Tag: Sandra Lazo

• Tuesday, April 22nd 2025 - 20:04 UTC

  Uruguay's Defense Ministry takes disciplinary measures in Cardama deal probe

  

  Senior Uruguayan Navy officers, including former Commander-in-Chief Jorge Wilson, were handed down arrest sanctions for their roles in purchasing two ocean patrol vessels (OPVs) from Spain's Cardama shipyard, a company with no experience in that type of unit, and was also facing financial hardships.

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• Thursday, March 27th 2025 - 17:19 UTC

  Spanish shipyard starts building OPVs for Uruguay

  

  The Spanish shipyard Cardama began this week constructing the first of two ocean patrol vessels (OPVs) for the Uruguayan Navy, marked by the cutting of the first steel plate for the vessel, temporarily named “C-250.” This milestone follows initial payments by the Uruguayan government and the delivery of Lloyd’s certificates approving the design. The keel-laying is scheduled for May 2025.

• Monday, February 10th 2025 - 21:20 UTC

  Fallen Uruguayan soldier not to arrive before Thursday

  

  Authorities in Montevideo admitted Monday that bringing back the body of 39-year-old Rodolfo Álvarez, the Uruguayan soldier killed in action while serving on the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Monusco), will not take place before Thursday. Álvarez had a wife and two daughters aged 4 months and 4 years, respectively.

• Saturday, September 7th 2024 - 10:20 UTC

  Uruguayan Senator calls for Cardama deal for new Ocean Patrol Vessels to be dropped

  

  Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA) Senator Sandra Lazo insisted Friday that Uruguay should backtrack on its decision to purchase two newly-built Ocean Patrol Vessels (OPVs) from Spanish shipyard Cardama, a company at risk of bankruptcy that has not yet commenced building the units ordered in mid-2023. The Spanish shipyard is still unable to obtain the collaterals required by the contract with the Uruguayan authorities.