Uruguay

Friday, March 20th 2020 - 08:31 UTC
Anglo Theatre from Uruguay performed in the Falkland Islands

The Anglo Theatre Touring Company arrived in the Falkland Islands ready to entertain children and adults alike, but sadly new travel restrictions in Chile meant they had to leave the Islands earlier than planned.
Thursday, March 19th 2020 - 08:53 UTC
Uruguay to auction a controversial 41 year old jet used as VIP transport by the previous government

Uruguay has begun a process to auction the British Aerospace BAe 125-700A business jet acquired in 2017 by the country’s previous government for use as a presidential transport for then head of the Executive Tabare Vazquez.
Wednesday, March 18th 2020 - 08:58 UTC
Covid 19: Mercosur countries isolated from the world and among themselves

The number of Coronavirus cases tested positive are increasing significantly, in the exponential leg of the process, in Mercosur country members and in Chile. Brazil reported the first death, a 62 year old man in Sao Paulo with a medical record of high pressure and diabetes.
Tuesday, March 17th 2020 - 08:10 UTC
Dispatch from Uruguay: “Democracy or Bureaucracy & Mediocrity”

By David P. Michaels (*) - Luis-Alberto Lacalle Pou, Uruguay’s recently inaugurated President, faces one of the most significant challenges in Uruguay’s recent history.
Saturday, March 14th 2020 - 09:55 UTC
Uruguay confirms first four tested cases of coronavirus, all arrived from Italy

Uruguay confirmed its first four tested cases of coronavirus on Friday, the Ministry of Health announced in a tweet. All four cases were people who had arrived to Uruguay from Milan, Italy between March 3 and March 6, the ministry said, adding that the patients are stable and at their homes.
Wednesday, March 11th 2020 - 09:11 UTC
Uruguay abandons Unasur and rejoins the TIAR reciprocal assistance treaty

The Uruguayan government announced on Tuesday that it was withdrawing from the Union of South American Nations, Unasur and returning to the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance, TIAR.
Tuesday, March 10th 2020 - 08:13 UTC
Donald Trump talks to Uruguayan president Lacalle Pou

Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle Pou had his first contact with US President Donald Trump last Saturday, reported White House, special advisor, Judd Deere in a tweet.
Tuesday, March 3rd 2020 - 08:57 UTC
Uruguay: Interreligious prayer with Lacalle Pou on his first day as president

Surrounded by security and stopped by some parishioners who asked for a photo, the new president of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou and part of his cabinet walked this Monday in the middle aisle of Montevideo’s Cathedral, to an interfaith ceremony held to pray for the new government.
Monday, March 2nd 2020 - 10:06 UTC
Government rotation in democratic Uruguay: business as usual

It was a March sunny Sunday in Montevideo, and for the solid democracy of Uruguay, business as usual. An outgoing center government was replaced by a center-right coalition that emerged victorious from the runoff last November. Despite fifteen years in office, three mandates, Luis Lacalle Pou, 46, is the new president for the next five years and for the first time with a woman vice president, notary Beatriz Argimón.
Monday, March 2nd 2020 - 07:58 UTC
New Uruguayan president promises to crack down on crime and promote a true fiscal rule

A center right president took office in Uruguay on Sunday, promising to crack down on crime and tighten government finances after a 15-year string of left-leaning governments. Luis Lacalle Pou, a 46-year-old surfing enthusiast and son of a former president, narrowly won the election in November, 37.000 votes, in his second try for the top office.