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Montevideo, May 21st 2024 - 12:08 UTC

Uruguay

  • Wednesday, May 8th 2024 - 23:19 UTC

    President Lacalle Pou: Overturning social security reform would entail a great step backward

    Lacalle said that if the plebiscite goes ahead he would campaign in favor of keeping the mechanism as it is

    Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou said that reversing the social security reform would imply “a great setback” for his country and pointed out that there seems to be a great rush to carry out this measure.

  • Tuesday, May 7th 2024 - 19:43 UTC

    FMI foresees rebound in Uruguay's economy

    According to the IMF, “continued vigilance of monetary policy is crucial”

    The Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a report this week forecasting a “strong rebound” in Uruguay's economy this year. Driven by a surge in agricultural exports amid “balanced” macroeconomic risks, a 3.7% growth has been projected.

  • Monday, May 6th 2024 - 15:50 UTC

    Uruguay: National Party leader arrested for fabricating assault claims against candidate Orsi

    Orsi (left) told reporters that he and his lawyers will go to the “bottom” of the issue because they suspect that this media stunt was put together by someone who is “behind” Papasso (right).

    In Uruguay, the unfolding saga surrounding the allegations against former Canelones department (province) mayor and current Presidential pre-candidate for the Broad Front (Frente Amplio), Yamandú Orsi, has taken a dramatic turn as Romina Celeste Papasso, a leader of the National Party (Partido Nacional), was arrested on Monday for fabricating false accusations against Orsi. Furthermore, an arrest warrant has been issued for Paula Díaz, the trans woman who initially filed the criminal complaint against Orsi.

  • Friday, May 3rd 2024 - 20:48 UTC

    Uruguay launches app to involve people in fight against dengue-spreading mosquito

    “Uruguay has a culture of using networks and managing information through smartphones” that can be useful in this case, Rando stressed

    Uruguay's Health Ministry Friday launched the application “Mosquito Alert” and urged the population to use it so that authorities can better fight the Aedes Aegypti mosquito which is behind the spread of dengue, zika, and chikungunya, it was reported in Montevideo.

  • Friday, May 3rd 2024 - 10:59 UTC

    Uruguay: Exports grow 27% interannually in April

    Live cattle recorded a 740% growth from US$ 4 million to US$ 31 million

    According to a study from the government's Uruguay XXI Institute released Thursday in Montevideo, the South American country's exports of soybeans, beef, live cattle, and cellulose drove the total sales abroad to a 27% growth in April from last year's figures during the same month and a 5% increase in the first third of 2024.

  • Thursday, May 2nd 2024 - 23:04 UTC

    Mujica's physician describes former president's condition

    “We are going to continue fighting this battle,” Panone said

    Former Uruguayan President José Pepe Mujica's physician Raquel Panone described the extent of her patient's cancer during a press conference in Montevideo. “Pepe has esophageal cancer. We did other studies that showed that he has no lesion in any other organ,” she said while admitting that the tumor was malignant, as doctors had already feared.

  • Thursday, May 2nd 2024 - 06:02 UTC

    Uruguay's UN human rights test: high standard record, strong media freedom and freedom of expression

    Ambassador Simon Manley, CMG, took up his post as the head of UN International Organizations based in Geneva in April 2021.

    The United Kingdom's Permanent Representative to the WTO and the UN in Geneva, Simon Manley, CMG, delivered on May first a statement at Uruguay's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council.

  • Tuesday, April 30th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    President Lacalle Pou and other leaders send Pepe Mujica their support

    Pepe Mujica and Lacalle Pou have shared a close bond lately despite standing on opposing ends of the political arch

    Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Monday got in touch with his predecessor José 'Pepe' Mujica to offer all the help he might need after announcing earlier in the day that he had esophagus cancer. Lacalle telephoned Mujica at around 5 pm, it was reported in Montevideo.

  • Monday, April 29th 2024 - 16:07 UTC

    Former President José Mujica reveals that he suffers from cancer

    “You have to die. We belong to the world of living things, and in the world of living things we are born destined to die. That is why life is a formidable adventure,” he mused

    Former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica revealed on Monday that he had been diagnosed with a tumor in his esophagus following a routine medical examination on Friday. At a press conference surrounded by leaders, activists and supporters of his Frente Amplio party, the world-renowned political figure vowed to continue his activism despite the health challenge.

  • Monday, April 29th 2024 - 10:50 UTC

    Unauthorized US Coast Guard ship sparks controversy in Montevideo

    Uruguay's opposition parties underlined the ruling Multicolor coalition's alleged disregard for the Constitution

    The US Coast Guard cutter James docked in the port of Montevideo Friday sparking a controversy among local politicians because the executive had forgotten to require the congressional acquiescence needed for the presence of any foreign-flagged military unit in the country.