Stories for 2014

Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 07:16 UTC
Mujica admits Mercosur problems but praises Brazil's open market attitude

In a 'dialogue without ties' at the World Bank President Jose Mujica said that Uruguay is a 'frontier country' which history did not want it to belong to any of the two big neighbors (Argentina and Brazil) so that the Atlantic ocean would not be left to an only country.
Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 07:14 UTC
Consumer prices in Argentina decelerate, but controversy on how much persists

The Argentine consumer-price index climbed 1.8% in April over March, which means that during the first four months of the year it reached 11.99%. The CPI announcement was made by Economy minister Axel Kicillof at a press conference on Wednesday. However private estimates and the Buenos Aires City index show greater percentages.
Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 07:04 UTC
European Court rules in favor of the 'right to be forgotten'

Internet companies can be made to remove irrelevant or excessive personal information from search engine results, Europe’s top court ruled in a case pitting privacy campaigners against Google.
Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 07:00 UTC
UK Labor ratifies full support for Gibraltar's self determination

Britain’s Leader of the Opposition, Ed Miliband and Clare Moody, Labor candidate for the South West and Gibraltar in the coming European Parliamentary election have confirmed that Labor fully supports self determination for the people of Gibraltar.
Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 01:01 UTC
Surprise in Argentina that Mujica should have said “Uruguayans don't go around bribing”

A top official from Argentine President Cristina Fernandez said that “Argentines do not bribe” and does not know why the Uruguayan leader Jose Mujica should have brought up that issue during his current visit to the United States.
Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 00:38 UTC
Next US ambassador to Uruguay could be a New Mexico sheep farmer

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica said that the future US ambassador in Montevideo could “probably” be Edward Avalos, currently Under Secretary for trade and regulatory programs from the US Department of Agriculture.
Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 00:31 UTC
Falklands drilling will resume in second quarter of 2015, announced Premier Oil

Exploration drilling in the waters off the Falkland Islands will resume in the second quarter of next year, according to Premier Oil. Negotiations are currently underway with rig contractors and joint venture partners, the company said in its interim management statement which was approved as the annual general meeting.
Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 00:22 UTC
Brazil forecasts 3bn boost to the economy with 3.7 million World Cup visitors

Brazil forecasts that the estimated 3.7 million people expected to visit during the World Cup, including Brazilian and foreign tourists, will boost the country's economy to the tune of 3.03bn. dollars.
Wednesday, May 14th 2014 - 15:13 UTC
Discovery of the century: is it the wreckage of Columbus 'Santa María'?

Archaeologists believe they may have found the wreckage of the Santa Maria, one of the ships Christopher Columbus used to sail the ocean blue en route to the “New World” more than 500 years ago.
Wednesday, May 14th 2014 - 05:24 UTC
Uruguay offers 'tremendous guarantees' and is a 'decent country' Mujica tells US investors

Uruguay offers “tremendous guarantees” for investors and is “a decent country”, said President Jose Mujica on his second day visit to Washington where he addressed 120 business people at the US Chamber of Commerce during a Tuesday morning work-breakfast.