Uruguay

Friday, August 17th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Botnia plant workers on strike demand better safety conditions

Workers of the Botnia pulp mill in Uruguay voted Friday to continue the work stoppage begun Thursday, until next Monday alleging “insufficient guarantees”. This week several workers were intoxicated with sulphur sodium during trials at the plant, which is in the heart of an international controversy with Argentina.
Friday, August 10th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
FAO signs agreement to improve fisheries management in Uruguay

Uruguay and FAO, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, signed last July an agreement for the implementation of a three years fisheries management project which hopefully will make Uruguay's fishing industry more efficient and with greater technical emphasis.
Friday, August 10th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Patrick Mullee new British ambassador to Uruguay

Patrick Mullee has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to Uruguay in succession to Dr Hugh Salvesen, who will be leaving the Diplomatic Service.
Wednesday, August 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Pulp mill dispute: New York uneventful, next meeting The Hague

Argentine and Uruguayan delegates will be meeting again in a month's time for a third round of negotiations to try to unlock the controversy over the construction of the Botnia pulp mill on the coast of the shared river Uruguay and which Argentina challenges on alleged legal and environmental grounds.
Monday, July 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguay has 3.8 cattle per capita, highest in the world

Uruguay currently has a cattle herd of 12 million head with beef becoming the main export commodity of the country, over a billion US dollars last year. Based on this it can be said that Uruguay is the country with the highest number of cattle per capita, 3.8.
Sunday, July 29th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Pulp mills dispute: “direct dialogue” moves to New York

Two days of “direct dialogue” between Uruguayan and Argentine diplomats over the pulp mills dispute is scheduled to begin next Monday in New York under the auspices of the Spanish Crown which is acting as coordinator of the round of talks.
Sunday, July 29th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Relocating pulp mill objected by Argentina is “impossible”

The relocation of the pulp mill under construction in Uruguay, and which Argentina objects on legal and environmental grounds, is “impossible” said Uruguay's former president Jorge Batlle in an interview with the Buenos Aires press.
Tuesday, July 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguay attracts expanding Chilean forestry companies

Chile's relatively small concentration of fertile land has forced its forestry companies to look closely at other Latin American countries for expansion. Forestry companies have started to set their sights on a host of other countries, including Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Venezuela
Friday, July 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Paulson praises Uruguay and calls for increased trade flows

United States Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Thursday in Montevideo that increased trade flows will give Latin America more opportunity to spread the benefits of economic growth and to reduce poverty. He also praised Uruguay's open markets policies and sound economic decisions.
Wednesday, July 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
US after closer links with Uruguay, but respects Mercosur tempo

United States said it respects the political context of the region and is not interested in creating problems to those Mercosur members that choose to have closer links with Washington said a top US official currently visiting Uruguay.