Stories for December 23rd 2003

Tuesday, December 23rd 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Foreign recipes? No way!

The International Monetary Fund came in for further attack from President Néstor Kirchner yesterday, at an event in the Peronist stronghold of Mataderos.

Tuesday, December 23rd 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Uruguay's Broad Front proclaims Vazquez as presidential candidate.

The leader of Uruguay's leftist Broad Front (FA) coalition, oncologist Tabare Vazquez, was announced at the organization's political convention Sunday as its presidential candidate for the general elections in October 2004.

Tuesday, December 23rd 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Record cattle stock in Uruguay

Uruguay's cattle stock increased 3,7% over the previous year and now stands at 11,689,000, the highest in almost thirty years. This means the increase was equivalent to 415,000 head, according to the latest release from Uruguay's Cattle Census Office, DICOSE.

Tuesday, December 23rd 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Maersk feeder ship plans to call in on January 25

International shippers, Maersk, are planning to send a vessel to the Falklands next month.