06:12 UTC

  Long Experienced Politician Takes Office as Costa Rica’s First Woman President

  

  Laura Chinchilla becomes Costa Rica's first female president on Saturday, taking over at a challenging time in one of Latin America's most stable democracies. Rising poverty and insecurity in the popular eco-tourism destination and a fiscal deficit worsened by the global financial crisis are key public concerns at the start of her four-year term.

• Friday, May 7th 2010 - 21:40 UTC

  Brazil Will Not Allow Drug Cartels or Armed Groups from Taking Over Paraguay

  

  Brazilian Senate president José Sarney said there are serious risks of a “Colombianization” of Paraguay given the recent actions of an armed group self proclaimed the Paraguayan People’s Army, EPP, and called for strong support for President Fernando Lugo.

• Friday, May 7th 2010 - 21:34 UTC

  Honduran President Calls Brazil “Arrogant”, Steps Down from Latam/EU Summit

  

  Honduran president Porfirio Lobo will not attend the LAC-EU summit in Spain later this month, after South American leaders who do not recognize him as his country's legitimate leader threatened to pull out. However, he will attend the EU/Central America meeting, which will be held a day later.

• Friday, May 7th 2010 - 05:42 UTC

  Hung Parliament in UK: Labour Looses but Cameron Short of a Majority

  

  British Conservative Leader David Cameron said the Labour government has lost its mandate to govern, as exit polls suggested the Tories have won the largest number of seats in Britain's national election, but will not gain a majority.

• Friday, May 7th 2010 - 01:41 UTC

  UNASUR will Address “Coup Attempt-Honduras Model” in Paraguay

  

  An imminent coup in Paraguay, Honduras-model, with the purpose of ousting President Fernando Lugo was analyzed by UNASUR (Union of South American Nations) leaders during the recent summit held in Buenos Aires, according to press reports from Argentina and Brazil.

• Friday, May 7th 2010 - 01:16 UTC

  Brazilian Bishops Distance Peer who Argues Adolescents are “Spontaneously Homosexual”

  

  Brazil’s Catholic bishops rejected statements from their Porto Alegre peer, Monsignor Dadeus Grings who—in the midst of a global scandal over priests’ sexual abuse of minors—argued that modern society is naturally “paedophile”.