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Montevideo, September 21st 2024 - 11:15 UTC

Stories for April 2024

  • Friday, April 5th 2024 - 10:56 UTC

    Assassination attempt against Milei foiled

    The 29-year-old assailant claimed he was God

    A homeless 29-year-old man wielding a machete was arrested Thursday in Buenos Aires as he tried to break into Casa Rosada to kill Javier Milei. “I am God and I am going to kill the President,” he shouted as he was being handcuffed.

  • Friday, April 5th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Falklands announces fees to change for applications for British passports

    Adult passport (34 pages): Current cost of £127.79 (inclusive of administration and carriage costs), will increase by £8.00 to £135.79

    The Customs and Immigration Service would like to inform the public that from Thursday 11 April 2024 His Majesty’s Passport Office will be increasing their fees by 7.5%. This means that there will be the following price increase to passports:

  • Friday, April 5th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    New Board Chairman at Falklands Conservation

    “After ten years in the role of chairman, Spink's dedication and leadership have been invaluable, shaping our mission and strengthening our commitment to the Islands' conservation,” said the charity

    After ten years as Board Chairman of Falklands Conservation, the charity thanked and wished a heartfelt farewell to Roger Spink. His position will be taken over by Tom Blake, from FIDC, Falklands Development Corporation.

  • Friday, April 5th 2024 - 10:53 UTC

    Falklands favors removal of 1p and 2p from circulation and a new set of banknotes

    The one and two pennies coins which according to the survey most respondents agreed should be removed from circulation

    From 6 November to 17 December 2023, the Treasury Department ran two consultations regarding changes to Falkland Islands currency: One on a proposal to withdraw low value 1p and 2p coins and the other on preferred themes and imagery for a new set of Falkland Islands banknotes.

  • Friday, April 5th 2024 - 10:47 UTC

    Ecuador expels Mexican ambassador over AMLO remarks

    López Obrador hinted that Villavicencio's murder catapulted Daniel Noboa to Ecuador's presidency

    The Government of Ecuador Thursday declared Mexican Ambassador to Quito Raquel Serur Smeke “persona non grata” after President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO)'s “very unfortunate” remarks regarding the murder of presidential candidate Francisco Villavicencio. The diplomat must now leave the South American country.

  • Friday, April 5th 2024 - 10:45 UTC

    Praise for Falklands Conservation in The Times list of charities to support in 2024

    ”Launched in 1979, Falklands Conservation has built an excellent reputation for scientific research and youth education, alongside environmental advocacy and action.

    As of the end of March, Falklands Conservation was featured in The Times and The Sunday Times as one of the charities to support in 2024. The article points out that UK has a long history of charitable giving (“charity” was first defined in English law as early as 1601). The problem comes with choosing which worthy organizations to give to.

  • Friday, April 5th 2024 - 10:10 UTC

    UK National Living Wage up from £10.42 to £11.44 an hour; will apply to workers over 21

    A full-time adult worker paid the minimum wage will see a pay rise worth £1,800 a year

    The minimum wage set by the British government, known as the National Living Wage in UK is rising from £10.42 to £11.44 an hour and will apply to workers over 21 rather than over 23, benefiting some 2,7 million low paid workers. Younger workers will also see a rise in the rates that apply to them.

  • Thursday, April 4th 2024 - 23:43 UTC

    Brazil: Travelers from US, Australia, and Canada will need a visa starting next week

    The requirement has been reinstated out of reciprocity since Brazilians need to go through the same process to enter those countries

    Holders of US, Australian, and Canadian passports will be required a tourist visa to enter Brazil by air, land, or sea, effective next Wednesday (April 10), Agencia Brasil reported. Under Decree 11.875/2024, the initial Jan. 10 deadline was extended for three months to avoid the negative consequences for Brazil's tourism industry during peak season.

  • Thursday, April 4th 2024 - 21:31 UTC

    IMF praises Milei's achievements but says social and political support needed

    “The road to stabilization is never easy,” Kozack said

    International Monetary Fund (IMF) Communications Director Julie Kozack praised the “impressive” achievements of President Javier Milei's administration in curbing inflation in Argentina but warned that “it remains important to work pragmatically to build social and political support to help ensure the durability and effectiveness of the reforms” implemented.

  • Thursday, April 4th 2024 - 19:16 UTC

    Peru: Boluarte gets Congressional thumbs up amid Rolexgate scandal

    “This issue of the watches will end tomorrow” when Boluarte (L) testifies, Prime Minister Adrianzén (R) hoped

    Peru's Congress gave President Dina Boluarte and her new cabinet a vote of confidence by 70 votes in favor, 38 against, and 17 abstentions while the head of state is still under investigation for what has been dubbed “The Rolexgate,” a scandal consisting of her wearing undeclared pricy wristwatches which prosecutors believe to be proof of illicit enrichment.