Uruguay

• Thursday, June 24th 2021 - 09:34 UTC

  Nicaragua says Uruguayan government is “a dictatorship” in OAS forum

  

  Nicaragua's Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Alvarado, Wednesday described Uruguay as a “dictatorship,” prompting a diplomatic rift with his colleague from the South American country.

• Thursday, June 24th 2021 - 09:22 UTC

  Uruguay's blooming economy shows covid-induced setback

  

  Uruguay's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell 2.8% in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same period of 2020, according to a Central Bank (BCU) report released Wednesday.

• Wednesday, June 23rd 2021 - 08:46 UTC

  Uruguay: Undocumented migrants and asylum seekers eligible for vaccination against coronavirus

  

  The Government of Uruguay Tuesday announced that the right vaccination against the coronavirus also applied to refugee applicants or undocumented migrants who have been in the territory for more than 90 days.

• Saturday, June 19th 2021 - 09:53 UTC

  Uruguay makes donation of 12,000 AstraZeneca vaccines to Paraguay

  

  Uruguayan health authorities Friday made a donation to Paraguay of 12,000 doses of the AstraZeneca anticovid-19 vaccine, some of which are due to expire June 28 and the rest by the end of August, it was announced.

• Thursday, June 17th 2021 - 12:34 UTC

  Fears of Islamic State influence in East Congo, where thousands of UN Latam peace keeping forces are deployed

  

  United Nations experts said on Wednesday they had been unable to find evidence of direct support by the Islamic State for an Islamist militia in eastern Congo. Several Latin American countries have deployed under command of UN, peace-keeping forces, among which Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Guatemala and Uruguay, with more than a thousand personnel.

• Thursday, June 17th 2021 - 09:26 UTC

  Uruguay's GACH comes to an end

  

  Uruguay's Group of Honorary Advisers to the Presidency in matters regarding the anti-covid-19 fight, known as GACH was dissolved Wednesday after a meeting with President Luis Lacalle Pou at the Executive Tower in Montevideo.

• Saturday, June 12th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentina still resists drive to make Mercosur more flexible

  

  A top official from the Argentine Government spoke yet again against a bid from Brazil and Uruguay to make Mercosur more flexible and allow members to broker one-on-one deals with other countries or blocs.

• Friday, June 11th 2021 - 09:35 UTC

  Lacalle announces free trade zone coming up in Uruguayan department of Maldonado

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou announced Thursday in La Capuera that plans were underway to create a free trade zone in the department of Maldonado.

• Friday, June 11th 2021 - 08:30 UTC

  Uruguayan Minister Falero recovering well after tumor surgery

  

  Uruguay's Transport Minister José Luis Falero underwent a surgical procedure Thursday to have a tumour next to one of his eyes removed, it was reported.

• Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 21:15 UTC

  Cruise industry interested in returning to Uruguay for the 2021/22 season

  

  Uruguay has received over 200 requests for cruise vessels to call in Montevideo and Punta del Este for the coming 2021/22 season, (October/March), according to reports in the local media. Of the 200, 140 requests are for Montevideo and 60 for the international seaside resort of Punta del Este.