Uruguay

Friday, February 24th 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Pfizer appoints new country manager for Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay

Doctor Agustina Ruiz Villamil has been appointed as Pfizer's new Chief Executive Officer for Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay to replace Nicolá Vaquer, who was the laboratory's chief during the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing negotiations for the purchase of vaccines.
Thursday, February 23rd 2023 - 09:40 UTC
Uruguay importing over 50% of its electricity

A report released Tuesday by Uruguay's Electricity Market Administration (ADME) showed that energy imported from Argentina and Brazil made up over 50% of the South American country's supply.
Tuesday, February 21st 2023 - 08:00 UTC
Former Argentine FM lashes out at Uruguayan President over Falklands trip

Former Argentine Foreign Minister Felipe Solá said Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou's “main objective” was “to show his contempt for Argentina” after a group of lawmakers visited the Falkland Islands together with the United Kingdom's Ambassador to Montevideo Faye O'Connor.
Monday, February 20th 2023 - 10:36 UTC
US Coast Guard unit arrives in Uruguay

US Coast Guard Cutter USCGC Stone arrived Sunday in Uruguay as part of her South Atlantic tour to reduce illicit maritime activity and conduct joint exercises with Uruguay's Navy. The vessel's deployment seeks to develop partnerships and increase US interoperability with South American nations to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.
Saturday, February 18th 2023 - 10:24 UTC
Uruguayan ministers tackle avian flu

Uruguay's Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries (MGAP) sought technical advice from Chile to handle the current bird flu crisis, it was reported Friday in Montevideo.
Saturday, February 18th 2023 - 10:03 UTC
Uruguay's General Artigas logistics ship back in Montevideo

Uruguay's logistics ship General Artigas is back in Montevideo from her 2022-2023 Antarctic Campaign, the South American country's Navy said in a statement.
Friday, February 17th 2023 - 09:06 UTC
Amount of US contribution to Amazon Fund to be announced shortly

The US administration of President Joseph Biden is to define in the next few weeks its contribution to Brazil's Amazon Fund, according to Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley Bagley.
Friday, February 17th 2023 - 06:50 UTC
Uruguayan plane crashlands in Argentina, both occupants survive

Both occupants of an Uruguayan single-engined Cessna C-208 Caravan Cargo plane that made an emergency landing in the Argentine town of Berisso escaped with just minor injuries, it was reported in Buenos Aires.
Thursday, February 16th 2023 - 11:43 UTC
One detection prompts declaration of avian flu emergency in Uruguay

Uruguay declared a sanitary emergency nationwide Wednesday following the detection of bird flu in a black-necked swan in the department (province) of Maldonado, some 180 kilometers from the border with Brazil.
Thursday, February 16th 2023 - 10:57 UTC
Former Uruguayan President's Chief Bodyguard convicted

Former Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou's chief bodyguard Alejandro Astesiano has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison after a plea deal with the prosecution who investigated him for corruption in a case involving the issuance of passports to Russian nationals.