Uruguay

• Monday, June 28th 2021 - 22:19 UTC

  Falklands English with a Uruguayan flavor, “Chay”

  

  By Yliana Rodríguez (*) – An English variety with an Uruguayan flavour Falkland Islands English has called my attention for more than a decade since my dear friend George Stewart once told me about the Spanish words used down there. I flew home to tell my Dad, who to my surprise remained unruffled at the news and went on to tell me about Uruguayan gauchos in the Falklands.

• Monday, June 28th 2021 - 09:38 UTC

  Lacalle Pou replaces Uruguay's Livestock Minister

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Sunday announced he shall be appointing current National Meat Institute head Fernando Mattos as the country's new Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries instead of Carlos María Uriarte.

• Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:46 UTC

  Entertainment may resume in Uruguay July 5, but travellers face tougher restrictions

  

  The Government of Uruguay Friday announced public shows, parties, social events, food courts, cinemas and amateur sports competitions may resume as of July 5, provided they comply with the anticoronavirus protocols in force.

• Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  “Why Uruguay lost control of COVID,” as reported in Nature magazine

  

  By Luke Taylor – Complacency and a coronavirus variant help to explain why Uruguay, once a pandemic success story, couldn’t withstand the surge now rocking South America.

• Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 02:19 UTC

  With passenger traffic not back to normal, Uruguayan port of Colonia undertakes improving its facilities

  

  Managerial authorities of the Uruguayan port of Colonia have reached an agreement for renovation works over the next year at a cost of around UY $ 80 million (US $ 1,840,800), it was announced.

• Friday, June 25th 2021 - 09:42 UTC

  Eastern lands at Carrasco, Copa adds flights to/from Montevideo

  

  Montevideo's Carrasco international airport welcomed a new operator this week and more flights from an old one, as Uruguay's reopening to the world gains momentum in the current pandemic scenario.

• 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.