Tag: Uruguay

• Monday, June 10th 2019 - 08:31 UTC

  Five London suspects released on bail following an attack on a Uruguay/US lesbian couple

  

  British police released five suspects on bail following an attack on a lesbian couple on a London bus which threw a spotlight on homophobia in the country.

• Friday, June 7th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Bolsonaro and Macri announce the EU/Mercosur trade deal is “imminent”

  

  The presidents of Argentina and Brazil said on Thursday that an agreement is imminent on a free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur. Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro and Argentina's Mauricio Macri expressed confidence that the deal would soon be signed as they met in Buenos Aires for talks.

• Wednesday, June 5th 2019 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay: Finances don't grow; Economy Minister estimates an improvement for the second semester, as Macri did

  

  Uruguay is experiencing, in recent months, a marked drop in investment and the generation of employment. Uruguayan Economy Minister Danilo Astori admitted Wednesday the fall of public accounts, with an annualized fiscal deficit in April that was 4.8% of GDP, and opted to provide greater incentives to investors and entrepreneurs. The Uruguayan press accuses the government of betting on the hope that the results will begin to be felt in the second half of the year, as it was heard a while ago in Argentina under the administration of President Mauricio Macri.

• Monday, May 27th 2019 - 05:39 UTC

  Hazardous radioactive material stolen in Uruguay

  

  Uruguay's Ministry of the Interior Saturday issued a nationwide alert for the theft of a tub containing radioactive material. According to the communiqué, 100 millilitres of radioactive iodine (iodine 131) contained in a tub of 3 kg of lead (lead is used as shielding material to prevent the spread of radioactivity) were stolen.

• Thursday, May 9th 2019 - 09:24 UTC

  Argentina auto exporters will receive a 6.5% tax refund for sales to Mercosur

  

  Argentina will give its auto exporters a larger tax rebate to help stimulate the flagging local sector that has been hit hard by a consumption slump and economic crisis in Latin America’s No. 3 economy.

• Wednesday, April 17th 2019 - 15:36 UTC

  Alan García dies after shooting himself before being arrested

  

  Perú’s former president, Alan García, died in a hospital on Wednesday at noon after shoting himself in the head when he was to be arrested by the police at his home in Lima.

• Monday, April 15th 2019 - 09:39 UTC

  Declassified U.S. Documents Reveal Details About Argentina’s Dictatorship

  

  The assassination squad created by Argentina’s military dictatorship to target dissidents during the 1970s had, like other state programs, its own bureaucratic rules: Employees punched in at 9:30 a.m. and were entitled to a two-hour lunch. They received a US$ 1,000 clothing allowance during their first overseas mission. And they were required to submit expense reports.

• Friday, April 12th 2019 - 21:33 UTC

  Instead of agrochemicals, Uruguay uses wasps to develop non-genetically modified soy

  

  In Uruguay, non-genetically modified soy (GMO) soy is being developed in order to compete in a market saturated by the volume of crops in the region. Nevertheless, the country’s government hopes Uruguayan soy will stand out for its quality rather than for the volume of harvests motivating soy producers to use “biological controls” to combat pests.

• Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 15:58 UTC

  Uruguay: ANTEL, Nokia Complete First 5G Commercial Network in Latin America

  

  As 5G rollout continues to accelerate, three more announcements have been made, beginning with the news that Nokia and ANTEL, the Uruguayan state-owned operator, have successfully completed the installation of the first 5G commercial network in Latin America.

• Friday, April 5th 2019 - 10:00 UTC

  Uruguayan president caught with his pants down

  

  Uruguayan president and oncologist Tabare Vazquez has publicly admitted full responsibility for not having read, but approvingly signed, delicate documents referred to alleged crimes against humanity committed during the military dictatorship, and consequently, without consultation, he sacked the Defense minister and deputy, and seven generals.