Tag: Montevideo

• Saturday, January 12th 2013 - 12:00 UTC

  Twenty four South Atlantic countries meet in Uruguay to promote cooperation

  

  Twenty four countries from South America and Africa with coast on the Atlantic Ocean will be debating next week in Uruguay how to increase cooperation in several fields such as environment, charting and seabed resources exploration and fighting organized crime.

• Monday, November 5th 2012 - 19:13 UTC

  Uruguay expects 243 cruise calls this season, up 9.3% over 2011/12

  

  Uruguay expects 243 calls of cruise vessels during this summer 2012/13 season (October/April) which means, if confirmed there will be a 9.3% increase over the same period in the 2011/12 season. The information published in the Uruguayan presidency web says Montevideo expects 131 calls while Punta del Este 112.

• Thursday, September 20th 2012 - 05:26 UTC

  Spring cyclone paralyzes Uruguay’s capital as residents are told to stay at home

  

  An “extra-tropical” cyclone bashed from early Wednesday the River Plate with winds of over 150 kilometres forcing the Uruguayan government to close public buildings, suspend transport and recommend residents in the capital Montevideo and other locations along the coast to remain at home.

• Thursday, September 6th 2012 - 03:43 UTC

  Loan to help Uruguay lower violent crime rate in Montevideo

  

  The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$5 million load to help Uruguayan officials fund a program to lower the violent crime rate in the capital city of Montevideo.

• Friday, August 17th 2012 - 06:51 UTC

  Buenos Aires most liveable city in Latam, but region scores in the bottom half

  

  Buenos Aires is the most liveable city of Latinamerica followed closely by Santiago de Chile and Montevideo, according to the 2012 report form the Economist Intelligence Unit which ranks the degree of satisfaction and comfort of residents in 140 cities from all over the world based on several factors.

• Monday, August 6th 2012 - 07:56 UTC

  Ecuador negotiation to join Mercosur as full member begin next month

  

  Mercosur will officially begin negotiation with Mercosur for its inclusion as full member in September announced the Brazilian news agency, ABR on Sunday. The meeting is scheduled for September 15 when the incorporation preliminaries will be addressed.

• Wednesday, July 4th 2012 - 19:32 UTC

  Cruise passengers main complaint in Uruguay: prices; the best, the people

  

  High prices was the main disapproval from cruise passengers visiting Uruguay this last summer 2011/12 despite the fact the number of calls was up 31% and expenditure 57% according to the final balance of the cruise season elaborated by the Ministry of Tourism.

• Thursday, May 17th 2012 - 10:41 UTC

  “Highly positive” cruise 2011/12 season for Uruguay with 213 vessel calls

  

  As “highly positive” was described the 2011/12 cruise season by Uruguay’s Deputy Tourism minister Lilian Kechichian during the ceremony in the port of Montevideo to receive the last vessel of the season.

• Thursday, April 19th 2012 - 20:28 UTC

  South Georgia stranded cruise passengers en route to Montevideo on rescue vessel

  

  Dutch Oceanwide Expeditions reported that 74 passengers and 21 crew members from the Antarctic expedition cruise ship MV Plancius , stranded in South Georgia have been transferred to a rescue ship and are on their way to Montevideo.

• Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 05:42 UTC

  Montevideo ready for Paul McCartney’s On the Run show next Sunday

  

  Former Beatle Paul McCartney begins next Sunday in Uruguay his On the run tour of Latin America that ends next 8 May in Mexico City. Montevideo authorities have announced Sir Paul, in his first visit to Uruguay, will be declared ‘illustrious citizen’.