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Fri, 08 Oct 2021 17:14:00 GMT
Last Man Standing: A talk with the captain who spent 688 days on board a longliner
688. That is the number of days that the captain of the FV Nordic Prince, Arvid Olai Mjønes, spent on board the vessel without returning home. On the final leg of the voyage, the Norwegian captain spoke to MercoPress on board ...

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 00:30:00 GMT
Uruguay off UK's Red List, but surprising FCDO comment on the country's Covid-19 situation
From 4 am on Monday 11 October, Uruguay will no longer be on the Red List for entering England. As to UK citizens planning to travel to Uruguay, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advise against all but essen...

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 23:51:00 GMT
Entire Mercosur out of Britain's travel red group, which is now focused solely on other LatAm nations
The United Kingdom has removed 47 destinations from its travel red list, which has been narrowed down to just seven nations, all of them within Latin America and four from South America, it was announced Thursday.

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 09:50:00 GMT
IMF praises Uruguay's handling of the pandemic and forecasts 3,4% recovery this year
The IMF elaborated and presented this month a preliminary statement on the situation of the Uruguayan economy based on Article IV mission findings.

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 09:37:00 GMT
Uruguay eyes energy exports from sea wind farms
The government of Uruguay is willing to promote the generation of energy for export, by installing wind farms with wind turbines on the maritime platform, it was reported Wednesday in Montevideo.

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 22:14:00 GMT
Foreign Ministers of Argentina, Uruguay have lunch in Buenos Aires in Mercosur rebuilding encounter
Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Tuesday met in Buenos Aires with his Uruguayan colleague Francisco Bustillo in a move to patch things up with the other three Mercosur members. Cafiero will travel to Brasilia Friday.

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 09:28:00 GMT
Uruguay, “cooperating jurisdiction” of EU
After reports Tuesday announced the reinstatement of Uruguay and also Costa Rica by the European Union to the “grey” list of tax havens, Montevideo was quick to reply all the EU had done was ratify “the status of Uruguay ...

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 09:02:00 GMT
Uruguay opened its stand at the 2020 Universal Expo in Dubai
Uruguay inaugurated Tuesday its stand at the 2020 Universal Expo in Dubai, an event that has attracted over 190 countries.

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 08:14:00 GMT
MSC cruises cancels 2021/22 season to Uruguay and Argentina
MSC cruises announced on Tuesday that it was cancelling its 2021/22 cruise season to Argentina and Uruguay. “Since the beginning of the year and continuing on the path outlined last year to achieve the safe resumption of crui...

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 09:20:00 GMT
Some hope for this coming cruise season as Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina make public protocols
Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina have announced the vaccine certificates and protocols which will be demanded from cruise vessel passengers and crewmembers this coming summer season if they are to call in the three countries as pa...



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