Tag: Uruguay

• Tuesday, November 8th 2016 - 07:22 UTC

  Novick records the People's Party: “Today is a historic day”

  

  Uruguayan Businessman Edgardo Novick Monday registered this new political grouping “Party of the people” before the Electoral Court in Montevideo to run in the national elections of 2019.

• Friday, November 4th 2016 - 09:42 UTC

  Rousseff in Uruguay declared “Illustrious visitor” of Montevideo and will speak at a political rally

  

  Brazilian ex president Dilma Rousseff is in Uruguay, her first overseas visit since Congress voted her impeachment and removal from office. The leader is scheduled to participate on Friday in a march in downtown Montevideo with Uruguayan unions protesting salary conditions and will also be received at a special ceremony in the town hall where she will be given the keys of the city by mayor Daniel Martinez.

• Thursday, November 3rd 2016 - 07:35 UTC

  Chilean group interested in Alas to meet with Uruguayan government

  

  Chilean airline LAW (Latin American Wings) had submitted a letter of intent on Friday and now it intends to go ahead with the talks. Company representatives are expectd to arrive in Montevideo on Thursday to hold meetings with Alas Uruguay authorities and with the Transport and Public Works Minister Victor Rossi.

• Thursday, November 3rd 2016 - 07:25 UTC

  Uruguayan pulp mill passes pollution tests - Gualeguaychú not quite

  

  An Argentine-Uruguayan commission took 50 samples of effluent from the pulp mill off Fray Bentos and as many in the Gualeguaychú mouth of the river in Entre Rios. Botnia passes test. The reports from the samples collected on the Argetine side recorded more polluting than those found off Fray Bentos. The plant's formal name is “Orion” but is widely known for its original Finnish name Botnia.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2016 - 11:25 UTC

  Storms cause damage and power outages in several parts of Paraguay - orange alert still on in Uruguay

  

  Various locations within the country, Central, Asunción and the metropolitan area have been area without power for several hours, even in places that were not hit directly by the adverse weather. But service had to be interruped nonetheless as several destructions were reported.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2016 - 07:12 UTC

  A “flat” cruise season officially begins this week in Montevideo

  

  The 2016/17 cruise season officially begins this week in Uruguay with the arrival of MS Zaandam and Insignia. Zandam belonging to Holland America Line with capacity for 1.432 passengers usually calls several times in Montevideo during the season.

• Tuesday, November 1st 2016 - 05:17 UTC

  Argentina and Uruguay involved in hake assessment cruise in the River Plate

  

  Argentina and Uruguay are involved in a joint demersal assessment cruise with the purpose of estimating the hake hubbsi biomass, sizes and age, as well as other resources up to a depth of approximately 300 meters.

• Tuesday, November 1st 2016 - 04:59 UTC

  Squall hits Piriapolis - all of Uruguay under metheorological orange alert

  

  From 6 am till Tuesday midnight, according to Inumet. Montevideo, Colonia and other key cities are code yellow. Some experts also speak of tornadoes.The Mayor of Maldonado, Enrique Antia, moved to Piriápolis to see first hand the consequences left by the squall that reached 180 kilometers per hour on Monday, and affected several parts of the city.

• Tuesday, October 25th 2016 - 10:29 UTC

  Macri and Vazquez agree that the trade approach to China should be done from Mercosur

  

  Argentine president Mauricio Macri promised his Uruguayan peer Tabare Vazquez to look into the draft of a Uruguay/China free trade deal, and expressed their deep concern about political events in Venezuela suggesting that under the current circumstances the Nicolas Maduro government cannot be considered a member of Mercosur.

• Tuesday, October 25th 2016 - 08:29 UTC

  Ex president Jorge Batlle, son of one of the most influential political families in Uruguay has died

  

  Former President Jorge Batlle, an extroverted and irreverent politician who was a force in Uruguayan politics for half a century and led it during one of its worst economic recessions, died on Monday.