Lugar Urges Trade Benefits for Uruguay in Bid to Nudge Brazil
Comments OffSenator Richard Lugar, the ranking Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, is urging the U.S. to extend trade benefits to Uruguay, a move he says would increase pressure on Brazil to deepen commercial ties.
In a report to be distributed next week, Lugar says Uruguay and neighboring Paraguay, the junior members of the Mercosur trade block [...]
Uruguay compensates ex-political prisoners
Comments OffUruguay has paid $42 million (973 million pesos) in compensation during the past three years to more than 3,000 former political prisoners and those who fled the country or hid from authorities, the state-run news agency said Monday.
The government paid out more than $15.5 million (359 million pesos) in 2007, $19.6 million (454 million pesos) [...]
Expat moveing to Uruguay
Comments OffThere is one county located in South America that is often overlooked by most people due its size and general location. Uruguay is located in the heart of South America between Argentina and Brazil. So many people assume that since it is a small country it must not have the traditional history or culture that [...]
COLONIA DEL SACRAMENTO, URUGUAY
in Uruguay’s province of Colonia, was the only Portuguese settlement along the Rio de la Plata. Founded as Nova Colonia do Sacramento in 1680 by Manuel de Lobo, it was the focus of struggle between the Spanish, who founded the settlement at Montevideo in response, and the Portuguese over control of the area.
For years it [...]
Uruguay's Congress Approves Press Law That Removes Criminal Penalties on Defamation
Comments OffAfter months of delay, the Chamber of Deputies passed a bill to reform the press law that the Senate approved in December 2008, the Committee to Protect Journalists reports, citing local sources. The bill eliminates criminal penalties for defamation on issues of public interest involving officials, CPJ explains, except in cases when “real malice” is [...]
