Uruguay News Archives

MONTEVIDEO may be overshadowed by its flashier neighbors, Punta del Este and Buenos Aires , but Uruguay 's capital does not suffer from an inferiority complex.

Montevideo, Oct 25 Uruguayan Electoral Court Secretary Mario Cataldi said there havebeen no news about problems during the opening on Sunday of 6,868 electoral circuits, which opened at 08:00, local time.

Uruguaya s Jose Mujica , a former guerrilla leader who promises to keep the economic policies of the countrya s ruling coalition, heads into presidential elections today with a 16 point lead over his nearest rival.

Montevideo, Oct 27 The governmental Frente Amplio in Uruguay reached majority of senators and deputies to the Parliament, according to the first vote counting and waiting for the final counting of about 30,000 votes.

Montevideo, Oct 24 The Central Bank of Uruguay on Saturday announced a package of measures to reduce consequences of the dollar volatility.

Mujica had led in two polls last week, but both showed him falling short of the 50-percent-plus-one vote he needed to win outright.

Reporting from Culiacan, Mexico - With a gilded, 4-foot statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe tucked under his arm, Jose Espinoza clambers up the Italian-marble staircase, past the Jacuzzis and gigantic Corinthian columns, to a domed chapel inside the ornate mansion of a particularly successful Sinaloa "farmer." Espinoza installs the Virgin in her ...

Voters in Uruguay faced a stark choice in Sunday's presidential election: an ex-rebel who yearns to create enduring socialism or a former center-right president who privatized government services and wants to pull away from alliances with Latin American leftists.

Montevideo, Oct 24 The Uruguayan Electoral Court announced on Saturday everything is ready for the normal development of elections tomorrow, when the president for the 2010-2015 term will be elected.

"Pepe" Mujica, Uruguay's most popular politician going into Sunday's presidential election, is no ordinary front-runner. A former guerrilla and committed socialist who twice escaped from prison during the country's 12-year dictatorship and was convicted of killing a policeman in 1971, Mujica is now a grandfatherly figure who captures imaginations ...

Uruguay's last dictator, Gregorio Alvarez, was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday for 37 homicides, including forced disappearances in "Operation Condor" when South America's military regimes cooperated to crush leftist dissent in the late 1970s.

The project aims to improve the quality, equity, and efficiency of the public primary education system by: 1. Expanding the full-time school model and introducing an alternative model for improving the quality of county schools attended by low-income vulnerable sectors; 2. Improving teacher training and introducing teaching aids; and 3.

Uruguay goes through the final moments prior to this weekend's presidential elections.

Uruguay's Supreme Court on Monday declared unconstitutional a law that has provided amnesty to military officials accused of murders, disappearances and other human rights violations during the country's dictatorship.

I first wrote about the Muddle Through Economy in 2002, and the term has more or less become a theme we have returned to from time to time.

Montevideo, Oct 13 Governing Frente Amplio maintains voting preferences in Uruguay with 44 percent that is still not enough to win in the first round, reported a survey by Interconsult released here.

Sepp Blatter has confirmed FIFA will look into the foul-mouthed rant delivered by Diego Maradona after Argentina's game with Uruguay.

Drug police in Uruguay have seized a huge shipment of cocaine with a street value of $100 million, Latin American media reported on Friday.

Fabian Rodriguez has two years to go on a long sentence for robbery. After spending time in three overcrowded maximum security prisons in Uruguay, he finally landed in a rehabilitation centre where work and respect are central pillars.

'The Church, the community that all of us form as baptized, exists to evangelize.

The bill, which was approved by Uruguay's Senate [official website, in Spanish] on Monday, had been approved by the House of Representatives [official website, in Spanish] last month.

In people who suffer from COPD, a progressive lung disease that makes it hard to breathe, adding an inhaled steroid to a so-called "long-acting beta-2 agonist" may do more harm than good, new research hints.

Uruguay's air force said Sunday that turbulence was the likely cause of a fatal UN airplane crash that killed 11 people, Agence France-Presse reported from Montevideo.

Treatment with an inhaled corticosteroid in combination with long-acting I22-agonist did not improve mortality and had more adverse effects than LABA alone in the treatment of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , according to a meta-analysis in the October issue of Chest .

Buoyed by a vibrant film scene and savvy government aid, the tiny South American nation of Uruguay has started to draw international attention.

Montevideo boasts colonial architecture and sandy beaches Founded: 1726 Population: 1.4 million 1726 - Spanish found Montevideo and take over Uruguay from the Portuguese; many of the indigenous people are killed.

Uruguay has traditionally been better off than many other countries in South America, and is known for its advanced education and social security systems and liberal laws governing social issues such as divorce.

BUENOS AIRES: Diego Maradona, unhappy with aspects of his job as Argentina coach, said on Tuesday he would review his position after their final World Cup qualifier away to Uruguay in Montevideo next week.

It wasn't the first time a new ambassador presenting his credentials addressed the president in Hebrew, but Wednesday was definitely a first, as each of the five new ambassadors to present their credentials to Shimon Peres at Beit Hanassi did so.

United Nations, Sep 30 The lifting of the US blockade on Cuba is currently one of the most constant demands discussed during six days of general debates at UN General Assembly.

FOR the past year the pupils of Escuela 95, in a poor neighbourhood of Montevideo, have had a new learning tool.

Indian films, food, dances and handicrafts will deck up Argentina this November, with the Festival of India set to be held not only in Buenos Aires but also in other cities of the Latin American country.