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The Emerging Global Crisis of Investment Agreements
By Martin KhorDec 4 2012 (IPS)A growing number of international lawsuits has highlighted an emerging global crisis: the nature and effects of investment treaties signed between governments, which are...
View ArticleHow to Close Latin America’s Rich-Poor Chasm
By Cydney HargisWASHINGTON, Jun 11 2013 (IPS)Latin American governments have increasingly been working to lessen inequality in the region, but new data suggests their efforts vary widely in quality and...
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Latin America’s Youth Face Hurdles to Jobs and Safe Sex
Ahmad Alhendawi, the U.N. secretary general's special envoy on youth, speaks with participants in the programme Jóvenes en Red (Youth Net) from Manga, a working-class neighbourhood on the outskirts of...
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Uruguay Prepares for Iron Rush
May 2013 protest march in downtown Montevideo against large-scale mining. Credit: Inés Acosta/TierraméricaBy Inés AcostaMONTEVIDEO, Aug 26 2013 (IPS)A bill that would regulate large-scale mining...
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Revised U.S. Stance on Marijuana Will Be Felt Beyond Borders
Marijuana grown for medicinal purposes. Credit: Coleen Danger/CC by 2.0By Carey L. BironWASHINGTON, Aug 30 2013 (IPS)The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday issued surprise guidance directing its...
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Latin America Stirs the Marijuana Pot
Female cannabis plant. Credit: Bokske/CC BY 3.0By Emilio Godoy and Inés AcostaMEXICO CITY/MONTEVIDEO, Sep 27 2013 (IPS)In Latin America, where marijuana is the most widely consumed illegal drug, there...
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Domestics Join Forces to Put Their House in Order
Paulina Nuza, Ernestina Ochoa and Petra Ermillo Martínez (left to right) discussing issues raised at the global congress of domestic workers in Montevideo. Credit: Victoria Rodríguez/IPSBy Inés...
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Uruguay Keen to Become Regional Logistics Hub
Location of the projected terminal (in pink) on the coast of Rocha, between La Paloma (bottom left) and Cabo Polonio (upper right). Credit: Comisión Interministerial del Puerto de Aguas ProfundasBy...
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Uruguay’s Mega-Mining Law in Place – Before the Minerals
Science Faculty researchers carrying out a paleomagnetic study in Valentines, Uruguay in 2008. Credit: Courtesy Leda SánchezBy Pablo TosquellasMONTEVIDEO, Dec 3 2013 (IPS)The Uruguayan government,...
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Next Step in Uruguay: Competitive, Quality Marijuana
“We are making history: Uruguay approves the regulation of marijuana” reads this poster by an advocacy group that lobbied for state regulation and control of marijuana. Credit: Courtesy Proderechos.By...
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Uruguay Not a ‘Pirate’
Diego Cánepa. Credit: Office of the Presidency of UruguayBy Pavol StracanskyVIENNA, Apr 17 2014 (IPS)The Uruguayan government has made a controversial move to regulate the production and sale of...
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UAE Diplomatic Offensive in Latin America
UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his Uruguayan opposite number Luis Almagro at an Apr. 28 press conference in Montevideo. Credit: Presidencia de UruguayBy IPS...
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As Winds of Change Blow, South America Builds Its House with BRICS
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff, President of China Xi Jinping and South African President Jacob Zuma take a family...
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Uruguay’s Decision Could Come Too Late for Gitmo Detainees
Detainees in orange jumpsuits sit in a holding area under the watchful eyes of Military Police at Camp X-Ray at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during in-processing to the temporary detention facility...
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Guantánamo Paradoxes Tested in Uruguay
The six freed Guantánamo detainees line up to hold a Uruguayan baby. In this picture, Tunisian Abdul Bin Mohammed Abis Ourgy holds up the infant while Syrian Ali Hussein Muhammed Shaaban watches....
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Child Sex Crimes: Uruguay’s Ugly Hidden Face
A poster from the No Excuses campaign, organised by Conapees, el Instituto del Niño y Adolescente del Uruguay and Unicef. Photo courtesy of Conapees*By Diana CariboniMONTEVIDEO, Jan 5 2015 (IPS)Karina...
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Uruguay Puts High Priority on Renewable Energies
Since July 2014, Uruguay’s state power utility, UTE, has 30 100 percent electric vans. After the success of this initiative, it doubled that number in its fleet of vehicles, and incorporated two...
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Floods Pose Challenge for South American Integration
In Uruguay 22,414 people have been displaced by the floods that have affected the countries of the Mercosur trade bloc. Credit: Sistema Nacional de Emergencias (Sinae)By Fabiana FrayssinetBUENOS AIRES,...
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Uruguay Seeks Future as Oil Producer in Ultra-Deep Waters
The Maersk Venturer drillship, which is drilling the Raya-1 well that set a new world record in terms of water depth, and will determine the existence of commercially viable oil and gas reserves on...
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Uruguay’s Victory over Philip Morris: a Win for Tobacco Control and Public...
Credit: BigstockBy Germán VelásquezGENEVA, Aug 22 2016 (IPS)In a landmark decision that has been hailed as a victory of public health measures against narrow commercial interests, an international...
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SOUTH AMERICA: Mercosur Bloc – More Politics, Better Integration
By Raúl PierriMONTEVIDEO, Dec 21 2011 (IPS) The leaders of South America’s Mercosur trade bloc decided to set up a committee to facilitate the incorporation of new members, adopt a mechanism to defend...
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URUGUAY: Community Radios Have Innovative Law, But Are Off the Air
By Inés AcostaMONTEVIDEO, Feb 29 2012 (IPS) Uruguay took a giant step towards more democratic media when it passed a law on community radio broadcasting in 2007. But although regulations for the law...
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URUGUAY: Community Radios Have Innovative Law, But Are Off the Air
Inés Acosta *By Inés AcostaMONTEVIDEO, Feb 29 2012 (IPS) Uruguay took a giant step towards more democratic media when it passed a law on community radio broadcasting in 2007. But although regulations...
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Sea Turtles Trapped by Sudden Drop in Temperature in Uruguay
A boy and his mother watch through glass as a green sea turtle receives treatment at the Karumbé rehabilitation center. Credit: Victoria Rodríguez/IPSBy Inés AcostaMONTEVIDEO, Jul 24 2012 (IPS) A...
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In Uruguay, the Answer Is Blowing in the Wind
Wind farm in Sierra de los Caracoles, in the department of Maldonado, southeast Uruguay. Credit: Courtesy of UTEBy Inés AcostaMONTEVIDEO, Aug 28 2012 (IPS) Uruguay needs to reinforce and expand its...
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