All posts tagged Mujica
Argentina: Deadly flash floods wreck Buenos Aires Province
Torrential rain and floods in Buenos Aires province provoke humanitarian and governmental crisis ; Uruguayan President José Mujica sparks diplomatic conflict after insulting Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her deceased husband ; ‘Vulture funds’ will answer Argentina’s proposal at the end [...]
Uruguay: Start of classes obstructed by maintenance works and teacher’s strike
Start of classes obstructed by maintenance works and teachers’ strike; plans to establish industrial plant on historical beach cause controversy.
Uruguay: Human rights judge Mota transferred to civil court duties
Intense week of changes in public posts; human rights judge Mariana Mota transferred to civil court duties; Minister of Public Health Jorge Venegas displaced by Communist Party
Uruguay: Carnaval comedy group accused of homophobia
Dancer accuses carnaval comedy group of being homophobic; 20% more returnees to Uruguay in 2012 compared to the year before; Ex-Sandinista appointed by Mujica as Uruguayan ambassador in Nicaragua.
Economy: Mujica to lead Mercosur’s efforts to secure trade agreement with EU
Mujica is to lead Mercosur’s attempts to secure bilateral trade agreement with EU; the Costa Rican export sector is growing at remarkable rate; Extreme poverty is on the decline in Venezuela; Expectations for Brazil’s 2013 economic performance continue to fall [...]
Uruguay: Christian healthcare centres refuse to practise abortion
Christian healthcare centres refuse to practise abortion; Mujica apologises for controversial statement on opposition leaders’ wives; Fattoruso demands recognition over World Cup 2014 song
Uruguay: Opposition seeks to reform adoption system
Colorados seek to reform the complex adoption system; deputies will approve law to provide compensation for crime victims; 7th National Cinema Day celebrated across the country.
Uruguay: State forecloses millionaire guarantee against Spanish airline
State forecloses millionaire guarantee against Spanish airline; around 1,000 people dress up as zombies to celebrate the Day of the Dead; new agreement between the State and Fundación Telefónica to tackle poverty.
Uruguay: Veto for argentine electric company allied to Kirchner
Veto for argentine electric company allied to Kirchner; Uruguayan Spanish celebrated as national heritage; Pluna’s planes bought by unknown Spanish company
Uruguay: Legal abortion approved by Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Deputies approves legal abortion; Success for the annual demonstration in favour of sexual diversity; Bomb deactivated in Uruguayan embassy in Caracas
Uruguay: extra-tropical cyclone hits the south
Uruguay plunged into chaos by extra-tropical cyclone; New book refutes that Gardel was Uruguayan; Surgeons’ resignations put at risk public health
Uruguay: Beached whale potentially victim of contamination
Beached killer whale found in La Pedrera possibly a consequence of contamination; Mujica rejects project to tax workers and pensioners to fund victims of crime.
Uruguay: Dinosaur footprints become new historical monument
Dinosaurs footprints become new historical monument; 1960′s Tupamaros victim takes judicial action; no hope to recover lost days in secondary schools.
Uruguay: Demands to recognize infertility as illness
Demands made to recognise legally infertility as an illness; Senate cancels bankrupted Pluna’s investigation; Football hero Ghiggia is discharged in time to watch the Olympics.