Uruguay

• Friday, September 17th 2021 - 09:57 UTC

  British Ambassador at Montevideo's Expo Prado: Falklands stand in the show is aligned with UK theme, climate change

  

  For the eighth year, the United Kingdom participated in Montevideo's Expo Prado Show, annual international livestock and agricultural industry exhibition where the largest productive sector of the Uruguayan economy shows its muscle to the thousands of visitors and private and public exhibitors who turn up for each edition. This year is the second time that Ambassador Faye O'Connor has appeared at the opening of her country's pavilion, which will also house, once again, a Falkland Islands themed stand promoting industry and tourism.

• Friday, September 17th 2021 - 07:16 UTC

  Argimón becomes Uruguay's interim president until Sept. 24

  

  Due to President Luis Lacalle Pou's trip to Mexico and the United States on his first mission abroad lasting more than 48 hours, Vice President Beatriz Argimón has become the country's interim head of state.

• Thursday, September 16th 2021 - 09:25 UTC

  IDB President sees a plethora of opportunities ahead in Uruguay

  

  “Uruguay could be a Silicon Valley of the south”, said Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Mauricio Claver-Carone Wednesday after meeting in Montevideo with President Luis Lacalle Pou.

• Wednesday, September 15th 2021 - 09:47 UTC

  Uruguay on 24-hour strike for lost wages and in favor of repealing Government’s Law

  

  Uruguay is going through a 24-hour strike called by the labour union Pit-Cnt to demand better wages and working conditions, to defend national development and state-run companies and, most importantly, to say “yes” to the repeal through a referendum 135 articles of the Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC).

• Tuesday, September 14th 2021 - 09:23 UTC

  Uruguay's Congress hit by coronavirus infections

  

  A few Uruguayan lawmakers tested positive for SARS-Cov-2 forcing 48 people from the national Congress to go into isolation, it was reported Monday.

• Tuesday, September 14th 2021 - 09:01 UTC

  Uruguayan government warns border municipalities that reopening of border crossings with Argentina will take two months

  

  Uruguayan federal authorities Monday conveyed to mayors of Salto (Andrés Lima), Paysandú (Nicolás Olivera) and Río Negro (Omar Lafluf) that the reopening of land crossings with Argentina will take at least two more months.

• Saturday, September 11th 2021 - 10:16 UTC

  Azul returning to Uruguay in November from Porto Alegre

  

  Brazilian carrier Azul will resume flights to Uruguay as of November 10 with the reopening of the Porto Alegre-Montevideo route four times a week.

• Saturday, September 11th 2021 - 09:42 UTC

  Uruguay's FM says other unilateral trade deals may be announced shortly

  

  Uruguay's Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo Friday said that in addition to China there were several other countries interested in reaching one-on-one trade deals with his country.

• Thursday, September 9th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Brazil terminates bilateral shipping agreements with Argentina and Uruguay

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has decided to terminate both bilateral maritime transport agreements with Argentina and Uruguay, it was announced.

• Thursday, September 9th 2021 - 08:50 UTC

  British Pavilion in Expo Prado focuses on climate change; Falklands stand promotes trade and tourism

  

  The British Embassy will be present at the Uruguayan Expo Prado 2021 for the eighth consecutive year with a pavilion focused on promoting different initiatives to help combat climate change. In November this year, the UK will host the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland.