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Montevideo, March 31st 2025 - 22:27 UTC

Stories for March 1st 2025

  • Saturday, March 1st 2025 - 22:46 UTC

    A new era in Uruguay: Yamandú Orsi takes the Presidential sash

    “This country is one. We build it together, with every region playing a role in its development,” Orsi told a crowd in Montevideo's main square. Photo: EFE/Raúl Martínez

    Former mayor of Canelones and history professor Yamandú Orsi took the stage at Plaza Independencia, the heart of Uruguay’s democratic transitions. A warm embrace with outgoing President Luis Lacalle Pou marked the handover, a moment of continuity in a country that takes pride in its institutional stability. “I’m here if you need me,” Lacalle Pou told Orsi, offering a rare glimpse of camaraderie in the often-divisive world of politics.

  • Saturday, March 1st 2025 - 21:19 UTC

    Falklands’ oil company convenes shareholders for fundraising initiative

    The company, which holds a 100% interest in three Production Licenses in the South Falkland Basin, has made significant progress in its exploration efforts

    Borders & Southern Petroleum plc (AIM: BOR), the oil and gas company focused on the Falkland Islands, announced the upcoming General Meeting to seek shareholder approval for its fundraising initiative. The meeting is scheduled for March 21, 2025, at the offices of Wedlake Bell LLP in London.

  • Saturday, March 1st 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Yamandú Orsi takes office as Uruguay’s new left-wing President

    Orsi becomes the third president from the left-wing Frente Amplio coalition, following Tabaré Vázquez and José “Pepe” Mujica

    Uruguay will swear in Yamandú Orsi as its new president this Saturday, marking 40 years since the country’s return to democracy. Orsi, a former mayor of Canelones, will replace Luis Lacalle Pou in a ceremony that begins at 14:00 local time (17:00 GMT). His term will run until March 2030.

  • Saturday, March 1st 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    A melancholic Lacalle Pou recalls his father's last day in office

    “I was 20 years old” when Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrera's government reached the same point, he pointed out

    On his last day in office after five years, Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou expressed gratitude to those who supported his administration and recalled a similar day 30 years ago when his father's (Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrera) term came to an end. President-elect Yamandú Orsi is to be sworn in Saturday in an indoor ceremony at the SODRE Auditorium as the ceremony was shifted to an indoor venue given the rain forecast.

  • Saturday, March 1st 2025 - 10:10 UTC

    Argentine artist State-imposed guild monopolies dissolved

    “Today we can leave behind 50 years of cultural oppression,” Sturzenegger stressed

    Argentina's Deregulation Minister Federico Sturzenegger announced this week the elimination of restrictions on cultural activities dating back to the dictatorship of General Juan Carlos Onganía (1966-1970). The new Presidential Decree issued by Javier Milei will “free Argentine culture from the system of state control established by the Onganía regime 50 years ago,” the minister explained.

  • Saturday, March 1st 2025 - 10:08 UTC

    Pope's condition now deemed “complex”

    “The Holy Father was promptly bronchoaspirated and started non-invasive mechanical ventilation,” Vatican sources stated

    Just one day after being reported to be “out of critical condition,” Pope Francis had an isolated bronchospasm crisis worsening his overall respiratory state. He has completed a fortnight at Rome's Gemelli clinic, where he had been admitted on Feb. 14 for bronchitis with a polymicrobial infection and bilateral pneumonia. Despite Friday's episode, the Argentine-born Pope remained lucid and cooperative. Vatican sources confirmed Francis, 88, would not preside over the Ash Wednesday rite on March 5.