Tag: Uruguay

• Saturday, June 5th 2010 - 08:25 UTC

  Exclusive premium farms’ project in Uruguay wins British Architects award

  

  KallosTurin Architects have won an international award from the Royal Institute of British Architects, RIBA, for the design and construction of two farm houses in an environmental friendly residential development in one of Uruguay’s most fashionable resorts.

• Friday, June 4th 2010 - 05:11 UTC

  Mounting pressure in Argentina for Justice to order removal of pickets

  

  Pressure is mounting in Argentina for pickets blocking an international bridge leading to Uruguay to be ordered removed by a court order, following Wednesday’ presidential summit when Uruguay’s Jose Mujica and Argentina’s Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner agreed on a joint agenda of pending issues.

• Tuesday, May 25th 2010 - 10:26 UTC

  Argentina’s Soy King praises Uruguay and its farming revolution

  

  Gustavo Grobocopatel also known as the Soy King of Argentina praised Uruguay’s conditions for corporate growth and said the country in the last seven years has undergone “revolutionary changes”.

• Thursday, May 20th 2010 - 06:55 UTC

  Mujica and Cristina meet next June 2nd; Uruguay to complain trade restrictions

  

  Uruguayan president Jose Mujica will meet with Argentina’s Cristina Fernández de Kirchner next June 2nd at the Uruguayan presidential farm in Anchorena, a 15 minutes helicopter ride from Buenos Aires, announced Wednesday Uruguayan Foreign Minister Luis Almagro.

• Saturday, May 15th 2010 - 13:56 UTC

  Antarctic Treaty Governments Progress on Climate Change and Marine Protected

  

  Punta del Este, Uruguay. Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition welcomed steps at the 33rd Antarctic Treaty meeting to make climate change a major item on the agenda, and to keep momentum going on a network of Marine Protected Areas in the Southern Ocean.

• Friday, May 14th 2010 - 03:10 UTC

  Over-Stressed Uruguayan President will Miss Madrid Summit

  

  Uruguayan president José Mujica will be missing the coming Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union Summit scheduled for next week in Spain on medical grounds, it was reported officially and confirmed by the president.

• Wednesday, May 12th 2010 - 07:07 UTC

  Uruguayan Government Raises 2010 Economic Growth Forecast to 5.1%

  

  Uruguay’s government raised its 2010 economic growth forecast and said it will focus on health programs, security and infrastructure to maintain expansion of at least 4% annually, Economy Minister Fernando Lorenzo said.

• Tuesday, May 11th 2010 - 21:52 UTC

  Brazilian Rice Farmers Lobbying for Higher Mercosur Common External Tariff

  

  Mercosur rice planters will be meeting to decide a Brazilian proposal to increase the common external tariff thus preventing the introduction of rice from third countries, precisely this year when Brazil’s crop is expected to be below average.

• Tuesday, May 11th 2010 - 04:10 UTC

  “Wake Up Call” for Uruguay’s Ruling Coalition in Sunday’s Municipal Elections

  

  Uruguay’s ruling coalition received a “wake up call” from voters during last Sunday’s municipal elections, admitted Vice President Danilo Astori. The Broad Front managed to retain five, probably six, of the 19 regional governments (departments) in which Uruguay is divided, while the opposition took the rest.

• Monday, May 10th 2010 - 03:19 UTC

  Montevideo Has Her First Woman Elected and Communist Mayor

  

  Communist Ana Olivera became Sunday the first elected woman mayor of the capital of Uruguay, Montevideo, following municipal elections for executive posts and councillors in the 19 regions in which the country is divided.