Tag: Uruguay

Monday, December 3rd 2018 - 08:36 UTC
IDB US$ 130m loan to modernize Argentine-Uruguayan bi-national Salto Grande dam and power plant

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved two financing packages worth a total of US$ 130 million in support of a program to modernize the Argentine-Uruguayan bi-national hydroelectric power plant in Salto Grande and a program to boost the competitiveness of the productive and tourism sectors of that region, made up of the departments of Concordia and Federacion in the Argentine province of Entre Ríos and Salto department in Uruguay.
Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 11:12 UTC
Cannabis-based meds plant opens in Uruguay

ICC Labs Inc., a subsidiary of Canada’s Aurora Cannabis Inc., opened Wednesday in Montevideo and became the subcontinent's first producer of cannabis-derived pharmaceuticals with a capacity “to supply almost the entire South American continent,” according to the company's CEO Alejandro Antalich.
Friday, November 23rd 2018 - 09:44 UTC
New Zealand promotes trade and farm expertise with Argentina and Uruguay

Farmers, dairy product manufacturers and trade representatives in Uruguay and Argentina are hearing a New Zealand take on current agricultural issues this week.
Thursday, November 22nd 2018 - 09:05 UTC
Fourteen air forces involved in combat exercises in northeast Brazil

The air forces of 14 nations including the United States are taking part this week in air combat exercises and non-conventional warfare training at a base in northern Brazil, the Brazilian Air Force said on Wednesday.
Monday, November 19th 2018 - 18:17 UTC
Asylum to Alan García: Why Uruguay?

The Territorial Asylum right under which Peru's former President Alan García seeks to protect himself, investigated by the Justice of his country, is framed in a convention signed in Caracas, Venezuela that provides that every State belonging to the Organization of American States (OAS) has the right to admit “the persons it deems appropriate.” Garcia's hope is based on Uruguay's record of respect for this right.
Monday, November 19th 2018 - 16:37 UTC
Uruguay grants asylum to ex Peruvian president Alan Garcia

Uruguay will grant asylum to Peruvian ex-president Alan Garcia, announced the country's foreign minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa on Sunday evening when he was asked about the request. “The answer is yes”, said the minister in Montevideo.
Monday, November 19th 2018 - 08:07 UTC
Combating modern slavery conference in Montevideo, organized by UK embassy, Uruguay and UN

The British embassy, together with the International Organization of Migration (IOM) and the Uruguayan Ministry of Interior, presented the joint project “Strengthening Detection and Investigation Capabilities of Modern Slavery” on Tuesday, November 13, in the Uruguayan Presidency Auditorium.
Friday, November 16th 2018 - 08:12 UTC
Uruguay will host World Vine and Wine congress as of next Monday

Uruguay will be hosting the 41st World Vine and Wine congress, of the International Organization of Vine and Wine, OIV, which begins next Monday until Friday in the Atlantic seaside resort of Punta del Este. Representatives from some 47 countries are expected at the event, which is described by Uruguay officials as a most significant for the domestic vine and wine industry since it will have world repercussion.
Thursday, November 15th 2018 - 19:30 UTC
Giuliani lays out security plan with President Vázquez in Uruguay

Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani met Tuesday with Uruguay's President Tabaré Vázquez in Montevideo and agreed to work on a new security proposal adjusted to the local situation.
Tuesday, November 13th 2018 - 13:06 UTC
Roger Waters accused of anti-Semite by Jewish institutions in Argentina

Jewish institutions in Argentina have launched a campaign against British singer Roger Waters, the former Pink Floyd front-man. Waters’ Us +Them tour has been travelling around Latin America for the last month.