Uruguay

Thursday, April 19th 2012 - 20:28 UTC
South Georgia stranded cruise passengers en route to Montevideo on rescue vessel

Dutch Oceanwide Expeditions reported that 74 passengers and 21 crew members from the Antarctic expedition cruise ship MV Plancius , stranded in South Georgia have been transferred to a rescue ship and are on their way to Montevideo.
Wednesday, April 18th 2012 - 22:22 UTC
Uruguay’s Mujica supports Argentina in the YPF dispute, but opposition blasts the president

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica expressed solidarity with the Argentine government decision to nationalize the oil company YPF belonging to Spain’s Repsol and said he does not like the “arrogance of rich Europe”. His position however was strongly criticized by the opposition.
Wednesday, April 18th 2012 - 08:06 UTC
Argentina’s Malvinas claim with no support statement from hemisphere defence ministers

A preparatory meeting for a Ministers of Defence of the Americas Conference to be held in the second half of the year concluded in Montevideo with no inclusion of the Malvinas Islands dispute in the final declaration because of lack of agreement among the participants.
Tuesday, April 17th 2012 - 20:04 UTC
IMF estimates less growth (3.5%) and higher prices (7.4%) for Uruguay in 2012

Uruguay growth estimate has been downed for 2012 while prices will be higher, according to the latest IMF World Economic Outlook released on Tuesday. The economy is set to grow 3.5% down from 4.2% while prices will climb to 7.4% compared to the 6.5% estimate of the previous WEO last September.
Monday, April 16th 2012 - 06:02 UTC
Uruguay became prisoner of Argentina, when it rejected a free trade accord with the US

Uruguay has fallen prisoner of Mercosur and Argentina because it did not sign the free trade agreement with the United States which was offered to the country in the previous government of Tabare Vazquez, said two-times President Julio Maria Sanguinetti.
Sunday, April 15th 2012 - 03:41 UTC
The 1964 “Made in Brazil” coup and US contingency support-plan if the plot stalled

Do friendly countries make contingency plans for landing Marines in the big cities of other friendly countries? Even if it’s only to be done in a worthy cause—like supporting a military takeover of a democratically-elected government? During the recent trip to Washington of Brazilian President Dilma Roussief there was a public effort by both sides to “accent the positive” but perhaps there should have been some hard questions behind closed doors.
Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 05:42 UTC
Montevideo ready for Paul McCartney’s On the Run show next Sunday

Former Beatle Paul McCartney begins next Sunday in Uruguay his On the run tour of Latin America that ends next 8 May in Mexico City. Montevideo authorities have announced Sir Paul, in his first visit to Uruguay, will be declared ‘illustrious citizen’.
Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 05:33 UTC
FIFA ranks Uruguay among the world’s three best football national teams

Uruguay’s national football team makes history and for the first time climbs to third position in FIFA’s listing, behind Spain, which continues to lead and Germany that replaced Holland and is now in position four.
Tuesday, April 10th 2012 - 06:54 UTC
Uruguay will enjoy “positive discrimination” in bilateral trade with Argentina

Argentina and Uruguay presidents Cristina Fernandez and Jose Mujica agreed Monday evening to discuss their trade differences in the framework of Mercosur and promote “positive discrimination” measures for Uruguayan exports to help compensate the restrictions imported to all imports by the Argentine government.
Saturday, April 7th 2012 - 07:25 UTC
Uruguayan minister refers to Jesus Christ as that “skinny fellow crucified for being too candid”

A major controversy has erupted in Uruguay following what were considered ‘unnecessarily offensive’ references to Jesus Christ by Defence minister Eleuterio Fernandez Huidobro during a conference at a businesspeople gathering this week in Montevideo.