Stories for June 2024

Tuesday, June 25th 2024 - 10:30 UTC
Paraguay getting ready to host OAS General Assembly

Paraguayan authorities are fine-tuning the last arrangements for the upcoming 54th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) to be held in Asunción Between June 26 and 28. According to Paraguay's Foreign Ministry, some 1,200 people are expected to attend the continental event, which is to focus on the fight against transnational organized crime.
Tuesday, June 25th 2024 - 10:28 UTC
Paraguay's shipping business needs Paraná River dredged as soon as possible

Paraguay's Congress will be asked to declare a hydrological emergency in the Paraná River to speed up dredging after members of the Paraná Joint Commission (Comip) discussed the hydro-climatological last week and agreed on the next actions, Merchant Marine Director Patricio Ortega explained in Asunción.
Tuesday, June 25th 2024 - 09:41 UTC
Brazil's yearly inflation projection adjusted slightly upwards

Brazil's Central Bank (BCB) Monday released the latest edition of its Focus Bulletin showing a slight upward adjustment in the Broad National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) from 3.96% to 3.98% this year, Agencia Brasil reported. The index is considered the country's official inflation. The weekly survey among leading financial institutions also projected an increase from 3.8% to 3.85% next year while for 2026 and 2027 the forecasts were 3.6% and 3.5% respectively.
Tuesday, June 25th 2024 - 08:23 UTC
State of emergency declared in Mato Grosso do Sul due to Pantanal fire

Brazilian authorities have declared a state of emergency for six months in Mato Grosso do Sul in a move to facilitate help against the fire in the Pantanal, a natural region encompassing the world's largest tropical wetland area, and the world's largest flooded grasslands, where flames reached 627,000 hectares this year, according to the Laboratory of Environmental Satellite Applications (Lasa) of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Experts believe the main cause for this phenomenon was the extreme drought coupled with human action, especially agricultural expansion.
Monday, June 24th 2024 - 21:07 UTC
“Politicians keep us apart”: Insights from Lisa Watson, editor of the Falklands' Penguin News

In an interview with Argentine media outlet DEF, Lisa Watson, the general editor of the Penguin News, the sole newspaper in the Falkland Islands, shared her perspectives on the relationship between Argentina and the islanders, potential oil exploitation, and recent developments in the archipelago. Watson, born and raised in the Falklands, offers a unique viewpoint shaped by her personal and professional experiences
Monday, June 24th 2024 - 18:29 UTC
India forecasted to become fourth and third world economy in one to three years

India is set to become a US$ 4 trillion economy in 2025,surpassing Japan by early next fiscal to become the world's fourth largest economy, Indian Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) member Sanjeev Sanyal said last week, confirming the IMF half year World Economic Outlook database.
Monday, June 24th 2024 - 18:23 UTC
Falklands, Lay members sought to help on direction and influence on future of the Islands

The Planning and Building Committee is looking for new lay members to assist, deliberate, and discuss, and provide direction and influence on key aspects relating to the development of the Falkland Islands.
Monday, June 24th 2024 - 18:02 UTC
Argentina prepared to end the Illex squid season for conservation reasons

The squid industry in Argentina is surprised and expectant since the Federal Fisheries Council, CFP, (Act CFP 6/2024) has temporarily ordered all jiggers back to the harbors, given a report from INIDEP, in which the research center in Mar del Plata discovered a notorious lack of small, young squid, SS and S, in the area's biomass.
Monday, June 24th 2024 - 17:35 UTC
Argentine signs key agreement defending fishing areas beyond national jurisdiction

While in New York Argentine foreign minister Diana Mondino not only participated in the United Nations Decolonization Committee or C24, claiming sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, but also signed a significant international instrument that should help with the plus 201 mile IUU fishing in the South Atlantic.
Monday, June 24th 2024 - 10:00 UTC
Considerable increase in dengue cases in Argentina

The number of dengue cases in Argentina this year has crossed the 512,000 threshold representing a 318% year-on-year increase, despite a ten-week downward trend presently. The Health Ministry's National Epidemiological Bulletin (BEN) mentioned 512,458 cases in the first 24 weeks of the year, or 97% of the 529,625 contagions this season, which began in Epidemiological Week 31 of 2023.