Tag: Punta del Este

• Thursday, October 11th 2012 - 05:58 UTC

  The Americas Defence ministers’ conference divided on Falklands/Malvinas issue

  

  Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands continues to generate discrepancies among countries of the Americas, as was exposed in the Declaration of Punta del Este, at the end of the X Conference of Defence Ministers of the Americas which took place in Uruguay.

• Tuesday, October 9th 2012 - 04:11 UTC

  Brazil strongly supports Argentina Falklands’ claim at defence ministers’ summit

  

  Brazil came out strongly in support of Argentina’s sovereignty claims over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands and criticized British military exercises in the Islands during his speech on Monday to the Americas Defence ministers’ conference taking place in Punta del Este, Uruguay.

• Monday, October 8th 2012 - 23:36 UTC

  Americas’ defense ministers’ summit rejects addressing Falklands’ issue

  

  Argentina’s intention of having the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty issue included in the agenda of the Americas Defense ministers’ conference currently taking place in Uruguay was rejected, mainly because of the positions from the US, Canada and several Caribbean states.

• Saturday, September 1st 2012 - 06:50 UTC

  Top tax-man suggests Argentines spend vacations in the country, but he prefers Punta del Este

  

  Argentines should stay at home and spend their vacation in Argentina, suggested the head of the tax revenue office, AFIP, arguing in favour of the latest measures severely limiting debit and credit card purchases abroad by charging them an additional 15% expense.

• Thursday, August 23rd 2012 - 06:38 UTC

  Argentina promulgates tax data exchange bill, but Uruguay still has to vote it

  

  The Argentine government on Wednesday promulgated the tax agreement reached with Uruguay geared to lower fiscal evasion and elusion plus avoiding double taxing for residents from the neighbouring countries.

• Saturday, July 21st 2012 - 06:44 UTC

  Argentine collar clamp has sentenced businessman ‘trapped’ in Uruguay

  

  An Argentine businessman who was sentenced in Uruguay to home arrest following a car accident in which one person died remains at the location of the crime because his family in Argentina have been unable to purchase the 5.000 US dollars bail needed for his release.

• 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.

• Monday, May 21st 2012 - 01:25 UTC

  Bargains forecasts in Uruguay as Argentine investors withdraw funds following new bank rules

  

  By Dean Steinbeck (*) As much as it defies common sense, Uruguay entered into a tax sharing agreement that will scare off Argentine investors; the same group of people who are Uruguay’s biggest source of capital, investment, and innovation.

• 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.

• Wednesday, March 7th 2012 - 03:21 UTC

  Uruguay will attend the SeaTrade Cruise industry fair in Miami next week

  

  Uruguay will attend the SeaTrade fair in Miami, the greatest event of the cruise industry scheduled for next March 12/15 at the Miami Convention Centre.