Uruguay

• Tuesday, January 2nd 2018 - 10:53 UTC

  Japan prepared to lift its ban on beef imports from Uruguay

  

  Japan is planning to lift a ban on beef imports from Uruguay next year, ending a more than 17-year embargo following the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the South American nation in 2000, according to government sources in Tokyo.

• Sunday, December 31st 2017 - 20:47 UTC

  Corruption in Uruguayan government “very much extended”, says opinion poll

  

  Although Uruguay is well positioned internationally when it comes to corruption perception, it is considered among the least corrupt together with Chile in Latin America by Transparency International and LatinoBarometer, a public opinion poll published the last week of 2017 in Montevideo seems to show quite a different perception, particularly among young people.

• Wednesday, December 20th 2017 - 10:11 UTC

  Acute intoxication with cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in Montevideo beaches

  

  An acute case of intoxication with cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in recreational exposure during an algal bloom in Montevideo beaches, Malvin and Carrasco, was reported in the US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health.

• Saturday, December 2nd 2017 - 09:25 UTC

  Uruguay estimates that 2017/18 could be a turning point after several poor cruise seasons

  

  After several seasons of negative growth, 2017/18 looks to be the turning point, with 165 calls, up 15, and 300.000 visitors in Uruguay, (Montevideo and Punta del Este) anticipated Tourism minister Liliam Kechichian during the symbolic launching of the season in Montevideo.

• Wednesday, November 8th 2017 - 19:47 UTC

  Winners of Uruguay’s Prado Show Hackathon Agro competition visited England

  

  Winners of the Hackathon Agro competition co-organized by the UK embassy in Uruguay, the local Cámara Uruguaya de Tecnologías de la Información (CUTI) and Fundación da Vinci, have visited England. Carlos Capano, Juan Francisco Kniazev and Agustín Ackermann, shared their experiences from their trip to England with Ambassador Ian Duddy, upon their return.

• Wednesday, November 8th 2017 - 09:19 UTC

  Democracy, Armed forces and Police, the most trusted institutions in Uruguay

  

  Support for democracy in Uruguay reached 70% this year, two points higher than in 2016, and leads in Latin America in its overall sustained commitment to democracy, according to the latest release from the Latinbarometer report.

• Wednesday, November 8th 2017 - 07:35 UTC

  Finnish company sets out conditions for the building of a second pulp mill in Uruguay

  

  Finland's UPM and the Government of Uruguay have signed an investment agreement, which outlines the local prerequisites for a potential pulp mill investment. The agreement details the roles, commitments and time-line for both parties as well as the relevant items to be agreed prior to the final investment decision, reported the Finnish company in a release on Tuesday.

• Monday, October 30th 2017 - 10:55 UTC

  UN praises Uruguay's human rights commitment; warns about education dropouts and treatment of adolescents

  

  Uruguay’s commitment to human rights at home and abroad is clear, but the country must address a series of challenges, including “inhumane” prison conditions, widespread violence against women, dropout rate in education, the situation of adolescents in pre-trial conditions and continuing impunity for violations committed during military rule, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said at the end of a two-day visit.

• Monday, October 23rd 2017 - 07:25 UTC

  UN Human Rights High Commissioner visits Peru and Uruguay

  

  UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein will visit Peru and Uruguay this week to discuss progress and challenges concerning human rights in these countries. He will also launch a joint plan of action by the UN Human Rights Office and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to address the protection of human rights defenders in the Americas.

• Sunday, October 22nd 2017 - 01:45 UTC

  Uruguay's football caught between a rock and a hard place

  

  Soccer passionate Uruguay is again with no matches this weekend in the local major leagues and could be for several weeks, because of a conflict between professional players demanding to remove the authorities of their association and a call for fresh elections. A request supported by six hundred signatures, and until complied there will be no games. The measure has been supported by the referees association.