Julia Baldanza, Correspondent (South America) STANLEY — For more than two centuries, Argentina and England have fought over the right to control the Falklands islands area, known in Argentina as Malvinas. Several arguments can be made to each side sovereignty claim, however international law has yet to find a satisfying solution for the problem. Even though during a moment both sides agreed to sit down and talk, the war initiated by Argentina in the […]
Felipe Maciel, Correspondent (South America) SANTIAGO – Chile’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of local fishermen against Chilean largest electric utility company, Endesa Chile, due to the environmental hazards caused by its coal power plants, Bocamina I and II. The ruling marks an important legal precedent in environmental regulation in the country, and may provide clearer guidance for future mega-projects. Local fishermen and environmentalists accuse the 128 megawatt Bocamina I and the 350 […]
Felipe Maciel, Correspondent (South America) BRASILIA – Leaving his usual diplomatic approach aside, FIFA president Sepp Blatter spoke out against Brazil’s slow progress over World Cup preparations. In an interview to the Swiss newspaper 24 Heures, he stated that “no country has ever been so far behind in preparations since I have been in FIFA, even though it is the only host nation which has had so much time – seven years – in […]
Julia Baldanza, Correspondent (South America) MONTEVIDEO — Every once in a while, a leader comes around with a true potential to initiate a significant change in the relationships between countries and people in our world. One of the most recent examples of how a leader can affect the course of history was Nelson Mandela and his incredible achievements. Another one that can no longer be overlooked is Uruguay’s president, José Mujica. Since his election […]
Javier Jorquera, Correspondent (South America) BUENOS AIRES — The XXVIII Argentinian National Meeting of Women took place on November the 23, 24 and 25. Through this meeting, women from several parts of the country intended to share the voice of the female genre with other people through an open, democratic and participative modality of workshops. This year, the meeting was in San Juan, west of Argentina, and had 58 workshops related to the everyday life […]
Julia Baldanza, Correspondent (South America) SANTIAGO — This week, Michelle Bachelet won the Chilean elections by a landslide. Bachelet, who had already been the president in 2006-2010, but wasn’t able to run last election due to Chilean laws, returned this election and proved that the population still remembers her work. Even with a high abstinence rate, that reached almost 42%, she still won with more than 62% of all the votes. This marks the […]
Suryatapa Mukherjee, Correspondent (South America) LIMA – Two UK citizens caught smuggling cocaine out of Peru in August have been sentenced today to six years and eight months each in prison. Michaella McCollum, of Dungannon, County Tyrone, and Melissa Reid, of Lenzie, near Glasgow, admitted attempting to smuggle cocaine worth £1.5 million. They faced a maximum sentence of 15 years but received the minimum for first-time drug traffickers which is eight years under Peruvian […]
Suryatapa Mukherjee, Correspondent (South America) SANTIAGO — Left-wing candidate Michelle Bachelet won Chilean presidency by 62% against 38% for Evelyn Matthei, a centre-right candidate. Bachelet first served as President from 2006 to 2010, but could not contest a second consecutive term as it is unconstitutional in Chile. One of her main aims has been to increase taxes to offer free university education and reform political and economic structures. She has widely campaigned on policies designed […]
Alejandro Faini, Editor (South America) The Uruguayan parliament has just passed a bill allowing for Uruguayan citizens to produce and consume marijuana legally. The bill which has been supported by Uruguayan President Jose Mujica will allow for consumers to buy up to 40 grams per month, and cultivate 6 plants in a property, It will also allow for business to open which will have an allowance of 100 plants. This law comes as a way […]
Alejandro Faini, Editor (North America) Brazilian authorities have stated today, that 3 workers have died in a crane whilst working in one of the new stadiums that will be used to host the Football World Cup in 2014. Apparently the entire east side of the Corinthians Stadium in Sao Paulo collapsed today, Authorities are already in the scene investigating the accident. Although it is early to speculate, firefighters and witnesses said that the East side […]
