Tag: Luis Lacalle Pou

• Wednesday, June 2nd 2021 - 08:26 UTC

  Vaccination campaign has reached more than half of Uruguay's population with at least one dose

  

  Uruguay's Public Health Ministry Tuesday reported that around 1,807,000 people, that is 51.15% of the country's population, have already been administered at least one dose of an anti-coronavirus vaccine.

• Friday, May 28th 2021 - 09:53 UTC

  Minister Guedes says Brazil favors the modernizing of Mercosur

  

  “We are liberal but not stupid,” said Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes Thursday during a virtual event where he explained that his country has no intention of leaving Mercosur, but it does want to modernize it.

• Tuesday, May 25th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Montevideo gyms get back to work (out)

  

  Montevideo's gyms, clubs and sports centres reopened their doors Monday, albeit with only 30% per cent capacity allowed and provided all sanitary protocols are observed.

• Wednesday, May 19th 2021 - 09:46 UTC

  Uruguay developing vaccination pass for public shows

  

  Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday admitted his government is evaluating the implementation of a “green passport” for admission into public shows.

• Wednesday, May 19th 2021 - 09:15 UTC

  Uruguay's GACH praised by prestigious scientific magazine

  

  The group of advisers to Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou in covid-19 matters, commonly known as GACH (Honorary Scientific Advisory Group), was highly acclaimed by the Nature magazine.

• Thursday, May 13th 2021 - 09:13 UTC

  Coronavirus restrictions stretched to May 23 in Uruguay

  

  The Government of Uruguay Wednesday decided to extend the restrictive measures currently in force against the coronavirus pandemic until May 23, it was announced.

• Thursday, May 13th 2021 - 08:59 UTC

  Pepe Mujica joins campaign against Uruguayan government law

  

  Former Uruguayan President José Pepe Mujica Wednesday launched an appeal to call for a referendum to revoke 135 articles of a government's Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC), which his opponents describe as retrograde.

• Thursday, April 29th 2021 - 09:36 UTC

  Uruguayan schools to reopen gradually in May

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday announced a gradual return to on-site schooling for a third of nationwide students as of next Monday.

• Wednesday, April 28th 2021 - 09:42 UTC

  Former Uruguayan Vice President Gonzalo Aguirre dies at age 81

  

  Former Uruguayan Vice President Gonzalo Aguirre Ramírez (1990-1995) has died at the age of 81 in Montevideo, it was announced. He had been hospitalized since March 19 after having caught covid-19.

• Tuesday, April 27th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  External tariffs discussed at Mercosur foreign ministers virtual meeting

  

  The Government of Argentina Monday submitted a proposal for the average reduction of the Common External Tariffs during a virtual meeting of Southern Common Market (Mercosur)'s Foreign Ministers, it was announced.