Uruguay

• Tuesday, September 15th 2009 - 09:49 UTC

  Argentina accuses Uruguay of “irreversible damage” to the ecosystem

  

  Argentina told the International Court of Justice Monday that Uruguayan pollution of a border river was a grave infringement of Argentinean rights. Argentina and Uruguay have been wrangling for years over a giant pulp mill sited on the Uruguay River, which divides the two South American nations.

• Tuesday, September 15th 2009 - 08:31 UTC

  Mujica repentant for condemning Uruguay to endure military dictatorship

  

  Uruguay’s incumbent presidential candidate and former Tupamaros guerrilla leader Jose “Pepe” Mujica sent shockwaves both inside the ruling coalition and the opposition as a result of a long controversial Sunday interview with the Buenos Aires daily La Nación.

• Monday, September 14th 2009 - 09:16 UTC

  Botnia dispute in The Hague: first round of hearings begins

  

  Argentina begins Monday a round of public hearings before the International Court of The Hague and will be arguing against Uruguay’s alleged unilateral decision to allow the construction of a pulp mill on a jointly managed river and which has been at the heart of a long standing litigation between the neighbouring countries.

• Saturday, September 12th 2009 - 10:49 UTC

  US federal budget deficit at an all time record

  

  The US federal deficit has reached 1.38 trillion US dollars with one month left for the current fiscal year, according to Treasury Department statistics released on Friday. In August the deficit was 111.4 billion US dollars.

• Thursday, September 10th 2009 - 11:50 UTC

  US hopes for “truly exceptional” relations with new Uruguayan government

  

  United States has a “truly exceptional” relation with Uruguay and expects whoever wins the coming election, to keep that “very solid” link said Everett Eissenstat, US Assistant Trade Representative for the Americas during a meeting with a delegation of visiting Uruguayan journalists.

• Wednesday, September 9th 2009 - 11:09 UTC

  Uruguayan presidential candidates criticize Iran’s policy towards Israel

  

  The four Uruguayan presidential candidates coincided in criticizing Iran’s position regarding the state of Israel and favoured including in the schools programs teaching the Shoa or Holocaust.

• Wednesday, September 9th 2009 - 11:04 UTC

  Uruguay’s junior opposition party does not discard coalition with Mujica

  

  Uruguay’s opposition junior party presidential candidate did not discard a coalition or unity government with either of the two forces that have the best chances of winning next October’s elections.

• Wednesday, September 9th 2009 - 10:54 UTC

  Uribe ratifies re-election referendum bill and further stirs controversy

  

  Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Tuesday signed a bill which opens the way for his second consecutive re-election and immediately addressed it to the Constitutional Court for its review.

• Wednesday, September 9th 2009 - 02:56 UTC

  S&P confirms Uruguay’s positive outlook; anticipates “smooth transition”

  

  Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said this week it expects a “smooth transition” regardless of who wins October's presidential election in Uruguay given the country’s track record of prudent economics policies. S&P also confirmed BB- sovereign credit ratings for Uruguay with the outlook “remaining stable”.

• Wednesday, September 9th 2009 - 02:51 UTC

  Re-enactment of Darwin’s expedition arrives in Montevideo late October

  

  A re-enactment of Charles Darwin global scientific expedition in the eighteen hundreds was launched on September first from Plymouth, England and should be calling in Montevideo, Uruguay at the end of October.