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Montevideo, April 27th 2024 - 04:41 UTC

Uruguay

  • Friday, April 5th 2024 - 10:58 UTC

    Uruguayan Senator and former Minister Adrián Peña killed in car crash

    Peña was at the wheel of his car. He was not wearing his seatbelt and his driver's license had expired two years ago. Photo: Sebastián Astorga

    Uruguayan Senator Adrián Peña was killed Thursday in a head-on car crash in the department (province) of Canelones on Route 36. He had actively represented his country as the first Environment Minister at the Glasgow 2021 Conference of Parties. He was forced to resign amid a scandal involving his college degree (or lack thereof) in January last year, after which he effectively took his Senate seat on Jan. 30, 2023.

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

    Uruguay and DEA sign new cooperation deal

    The deal provides for more coordinated joint operations, Martinelli explained

    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.

  • Wednesday, April 3rd 2024 - 09:51 UTC

    Uruguay's new cargo train completes first trip

    “UPM's people, of course, have a fundamental role in this first stage of the new railway development in Uruguay,” Falero admitted

    Uruguay's first railway shipment between the UPM 2 pulp mills and the port of Montevideo arrived at its destination Tuesday at 6 pm after traveling 264 kilometers, marking the beginning of a new era. “It is not the UPM train, it is the railroad that will run in Uruguay,” Transport Minister José Luis Falero stressed.

  • Monday, April 1st 2024 - 12:32 UTC

    Uruguay reports 224 case of dengue disease transmitted by mosquitoes

    The disease has been constantly increasing but is expected to become less significant in May with cold weather that will help eliminate mosquitoes

    Uruguay has reported 224 cases of the mosquito transmitted disease dengue, including three related deaths, of which 113 are identified as autochthonous and 111 imported, according to the latest release (March 30) from the country's Public Health Ministry, MSP. The release also mentions imported cases of chikungunya (1) from Brazil and zika (2) from Southeast Asia.

  • Monday, April 1st 2024 - 10:50 UTC

    Uruguayan fishing said to be “on the brink of collapse”

    Costs need to be lowered for Uruguay's fishing to be competitive

    Uruguayan fishing industry leaders demanded concrete responses from President Luis Lacalle Pou after the activity fell in a stoppage from here it needs to recover. “It is more profitable to bring fish from Argentina,” one of the leaders argued as the sector was said to be “on the verge of collapse.” The crisis worsened in recent weeks as costs keep spiraling.

  • Thursday, March 28th 2024 - 11:31 UTC

    Uruguayan rural producers affected by stronger local currency

    “Supply and demand determine what the dollar is worth,” Central Bank President Labat has said

    Uruguay's rural producers underlined that the constant appreciation of the local peso against the US dollar was detrimental to their exporting activities and insisted that the appropriate exchange rate should be US$ 1 = UY$ 58 instead of UY$ 37.5, which represents a 3.9% drop so far this year.

  • Wednesday, March 27th 2024 - 11:45 UTC

    Maduro's regime consolidating as a dictatorship, says Uruguay's FM

    “Unfortunately today the worst has been confirmed,” Paganini stressed

    Uruguay's Foreign Minister Omar Paganini Tuesday said that Nicolás Maduro's regime was “consolidating itself as a dictatorship” after the main opposition candidates were unable to compete in the July 28 presidential elections. Paganini also underlined that Venezuela was “moving away from any possible democratic practice.”

  • Tuesday, March 26th 2024 - 10:53 UTC

    Mosquitoes invading Montevideo, not the ones carrying dengue

    Uruguayan specialists foresee an increase in the number of cases of dengue after Tourism Week

    Uruguay's Health Ministry (MSP) Zoonosis and Vectors Director Gabriela Willat said Monday that “they are the flood mosquitoes, which breed in puddles and hatch at the same time.” She made those remarks as the number of dengue cases is soaring in neighboring Argentina and Brazil while an increase is expected locally following the current Tourism Week holiday, the country's lay version of the Easter Week recess.

  • Monday, March 25th 2024 - 20:38 UTC

    UK-Uruguay Trade Dialogue statement with emphasis on Patents and Intellectual Property

    Uruguay presented new bilateral investment and cooperation opportunities in a range of sectors, with a focus on clean renewable energy and the low-carbon economy.

    Officials from the United Kingdom and Uruguay met in London for the second meeting of the Trade Dialogue on 19th March 2024. The dialogue continued its work to enhance trade and investment, support sustainable development, and promote the exchange of knowledge and experiences. At the meeting, officials reflected on the progress made since the last dialogue.

  • Monday, March 25th 2024 - 20:29 UTC

    Rice harvest in Uruguay expected to generate US$ 700 million in exports

    It's rice harvest time in Uruguay, and the country expects to collect over a million tons of the cereal which is enjoying a favorable international prices prospect since the world's main exporter India, has dropped out of the market. The production of Uruguay's 150,000 hectares of rice paddies are expected to bring in close to US$ 700 million in exports this year, which will be higher than the US$ 550/600 million from the 2023 harvest.