Uruguay

Friday, January 12th 2024 - 11:21 UTC
Drug trafficking scandal: How cocaine made it from Uruguay to Belgium undetected?

A shipment of 22,320 units of Portezuelo brand budines and alfajores (La Plata river sweets), along with 1,122 bottles of vermouth, originating from Uruguay and bound for Belgium, was found to contain 2.16 tons of cocaine. The discovery was made by Belgian Customs on December 28, sparking an investigation into the oversight during its transit through the Uruguayan port.
Thursday, January 11th 2024 - 17:22 UTC
Punta del Este cruise season launched

This year's cruise season was launched this week at the Uruguayan beach resort of Punta del Este during a ceremony presided over by Tourism Minister Tabaré Viera, who pointed out that some of the 232 scheduled to arrive between October 2023 and April 2024, 74 would call there.
Tuesday, January 9th 2024 - 11:29 UTC
Montevideo wages sanitary war against mosquitoes

Montevideo City authorities are upping precautions in the presence of disease-transmitting mosquitoes. City Health Director Hugo Rousserie urged residents to take measures and explained that critical places where puddles appear, such as cemeteries, were monitored closely.
Monday, January 8th 2024 - 12:29 UTC
Uruguayan authorities project 4.9% inflation for 2024

Uruguayan authorities forecast a 4.9% inflation for 2024 while the target range will remain between 3 and 6%, the Macroeconomic Coordination Committee reported in Montevideo.
Saturday, January 6th 2024 - 10:32 UTC
Argentina resumes joint border controls on river travel from Uruguay

Argentine officers resumed operating at Uruguayan ports to run joint border crossing points “to optimize the experience of travelers of the different river passenger transportation companies and to strengthen the collaboration between both countries,” the National Direction of Migration explained through the Interior Ministry to which it belongs.
Friday, January 5th 2024 - 10:15 UTC
Uruguay: Inflation within target for first time in many years

Inflation in Uruguay during the year 2023 amounted to 5.1%, it was reported in Montevideo. The South American country's lowest rate in 18 years was achieved mainly thanks to prices reasonably stable in household goods, transportation, and communications, it was explained by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). The Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew only 4.9% in 2005.
Thursday, January 4th 2024 - 10:42 UTC
Uruguayan exports fall but 2023 still a good year

Uruguay's sales abroad dropped 13% interannually, according to a study released this week in Montevideo. Uruguay XXI's Annual Uruguay Trade Report showed that “neither the external nor the internal context contributed to Uruguayan exports of goods.” Uruguay XXI also noted that despite the fall from 2022 figures, 2023 was “the second year with the highest value exports in the last decade.”
Thursday, January 4th 2024 - 10:32 UTC
Uruguay: Agriculture emergency lifted except for fruits and horticulture

Uruguayan authorities Wednesday declared the end of the agricultural emergency adopted in October 2022 to address the water deficit the country was going through, it was reported in Montevideo. The measure was extended several times to support those producers most affected by the climate situation.
Saturday, December 30th 2023 - 11:26 UTC
Violence mounting regionally, Uruguayan police chief says

Uruguayan Police Director José Manuel Azambuya said Friday that the growth in violence recorded recently in the South American country was of regional proportions. “We have seen that violence has been growing, not only in our country but it is regional,” Azambuya maintained during a press conference in Montevideo.
Friday, December 29th 2023 - 10:48 UTC
Uruguayan hospitals: Facemasks no longer mandatory

The Uruguayan Government lifted the mandatory requirement to wear facemasks at healthcare facilities nationwide, it was reported in Montevideo Thursday. The document was signed by President Luis Lacalle Pou.