Uruguay

Thursday, October 5th 2023 - 10:59 UTC
Uruguay sanctions Finnish paper company UPM for caustic soda spill into watercourse

Uruguay's Ministry of the Environment will fine the Finnish paper mill UPM after a spill of approximately one million liters from one of its plants located in the center of the country affected a watercourse that flows into the Río Negro. This event, according to official sources, occurred in August and was “accidental”.
Thursday, October 5th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
US Embassy in Montevideo: DEA will not return, but help is available

Despite the interest of Interior Minister Luis Alberto Heber, the Embassy of the United States in Montevideo said Wednesday that the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has no immediate plans to reopen its office on Uruguayan territory.
Thursday, October 5th 2023 - 09:41 UTC
Inflation in Uruguay within target

Inflation in Uruguay fell again in September for the fifth consecutive month, reaching 0.61% for a year-on-year total of 3.87%, according to a National Statistics Institute (INE) report released Wednesday in Montevideo.
Thursday, October 5th 2023 - 08:48 UTC
FIFA confirms 2030 World Cup to be staged in Spain, Portugal, and Morocco

Football's governing body FIFA announced Wednesday that the 2030 World Cup will be returning to the continent where it all started a century before but after opening games in Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay, the rest of the event will be held in Spain, Portugal and Morocco.
Wednesday, October 4th 2023 - 19:03 UTC
South America to host Football 2030 World Cup first round matches

Although there is no confirmation yet from football's governing body FIFA, there were clues Wednesday morning that the 2030 finals might be played under a format never seen before in the competition's history that will be celebrating 100 years then.
Wednesday, October 4th 2023 - 10:32 UTC
Uruguay beef exports down 31% in seven months; suppliers are targeting the domestic market with 30% rebates

Beef exports from Uruguay were down 19% in July 2023 compared to last year, according to the Uruguay XXI report. Exports in July totaled US$ 144 million, below the US$ 177 million reached in the same month last year.
Tuesday, October 3rd 2023 - 09:43 UTC
Uruguayan exports keep downhill path

According to a foreign trade study by the Uruguay XXI Institute released Monday in Montevideo, the South American country's exports continued to fall in the month of September by 9% year-on-year and 18% so far in 2023.
Monday, October 2nd 2023 - 10:13 UTC
New Uruguayan airline on the horizon?

Uruguay's Tourism Undersecretary Remo Monzeglio said during the weekend that there were several airlines interested in flying under the flag of the South American country.
Saturday, September 30th 2023 - 09:05 UTC
Newest Buquebús unit to be named after actress China Zorrilla

Buquebús, the only company offering passenger services linking Montevideo and Buenos Aires daily across the River Plate in addition to the route between Colonia and the Argentine capital, announced Friday that its newest unit already under construction and slated to be delivered in 2025 would be named after Uruguayan actress China Zorrilla.
Saturday, September 30th 2023 - 08:53 UTC
Uruguay to be miked for security reasons

Uruguay's Ministry of the Interior will deploy microphones in public places to capture loud sounds such as gunshots to help geolocate incidents, it was reported Friday in Montevideo. The agency has already launched a purchase process from the company Sound Thinking.