Uruguay

• Wednesday, August 17th 2022 - 09:23 UTC

  Uruguayan meat exports on the rise

  

  Uruguay's Livestock Minister Fernando Mattos Tuesday highlighted that his country had surpassed US$ 2 billion in beef exports and that projections for the end of the year showed record figures. Mattos also recalled that in 2021 US$ 3 billion worth of meat were exported.

• Tuesday, August 16th 2022 - 20:40 UTC

  Removal of sunken ships from Montevideo port to last until mid-2023

  

  Private contractors believe they will complete the removal of sunken ships from the port of Montevideo in the first half of 2023 after having taken away so far two entire units and several parts of three others to facilitate navigation in the area, it was reported.

• Tuesday, August 16th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Uruguayan FM stresses “One China” principle

  

  Uruguay's Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo said in an interview published over the weekend that his country adhered to the one-China principle whereby Taiwan would be a rogue province yet to rejoin the mainland politically.

• Tuesday, August 16th 2022 - 07:27 UTC

  Uruguay's Lacalle gets highest approval ratings in LatAm

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou tops the list of most-approved Latin American heads of state, according to an Ipsos survey released Monday.

• Monday, August 15th 2022 - 21:27 UTC

  Uruguay adopts pioneering plan for treating patients with strokes

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou last week signed the decree whereby his country would join the Global Stroke Alliance, after an international conference held in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

• Friday, August 12th 2022 - 10:15 UTC

  Uruguayan drug trafficker involved in several crimes, accused of ordering murder of Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci

  

  Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset has been accused of ordering the death of Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci, who was murdered in May on the island of Barú, in the Colombian Caribbean, reported Colombian newspaper El Tiempo on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, August 10th 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  Uruguayan Central Bank to commemorate Andes survivors

  

  Uruguay's Central Bank is to mint 5,000 coins to commemorate the so-called Miracle of the Andes, the survival of 16 passengers of Air Force transport Flight 571 aircraft that crashed on its way to Chile Oct. 13 1972.

• Wednesday, August 10th 2022 - 09:38 UTC

  Uruguay's Parliament passes defense agreement with China

  

  Uruguay's Congress Tuesday approved the implementation of joint defense efforts with China agreed upon in 2019, when the two countries pledged to increase cooperation between their respective Ministries of Defense, “within the limits of their competencies.”

• Tuesday, August 9th 2022 - 21:38 UTC

  Uruguayan judge who halted vaccination under scrutiny

  

  Uruguay's Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) has launched an inquiry against Judge Alejandro Recarey for his July 7 decision to halt vaccination against COVID-19 of children aged 5 to 13 to determine which course of action to take regarding the magistrate's future.

• Tuesday, August 9th 2022 - 08:13 UTC

  Political turmoil making Uruguay investment alternative option for Chilean business people

  

  Uruguay is becoming a growing option for Chilean business people and investors given the political climate and favorable economic scenario of the Mercosur member, while conditions in the Pacific nation are rapidly deteriorating under political stress and adverse conditions for business, according to Santiago economic media.