Same Sex Marriage Legalized in Uruguay
Region: UruguayWritten by Silvia Viñas Uruguay has become the second Latin American country to legalize [1] same-sex marriage. Lawmakers in Congress passed the bill, which defines marriage as “the permanent union between two people of the same or opposite sex,” by a wide margin on April 10, 2013, with 71 of 92 votes in favor. The country's upper house of the Senate approved the proposal las... more
Views: 639Uruguay: Election Season Underway
Region: UruguayUruguay is experiencing, as it does every 5 years, an electoral process that will be decided on Sunday, October 25. However, if one candidate does not receive the majority of votes, then a run-off election will take place on the last Sunday in November. This is part of a busy 12 months in the electoral calendar in Uruguay, as “internal elections” or party elections took place last June, followed by the pres... more
Views: 1561Crazy Return For Abreu?
Region: Uruguay
Sebastián Abreu was always a player that had a reputation of going where the money was. That attitude was best exemplified when he left reigning Argentine champs River Plate to play with Beitar Jerusalem. Now his move seemed to have backfired on him as the club owes him moneys from the matches that he had already played with the Israeli side. Due to this pending debt, Beitar will not be able to use him througho... more
Views: 1153Pergam Finance sees agricultural investments on the rise
Region: UruguayOlivier Combastet’s Pergam Finance provides investors with innovative product offerings within the profitable South American agricultural sector As the global population continues to rise and the demand for food skyrockets, agricultural investments are quickly becoming “the new gold” for intelligent financial investors. Why? Unlike other commodities, agricultural assets are completely... more
Views: 1202Uruguay Callup For Key Matchups
Region: UruguayOscar Washington Tabarez made his list of 22 players and El Maestro showed some important moves as they prepare for two vital matches against Paraguay and Chile world Cup qualifying play. To start, Murcia goalkeeper Fabián Carini was not called up while Lazio’s Fernando Muslera were called up by the national team coach. The midfield will consist of Maximiliano and álvaro Pereira du... more
Views: 1004Week Four Scores
Region: UruguayBella Vista 0-0 Rampla Jrs. Peñarol 3-0 Cerro Largo FC PEN: Hernández (5’, 29’), José María Franco (58’) River Plate 1-3 Defensor Sporting RIV: Meloño (29’) DEF: Diego Ferreira (4’), Ferreira (68’, 77’) Nacional 2-0 Racing NAC: García (8’, 72’) Central Español 1-1 Villa Española CEN: Ferreri ... more
Views: 1546Uruguay Apertura Week 3 Fixture
Region: UruguayJuventud - Cerro Tacuarembó FC - Nacional Cerro Largo - River Plate Wanderers - Bella Vista Rampla Juniors - Peñarol Racing (U) - Central Español Def. Sporting - Liverpool Villa Española - Danubio more
Views: 2288Uruguayan Chances
Region: UruguayCurrently Uruguay could be in better shape but knowing what they have gone through, they are in great shape. I gave Nolan five reasons as to why Uruguay had a great shot at playing South Africa two years from now. 1) They are only five points away. I will fight this until the end. CONMEBOL qualifiers are the toughest in the world. Barnone. There are no Faroe Islands. There are no San Marinos in this neck of the wood... more
Views: 1431Uruguayan Apertura- Week 1
Region: UruguayJuventud 0 - 1 Nacional Defensor Sporting 0 - 0 Cerro Cerro Largo 0 - 1 Danubio F.C. Racing (U) 1 - 1 River Plate Rampla Juniors 0 - 0&nbs... more
Views: 1066Uruguayan Clausura- Week 14
Region: UruguayPTS GP W D L +/- River Plate 34 14 11 1 2 29 Peñarol 34 14 11 1 2 20 Def... more
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