Tag: United Kingdom

• Wednesday, December 3rd 2014 - 22:31 UTC

  Chile holds first Mayors climate change forum with UK support

  

  Chile's first Mayors Climate Change Forum, a local government-led initiative focused on cities, local territories and climate change took place in late November with the support of the British Embassy in Santiago.

• Wednesday, December 3rd 2014 - 08:15 UTC

  Falklands' patrol vessels support, allegedly from Brazil and Chile, trigger debate in Argentina

  

  Argentine opposition lawmakers expressed concern about alleged logistic support from Brazil and Chile to British warships and other auxiliary vessels in the South Atlantic and demanded the government of president Cristina Fernández report to Congress on the matter.

• Tuesday, December 2nd 2014 - 06:15 UTC

  Imported chikungunya reaches UK: 197 cases reported so far

  

  British public health officials say they are grappling with an escalating number of cases of the debilitating chikungunya virus, as holidaymakers return from Caribbean countries.

• Saturday, November 29th 2014 - 07:41 UTC

  Chile and UK sponsor 'Mining and sustainability' seminar in Antofagasta

  

  The British Embassy joined the Chilean British Chamber of Commerce and Plan CREO from the city of Antofagasta to host the Seminar “Antofagasta: City, Mining and Sustainability, Where are we headed?” which took place last week at the National Library of the city.

• Thursday, November 27th 2014 - 12:19 UTC

  Twenty six British universities participated in Education UK Exhibition in Chile

  

  Twenty six British universities participated in Santiago de Chile at the Education UK Exhibition for postgraduate studies organized by the British Council in conjunction with the Embassy in Chile.

• Thursday, November 27th 2014 - 05:16 UTC

  Malvinas next-of-kin deny any soon exhumation of Argentine fallen at Darwin cemetery

  

  The Malvinas and South Atlantic Islands fallen next of kin commission, in a public statement said that exhuming and identifying remains of Argentine soldiers buried in the Falkland Islands Darwin cemetery is a most personal issue for each family, strictly humanitarian, not decided and thus rejects any political intentionality in recent statements on the matter.

• Tuesday, November 25th 2014 - 00:45 UTC

  Falklands' reference in BBC Top Gear Argentina program: no end to controversy

  

  Ambassador Alicia Castro has addressed a letter directly to the Chair of the BBC Trust requesting formal apologies for the “false and biased” account reported on the BBC program “Top Gear” filmed in Argentina, and in a veiled subtle way ends hoping that the long established relationship between Argentina and the BBC, “will continue to blossom in the future”.

• Monday, November 24th 2014 - 07:25 UTC

  Britain confirms financial assistance to five Eastern Caribbean countries

  

  Britain is providing assistance to five Eastern Caribbean countries “to help them return to economic growth while managing the risks from external shocks”. The Department for International Development (DFID) Caribbean says it will work closely with Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Dominica under the new program that runs until 2020.

• Friday, November 21st 2014 - 07:04 UTC

  Iran negotiations, OPEC meeting loom for oil markets

  

  As November draws to a close, there are two major events that could profoundly change the oil markets. With the clock ticking, the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5 plus 1) are negotiating down to the wire with Iran over its nuclear program.

• Wednesday, November 19th 2014 - 07:32 UTC

  Guyana's British High Commissioner calls for resumption of Parliament

  

  One week after President Donald Ramotar suspended Parliament to avoid a no-confidence motion, Britain’s High Commission to Guyana, Andrew Ayre, has called for the swift resumption of the legislature.