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Montevideo, November 25th 2024 - 20:19 UTC

Stories for 2024

  • Monday, February 19th 2024 - 10:46 UTC

    Four cruise ships due in Montevideo in one day

    The ANP forecasts a 10% increase in both the number of calls and passengers from last season, Curbelo said

    The large-size Azamara Quest, Seabourn Quest, MSC Musica, and Norwegian Star cruise ships are scheduled to call on Monday in the Uruguayan port of Montevideo bringing over 6,700 passengers, thus encoring what took place on Feb. 7 and is to happen again on March 7, local authorities reported. The ships arrive from the Bahamas, Malta, and Panama, it was also explained.

  • Monday, February 19th 2024 - 10:27 UTC

    Venezuela announces “Ayacucho 2024” plan to transform its Armed Forces

    Padrino spoke of a “deep process” to “correct everything that needs to be corrected.”

    Venezuelan authorities have expressed their concern about Guyana's plans to reinforce its military capabilities amid ongoing tensions over the oil-rich Essequibo region and announced a plan for the transformation of its Armed Forces in response.

  • Sunday, February 18th 2024 - 09:36 UTC

    Foreign minister Cameron confirms visit to Falklands, and to Brazil and Paraguay

    British flags and 'British to the core' banners had Stanley residents fill the streets when referendum results were released

    British foreign minister David Cameron said on Sunday that the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands will not be up for discussion as long as they want to remain a British territory. Cameron is preparing to make the first visit to the Falklands by a cabinet minister since 2016, according to a report from BBC.

  • Saturday, February 17th 2024 - 23:34 UTC

    Falklands' visit for David Cameron? FIG readies to receive a VVIP

    Foreign Secretary David Cameron

    The UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron plans to visit the Falkland Islands soon in a show of British sovereignty over the archipelago after newly-elected Argentine President Javier Milei pledged to “get them back,.” according to reports in the London Media.

  • Saturday, February 17th 2024 - 23:23 UTC

    Memorial stone at Westminster Abbey to mark Shackleton 150th birth anniversary

    The service at Westminster Abbey was attended by HRH Princess Anne, Patron of the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust.

    A memorial stone to Sir Ernest Shackleton, one of the most celebrated Antarctic Explorers of the twentieth century, was dedicated at Westminster Abbey in London on Thursday 15th February 2024. The service was attended by HRH The Princess Royal, Patron of the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust.

  • Saturday, February 17th 2024 - 16:13 UTC

    Pepe Mujica criticizes Venezuelan Government's authoritarianism: “You can call him a dictatorship”

    Mujica expressed during the press conference that “Venezuela's misfortune is that it has a lot of oil and has felt encircled and has an authoritarian government”

    In the wake of Venezuela's recent wave of repression and arrests, former Uruguayan President and leftist regional leader José “Pepe” Mujica has spoken out against the Government of Nicolás Maduro, denouncing it as authoritarian. In an address to journalists, Mujica highlighted the concerning developments in Venezuela, stating, “Venezuela has an authoritarian government that goes the other way.”

  • Saturday, February 17th 2024 - 11:17 UTC

    US and Uruguay deepen bilateral ties at annual meeting in Washington DC

    Next year's annual meeting will take place in Uruguay

    The United States and Uruguay held their second Annual Bilateral Inter-Ministerial Dialogue in Washington on Feb. 15, 2024. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A. Nichols and a US delegation of six federal departments and agencies, welcomed Foreign Minister Omar Paganini and the Uruguayan delegation to Washington, D.C. Together, they agreed innovation and common purpose characterized the US-Uruguay relationship and the opportunities that lie ahead.

  • Saturday, February 17th 2024 - 10:47 UTC

    Maria Corina Machado: Leading Venezuela towards democratic renewal against all odds

    In response to Chavistas, Machado said: “Of course there is life for you after the transition, but in a country with clear and democratic rules”

    Maria Corina Machado, the presidential candidate chosen through Venezuela's historic primary elections on October 22nd, asserts her commitment to democratic principles and inclusive governance in an exclusive interview with El Pitazo.

  • Saturday, February 17th 2024 - 10:34 UTC

    Argentina achieves financial surplus for the first time in 12 years

    “Vaaaaaaaaaaaamoooooo Toto...!!!,” Milei congratulated Caputo on social media

    The Argentine government of President Javier Milei announced Friday in Buenos Aires that the country had achieved a financial surplus for the first time in 12 years. In the first full month of the new administration, tax revenues grew by 256.9% which in addition to stringent cuts in public expenditure yielded these results, it was explained.

  • Saturday, February 17th 2024 - 10:28 UTC

    Uruguay: Pepe Mujica says only Yamandú Orsi can beat the Whites

    Mujica admitted that a ticket bringing together Orsi and Cosse would be a wonderful thing

    Former Uruguayan President José Pepe Mujica said Friday that he would endorse the presidential bid of Canelones Governor Yamandú Orsi on behalf of the leftwing Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA) because, although Montevideo Mayor Carolina Cosse is “very good,” she cannot ”beat the Whites (the other name under which the National Party of President Luis Lacalle Pou is known.