Uruguay

Thursday, June 27th 2013 - 05:14 UTC
London cabs with publicity inviting to visit and enjoy Uruguay

Sights of the Atlantic beaches from the hills surrounding the Uruguayan coast can be admired while travelling to Piccadilly Circus or to Westminster Palace in any one of the 75 London cabs with publicity contracted by Uruguay’s Ministry of Tourism began on the 17th June.
Wednesday, June 26th 2013 - 21:02 UTC
Cristina Fernandez regrets Uruguay is not part of Argentina and praises Uruguayan liberator

President Cristina Fernandez deeply regretted that history did not allow Uruguay to be part of Argentina and blamed ‘so many other events that divided and separated’ the two neighbouring countries preventing them from being ‘a great, great nation’.
Wednesday, June 26th 2013 - 17:39 UTC
Santos wants Mujica in Colombia to help with the peace reconciliation process

President Juan Manuel Santos wants his Uruguayan peer Jose Mujica “much closer” to the Colombian peace process which is currently taking place in Cuba and has invited him to the country, said Foreign minister Maria Angela Holguin during a visit to Montevideo.
Tuesday, June 25th 2013 - 02:00 UTC
Lead case in Uruguay: Herbicide-spraying company forced to pay compensation for fumigating school

A Uruguayan rural school teacher who suffered the consequences of agro-toxics spraying from neighbouring soybean crops has won a civil court demand against the fumigation company. The court ruled that Agronegocios del Plata, ADP, must compensate Silvia Nobelasco the equivalent to 6.800 dollars.
Monday, June 24th 2013 - 19:09 UTC
Abortion law in Uruguay stands; insufficient support to force a repeal referendum

A liberal abortion law in Uruguay withstood a challenge Sunday as Uruguayan opponents failed to attract enough votes in a consultation ballot to force a national referendum on repealing it.
Monday, June 24th 2013 - 03:09 UTC
Bolivia will hold double membership of Mercosur and the Andean Community

Bolivia will join Mercosur without abandoning the Andean Community and will continue with negotiations for a cooperation and trade agreement with the European Union, announced in La Paz the Foreign ministers from Bolivia, David Choquehuanca and Luis Almagro from Uruguay which currently holds the group’s chair.
Monday, June 17th 2013 - 16:07 UTC
Paraguay president-elect will not be attending Mercosur summit in Montevideo

Paraguay president-elect Horacio Cartes ratified he will not be attending the coming Mercosur summit scheduled to take place July 12 in Montevideo, confirmed one of his foreign policy advisors since the Paraguayan position remains that “Venezuela is not a full member of Mercosur because the Paraguayan congress by overwhelming majority rejected such option in August 2012”.
Saturday, June 15th 2013 - 02:33 UTC
Uruguay’s economy expands 3.7% in the first quarter compared to a year ago

Uruguay’s economy expanded 1.2% in the first quarter of the year compared to the last quarter of 2012, which had a poor performance of 0.1%, according to the latest release from the Central Bank. Likewise in the first quarter the economy increased 3.7% over the same period a year ago.
Friday, June 14th 2013 - 02:03 UTC
Chinese jiggers’ seamen landed in Montevideo died of lack of proper food and tropical parasitosis

The most probable death cause of the Chinese crewmembers from two jiggers in quarantine outside the port of Montevideo was lack of sufficient nutrient and balanced food plus tropical parasitosis, according to the primary forensic reports from Uruguayan health authorities.
Thursday, June 13th 2013 - 21:56 UTC
Mercosur July 12 summit in Montevideo will confirm return of suspended Paraguay

The next Mercosur summit scheduled for the end of June in Montevideo has been delayed until 12 July, announced Uruguayan Foreign minister Luis Almagro. The new date was agreed by Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Venezuela earlier this week.