Uruguay

• Tuesday, November 8th 2022 - 09:11 UTC

  Former St Helena sea link, turned into “floating paddock” for Extreme E competitions visiting Uruguay

  

  A completely refurbished former RMS St Helena, which sailed between the British Overseas Territory of St Helena, (occasionally Ascension Island) and Cape Town in South Africa until 2018, is currently in Uruguay although under a new purpose.

• Monday, November 7th 2022 - 20:14 UTC

  CFK too smart to run for President again, says Pepe Mujica

  

  Former Uruguayan President Pepe Mujica said Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) is too smart to run for the Casa Rosada next year, according to an interview published by Montevideo's El Observador.

• Monday, November 7th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  Uruguayan beef makes successful presentation in Shanghai

  

  An Uruguayan team has successfully persuaded would-be buyers at the 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai of the benefits of a healthy diet containing beef from the South American country.

• Friday, November 4th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Uruguay's advantages for technology development “to attract talent,” Lacalle said

  

  Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Thursday underscored during an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) event in Punta del Este his country's advantages for investments to keep flowing in.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2022 - 10:03 UTC

  Uruguayan exports fall for the 2nd month in a row

  

  Uruguayan exports in the month of October 2022 totaled US$ 842 million, which represented a 6% year-on-year drop, it was reported Tuesday in Montevideo.

• Tuesday, November 1st 2022 - 22:10 UTC

  Ancap workers resume jet fuel supply at Uruguayan airports

  

  Fancap union leaders representing workers of Uruguay's state-run oil company Ancap Tuesday agreed to lift the strike they were staging following a meeting early Tuesday at the Labor Minister (MTSS) in Montevideo, it was announced.

• Tuesday, November 1st 2022 - 10:19 UTC

  Amid strike, Uruguay's Ancap secures jet fuel supply through imports

  

  Uruguay's state-run oil company has imported jet fuel from Argentina to guarantee a normal supply to keep the international airports of Montevideo and Punta del Este operational amid a workers' strike, it was reported Monday.

• Friday, October 28th 2022 - 20:21 UTC

  Football World Cup trophy lands in Uruguay

  

  The World Cup trophy that will be at stake later this year in Qatar landed Friday at Carrasco airport, where it was welcomed by Brazil's 2002 world champion Lucio, Vice President Beatriz Argimón, and Montevideo Mayor Carolina Cosse, together with Uruguayan Football Association authorities.

• Friday, October 28th 2022 - 09:49 UTC

  Uruguay not willing to close any doors, Lacalle tells Japanese traders

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou told a business forum in Tokyo Thursday that his country was not willing to close any doors and was therefore ready to move forward with a bilateral trade agreement regardless of Mercosur's stance.

• Thursday, October 27th 2022 - 19:27 UTC

  Mercosur ministers agree to boost cooperation in fighting crime

  

  Security and Interior Ministers of all Mercosur countries convened this week in Uruguay's capital to discuss the current situation in the region and pledged to improve criminal information systems among member nations, according to a document signed Wednesday.