Vote 1 for election day long weekend Nov 13, 2009
Yes folks we are right up there with notables such as Liechtenstein, Nauru, Uruguay and Ecuador. How can it be a good thing to force people to vote about somethign they don't believe in or simply are not motivated to take any interest in. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Uruguay's Ley de Caducidad - Expiry... Nov 8, 2009
Uruguay's Ley de Caducidad - Expiry Law. Uruguay's Ley de Caducidad - Expiry Law ... October 2009 Elections, Uruguayan Voters, and Courts May End Law. (Suite101.com)
Our friends no more Nov 7, 2009
Ex-guerrilla, rival in Uruguay presidential runoff. A blunt-talking former guerrilla seeking to maintain the left's hold on power in Uruguay easily got the most votes in presidential elections Sunday, but failed to win the majority needed to avoid a runoff ... Two voter initiatives - one to remove amnesty for human rights abuses under the 1973-85 dictatorship and another to enable mail-in votes by citizens living outside Uruguay - also failed to win majorities, according to exit polls by the... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Regulate, not ban, is sensible path taken by others Nov 3, 2009
The convention was drafted in 1997 and has now been ratified by 21 countries, ranging from Albania to Uruguay. Three African countries - Algeria, Ethiopia and Morocco - have so far adopted it, Ethiopia and Morocco having done so in 1999, with Algeria following suit in 2006. (Business Report, South Africa)
Uruguay coalition back in power Oct 28, 2009
The governing left-wing coalition in Uruguay has won a parliamentary majority for a second mandate after a general election on Sunday. Preliminary results indicate that the Frente Amplio (Broad Front) coalition got 16 senators out of a total of 30 in the higher chamber of parliament. (BBC News -- Americas)
Uruguay's Mujica on top in exit polls Oct 27, 2009
Mujica leads in Uruguayan election ... Uruguay's Mujica, Lacalle head for runoff: exit polls ... Former guerrilla Jose Mujica came out on top in Uruguay's presidential vote on Sunday, but fell short of the 50 per cent needed to avoid a November run-off against ex-president Luis Lacalle, media exit polls said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
* Run-off likely in Uruguay poll Oct 27, 2009
Run-off likely in Uruguay poll ... Former left-wing guerrilla fighter Jose Mujica led Uruguays presidential election on Sunday but was headed for a run-off against a conservative rival to steer one of Latin Americas most stable economies ... With results in from 21 percent of voting stations, Mujica, a 74-year-old senator who was jailed during Uruguays 1973-1985 military dictatorship, had 40. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Uruguay set for run-off election Oct 27, 2009
Former guerrilla leader Jose Mujica has fallen just short of the majority needed to triumph in the first round of Uruguay's presidential election ... One asked whether a law which gives immunity to former security officials accused of human rights abuses during Uruguay's period of military rule should be revoked; the other raised the issue of allowing postal votes from expatriate Uruguayans ... FROM OTHER NEWS SITES * Uruguay: Another round - 13 hrs ago Ex-guerrilla, rival in Uruguay... (BBC News -- Americas)
Ex-guerrilla leads Uruguay polls Oct 26, 2009
A former left-wing guerrilla has taken a commanding lead in several exit polls from Uruguay's presidential election ... That will decide whether to revoke a law which gives immunity to former security officials accused of human rights abuses during Uruguay's period of military rule ... FROM OTHER NEWS SITES Leftist, ex-president head for Uruguay vote run-off - 1 hr ago Leftist leads Uruguay election but faces run-off - 2 hrs ago Uruguay heads for vote runoff - 4 hrs ago Former rebel leads... (BBC News -- Americas)
Uruguay's Mujica, Lacalle head for runoff: exit polls Oct 26, 2009
Exit polls see run-off in Uruguayan presidential elections_English_Xinhua. Exit polls see run-off in Uruguayan presidential elections ... Uruguayan former president Luis Alberto Lacalle votes at a polling station for the presidential election in Montevideo, capital of Uruguay, on Oct. 25, 2009. (Xinhuanet, China)
Uruguay vote pits ex-guerrilla against former conservative president Oct 26, 2009
People line up to vote in Uruguay's general elections at a school used as a polling station in Montevideo, on Sunday ... Mexico City - The frontrunner in Uruguay's presidential election Sunday is a former guerilla commander who once sought to bring a socialist revolution to this South American nation ... As Uruguayans cast their ballots Sunday, they are choosing between market-friendly candidates whose platforms vary remarkably little. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Rivals headed to runoff vote in Uruguay Oct 26, 2009
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - Jose Mujica, the candidate of the ruling socialist party, gained about 48 percent of the votes cast in yesterday s presidential election but not enough to avoid a runoff against the former president, Luis Alberto Lacalle, exit polls indicated ... Uruguay faced a stark choice in the election between Mujica, 74, a former guerrilla who yearns to create enduring socialism, and Lacalle, 69, who wants to downsize government and distance his nation from Latin American leftists ...... (Boston Globe)
Country profile: Uruguay Oct 26, 2009
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 ... But a dependence on livestock and related exports has left Uruguay vulnerable to ups and downs in world commodity prices ... Politics: Tabare Vazquez won elections in 2004 to become Uruguay's first leftist leader Economy: Uruguay is recovering from economic upheaval in 2002, brought... (BBC News -- Americas)
Celebrations as Uruguay polls close Oct 26, 2009
A former left-wing guerrilla has taken a commanding lead in several exit polls from Uruguay's presidential election. But most polls show Senator Jose Mujica has narrowly failed to pass the 50% needed to avoid a run-off vote. (BBC News -- Americas)
Vying for votes Oct 25, 2009
Contrasting contenders vie for Uruguay votes ... Sunday's presidential election in Uruguay is set to pitch two very different main contenders against one another: a former guerrilla leader and a conservative former president attempting a political comeback ... A vegetarian who advocates a simple life, he has conducted his campaign across Uruguay using public transport, with a simple rucksack on his back. (BBC News -- Americas)
Empey warns DUP over justice deal Oct 25, 2009
Page last updated at 12:11 GMT, Saturday, 24 October 2009 13:11 UK. Sir Reg Empey said his party would reject a back room deal. (BBC News -- UK)
Last Uruguayan Dictator Sentenced to 25 Years Oct 23, 2009
Former Uruguayan dictator Gregorio Alvarez shows his handcuffs to the media outside a court in Montevideo In this Dec. 19, 2007 file photo Fito Mendez / AP ... (MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay) Uruguay's last dictator, Gregorio Alvarez, was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday for 37 homicides during the nation's 1973-1985 military regime, when dissidents disappeared in a region-wide crackdown on leftists called "Operation Condor." ... He was accused in the disappearance of dozens of Uruguayan political... (Time.com)
UN backs Gaza 'war crimes' report Oct 17, 2009
GOLDSTONE REPORT VOTE For: Argentina, Brazil, China, Russia and 21 others Against: US, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovakia and Ukraine Abstentions: Belgium, Bosnia, Burkina-Faso, Cameroon, Gabon, Japan, Mexico, Norway, South Korea, Slovenia and Uruguay No vote: UK, France and 3 others. The Palestinian Authority initially backed deferring a vote, but changed its position after domestic criticism. (BBC News -- Africa)
Laptop for every pupil in Uruguay Oct 17, 2009
By Ver;nica Psetizki Montevideo, Uruguay. 362,000 pupils in Uruguay now have the distinctive laptops ... Uruguay has become the first country to provide a laptop for every child attending state primary school. (BBC News -- Americas)
Uruguay approves sex change bill Oct 14, 2009
Transsexuals in Uruguay will soon be able to legally register a change of name and gender after the country's senate approved a controversial bill ... The bill is the latest in a series of liberal measures promoted by the left-wing Uruguayan government ... The new law is one of a series of measures putting Uruguay at the forefront of gay rights legislation. (BBC News -- Americas)
Zimbabwe: ICC and Nobel Peace Prize Oct 13, 2009
Kissinger won the award despite scheming and overseeing the 1969-75 mass bombings of Cambodia, and also masterminding Operation Condor of the mid 70s -- an operation of rape, kidnapping and murder coordinated by the CIA among the intelligence and security services of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. He also tacitly facilitated and supported the post-Allende junta of Augusto Pinochet in Chile, that killed French nationals, and he ordered the invasion of Cyprus, an invasion that led... (allAfrica.com)
S American leaders in bank deal Sep 30, 2009
Venezuela, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil and Ecuador will create a start-up fund for the bank. It was unclear how much of the $20bn (12. (BBC News -- Americas)
NZ votes against child smack ban Aug 22, 2009
WHERE SMACKING IS BANNED Austria, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, Moldova, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela Source: Endcorporalpunishment. org. (BBC News)
Bringing Clean Water To Third World Aug 19, 2009
"I was on a vacation in Uruguay and I just realized, man, you know, I've arrived and I'm miserable, I'm soul-less," Harrison says. So he quit the night life and volunteered with a charity. (CBS News)
U.S.-Swiss Tax Deal Throws Scare into Rich Aug 16, 2009
The Bushes will be moving to their Uruguay holdings very shortly. by rightbehind August 15, 2009 5:38 PM EDT. (CBS News)
Newsweek: Latin America tilting right, not left Aug 8, 2009
Three countries in South AmericaChile, Uruguay, and Brazilwill hold elections in the next 17 months, and yet in none is the ruling left-wing party favored to win ... In Uruguay, the left is pinning its hopes on socialist candidate Jos Mujica to succeed the lame duck Tabar Vzquez in the October election, but pollsters expect the conservative former president Luis Alberto Lacalle to prevail in a runoff. (MSNBC -- International)
Mark Sanford's Family Moves Out Aug 8, 2009
Until revelations of the affair with the woman Sanford met on a trip to Uruguay in 2001, the governor had been considered a possible 2012 Republican presidential candidate. MMVIII, CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. (CBS News -- Politics)
Brazil in nod to Colombian leader Aug 7, 2009
Ecuador, Bolivia and Uruguay expressed disapproval. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has cut ties with Colombia over the plan. (BBC News -- Americas)
The state of the centre left Jul 31, 2009
For similar reasons, Uruguay s ruling left-of-centre coalition looks set to retain power in an electoral contest this autumn. And in Mexico s recent legislative election, it was the Institutional Revolutionary Party, a lumbering titan of the centre-left, that gained at the expense of the ruling conservatives, not parties of a more radical stripe. (The Economist)
Chinese casino city Macau set to anoint new leader Jul 24, 2009
All but invisible in Latin America a decade ago, China now is building cars in Uruguay, donating a soccer stadium to Costa Rica and lending $10 billion to Brazil's biggest oil company. It's supplanted the United States to become the biggest trading partner with Brazil, South America's biggest economy. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
China's big move into Latin America Jul 13, 2009
Rio de Janeiro - All but invisible in Latin America a decade ago, China now is building cars in Uruguay, donating a soccer stadium to Costa Rica, and lending $10 billion to Brazil's biggest oil company. It's supplanted the United States to become the biggest trading partner with Brazil, South America's biggest economy. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
How the Honduras crisis boosts Venezuela's Chvez Jul 9, 2009
In contrast, the moderate leftist presidents of Brazil, Chile and Uruguay have remained popular even though the global economic crisis has battered their countries. Chvez pulled Zelaya into his orbit. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Honduras Is Right About Zelaya Jul 7, 2009
But they were defeated in Uruguay, Peru, Chile, and Argentina. Only in Castro s Cuba did guerrilla tactics succeed, and, as a consequence, the anti-democratic left understood that a change in tactics was necessary. (Human Events Online)
LETTER: Why have others wanted to come to America? Jun 24, 2009
"There is then the larger question of the Iranian theocracy and its continual, arrogant intervention in our affairs: its export of violence and cruelty and lies to Lebanon and Palestine and Iraq and its unashamed defiance of the United Nations, the European Union, and the International Atomic Energy Agency on the nontrivial matter of nuclear weapons. I am sure that I was as impressed as anybody by our presidents decision to quote Martin Luther Kingrather late in the weekon the arc of justice and... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Swine flu sends cruise ship home early to Aruba Jun 20, 2009
Venezuela's state news agency, Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias, said the passengers were from Spain, Colombia, United States, Argentina, Peru, Netherlands, Brazil, Chile, Panama, Uruguay, Russia, Romania, France, Belgium, Ireland and Italy. Some people on the ship were angry at first, complaining they weren't getting enough information, but the majority had calmed down after being told they would arrive in Aruba soon, Tonk-Croes said. (Yahoo News)
Opinion: Funes is chance for fresh start Jun 5, 2009
Issue date: 6/5/09 Section. Earlier this week, Mauricio Funes officially became president of El Salvador, making him the country's first leftist leader. (Ohio State University -- The Lantern, OH)
Post the First Comment Jun 5, 2009
Opinion: Funes is chance for fresh start - Opinion. Opinion: Funes is chance for fresh start. (Ohio State University -- The Lantern, OH)
Church columnists: June 1, 2009 Jun 2, 2009
Sunday Evening we had another Missionary Chris and Erika Cisler they are getting up support to go to Uruguay. He ask that we pray for them that they will be able to get the support they need and get to Uruguay in about a year. (Catoosa County News, GA)
U.S. President Barack Obama dropped off a plan to release abuse photos on Wednesday, saying that it would not bring "additional benefit" to the country.• U.S. admits flawed rights record May 14, 2009
Elected by secret ballot were five African countries -- Cameroon, Djibouti, Mauritius, Nigeria and Senegal, four Asian States -- Bangladesh, China, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan and Saudi Arabia, two Eastern European countries -- Hungary and Russia, three Latin American and Caribbean countries -- Cuba, Mexico and Uruguay, and three Western European and other States -- Belgium, Norway and the United States. Being a member of the rights council was no different than being a member of any other UN committee... (Xinhuanet, China)
China re-elected to UN Human Rights Council May 13, 2009
Besides China, the other 17 countries elected to the Council are Cameroon, Djibouti, Mauritius, Nigeria, Senegal, Bangladesh, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, Russia Federation, Cuba, Mexico, Uruguay, Belgium, Norway and the United States. UNITED NATIONS, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Tuesday was elected for a three-year term to the 47-member UN Human Rights Council for the first time. (Xinhuanet, China)
Mexico feels Swine Flu pinch May 4, 2009
Checks would also be made on passengers arriving by water from neighboring Uruguay and by land, Massa said. The official also called on any passengers recently arrived from Canada, the United States or Mexico to contact authorities and undergo a medical check-up. (iAfrica.com)
Chavez Gift: Book that Assails USA for Exploiting Latin America... Apr 19, 2009
At President Obama's meeting with the heads of South American countries this morning, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stood, walked over to him, and presented him with a copy of " by Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano. Obama politely posed for a photograph with Chavez, shook his hand, and accepted the gift. The book, first published in Spanish in 1971, offers a critique of the consequences of 500 years of European and U.S. colonization of Latin America. "The division of labor among nations is... (The Drudge Report)
* Latin Americas revolution reborn at the ballot box Mar 21, 2009
The Socialist Party in Chile, the Workers Party in Brazil, the Broad Front in Uruguay, even Chavez in Venezuela and the PRD and FSLN in Mexico and Nicaragua, respectively, have shown that, after years of waiting, the left can win elections in Latin America ... It sympathizes far more with Chavez, Bolivian President Evo Morales, Cuba, the Sandinistas and now the FMLN than with the moderate left elected in Chile, Brazil, Uruguay and Peru. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
In Ecuador, gang members trade guns for scissors and nail polish Feb 22, 2009
At the heart of this operation that has helped produce a dramatic drop in neighborhood crime, is a former nun and school teacher, Nelsa Curbelo, from Uruguay. Upon first glance, the gentle, grandmotherly Nelsa as everyone calls her looks out of place among the gangster paraphernalia. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
* World News Quick Take Feb 19, 2009
The bulk of military leaders suspected of human right abuses during their dirty war against leftist insurgents have gone unpunished and many Uruguayans have sought to revoke the amnesty law to heal the countrys lingering wounds. UNITED STATES. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Staging the magic of Isabel Allende Feb 18, 2009
As a native of Uruguay, which was under a military dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s, Landrieu is all too familiar with the political subtext of "The House of the Spirits." He recalled visiting his homeland only to find that "close friends had disappeared, everybody on the street had sad faces, you could only trust your closest relatives, and even with them you were so afraid that you talked in whispers.". 1. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
UK ships 'missing safety tests' Feb 11, 2009
The report also said that more than half the UK fleet did not visit a British port in 2007, meaning surveyors often had to travel as far afield as Singapore, Uruguay and Australia to inspect vessels. MCA chief executive Peter Cardy said the missed inspections were "a direct result of the difficulties in finding and retaining the people with the right skills and the competition for experienced maritime surveyors". (BBC News -- UK)
