Tag: Nicolás Martinelli

• Wednesday, October 23rd 2024 - 21:33 UTC

  Uruguay signs agreement to build prison for transgender people

  

  The Uruguayan government of President Luis Lacalle Pou signed on Tuesday a public-private partnership (PPP) agreement for the construction of a new women's prison with accommodation for transgender inmates at a cost of US$46 million, it was announced in Montevideo.

• Thursday, April 4th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

  Uruguay and DEA sign new cooperation deal

  

  The Government of Uruguay represented by Interior Minister Nicolás Martinelli and the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) signed a “memorandum of cooperation” in Washington DC Wednesday whereby the South American country will receive help fighting trafficking. Joining Martinelli's entourage was Anti-drug Brigade Director Alfredo Rodríguez.

• Sunday, November 5th 2023 - 12:24 UTC

  Major cabinet reshuffle in Montevideo amid scandal

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou announced a cabinet reshuffle Saturday evening from the Torre Ejecutiva after meeting earlier in the day with leaders of the ruling Multicolor coalition at the Suárez y Reyes residence to address the crisis sparked by the resignation last Wednesday of Francisco Bustillo as foreign minister amid a scandal over the issuance of a passport to known drug trafficker Sebastián Marset.