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  • Wednesday, October 23rd 2024 - 21:33 UTC

    Uruguay signs agreement to build prison for transgender people

    The initiative seeks to achieve “zero overcrowding” in penitentiary institutions, Martinelli explained

    The Uruguayan government of President Luis Lacalle Pou signed on Tuesday a public-private partnership (PPP) agreement for the construction of a new women's prison with accommodation for transgender inmates at a cost of US$46 million, it was announced in Montevideo.

  • Wednesday, October 23rd 2024 - 09:45 UTC

    Citizens of Ecuador, Costa Rica, Chile, and Uruguay turn to 'iron fist' policies to fight insecurity

    The study identifies politicians, weak judicial systems, and media sensationalism as key drivers of public fear.

    A recent study conducted by the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) and the University of Santiago de Chile (USACH) reveals that citizens in Ecuador, Costa Rica, Chile, and Uruguay are increasingly open to harsh punitive measures, or mano dura, as a response to rising insecurity.

  • Tuesday, October 22nd 2024 - 09:25 UTC

    Unusually bad weather forecast for River Plate area

    In Buenos Aires, a month's worth of rainfall could be recorded in less than two days, it was explained

    Weather forecasters in Uruguay and Argentina foresee unusually bad conditions for the coming days in the River Plate area, it was reported in Buenos Aires and Montevideo, where concerns were higher given next Sunday's presidential Elections coupled with two simultaneous plebiscites that might shape up the South American country's near future.

  • Monday, October 21st 2024 - 10:56 UTC

    Uruguay: Mujica makes last public political appearance

    ”No to hatred and confrontation, we must work for hope”, former guerrilla leader Mujica also stressed

    Battling esophageal cancer and age, former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica made what is believed to be his last public appearance this past weekend by showing up at a rally of “La 609” or MPP, the Broad Front (FA) faction he once founded. “Goodbye, I give you my heart,” Mujica stressed on Saturday during a campaign closing event a week before the Oct. 27 elections.

  • Friday, October 18th 2024 - 10:35 UTC

    Uruguayan productive lands changing hands rapidly

    Between January and August, foreign capitals mostly from the United States, Japan, Brazil, and Argentina bought 135,888 hectares

    Uruguayan productive lands were said this week in Montevideo to be changing hands at a faster pace in the first six months of 2024 as the number of hectares traded doubled year-on-year according to the Agriculture and Livestock Ministry's (MGAP) “Price of land” report.

  • Wednesday, October 16th 2024 - 10:11 UTC

    Uruguay: International airport at Melo inaugurated

    “The far northeast of the country is no longer so far away,” Lacalle stressed

    Just a few days after the first domestic flight within Uruguay operated by Paraguayan carrier Paranair between Montevideo and Salto, President Luis Lacalle Pou Monday inaugurated the new international airport at the city of Melo, which showed the Multicolor coalition's commitment to developing and strengthening the country's air connectivity. The terminal's remodeling was part of the operations of the National System of International Airports and had a cost of US$ 12 million.

  • Monday, October 14th 2024 - 17:47 UTC

    In a dull campaign and dull candidates, Uruguay votes new president and parliament on Sunday October 27

    In less than two weeks time, Sunday 27 October, 2,8 million Uruguayan voters will be electing a new president, and a new parliament, 99 Lower House members and 30 Senators for the 2025/2030 period.

  • Monday, October 14th 2024 - 10:43 UTC

    Swing voters to prove decisive in Uruguayan elections, poll finds

    Only 5% of FA voters might not pick Yamandú Orsi while all the other candidates can not be so sure about their constituencies until the last minute

    According to a Cifra survey released this weekend in Montevideo, Uruguay has 11% of swing voters who could end up pivotal in Oct. 27's presidential elections. Hence, political parties should focus on winning them over, the pollsters underlined. Cifra Director Mariana Pomiés underlined that this number could tip the scale at the end of the day.

  • Monday, October 14th 2024 - 09:07 UTC

    Colorado candidate picks wrong analogy to describe Uruguay's relationship with Mercosur

    Ojeda made his point that “Uruguay cannot make 50 threats to leave a Mercosur from which it is never going to leave”

    Colorado Party presidential candidate Andrés Ojeda chose a controversial analogy this weekend to refer to Uruguay's situation within the South American Common Market (Mercosur). He claimed it was affecting his country's credibility not to kill any hostage when hijacking airplanes.

  • Friday, October 11th 2024 - 10:45 UTC

    Montevideo's airport to undergo major technological improvement

    The new ILS system will be in use at Carrasco's 07/25 runway

    Montevideo's Carrasco International Airport is undergoing a US$ 20 million technological update that will allow instrument landings (ILS) with zero visibility, it was announced at the Uruguayan capital Thursday. Hence, flight delays are expected to be cut down, it was explained.