Uruguay

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.
Monday, August 8th 2022 - 21:04 UTC
Punta Shopping mall waiting for technical reviews to decide when to reopen

Managers at the Punta del Este shopping mall (Punta Shopping) that went down in flames over the weekend said they were waiting for a technical assessment before deciding when to reopen and which parts.
Monday, August 8th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
Uruguay confirms second case of monkeypox

Uruguay's Health Ministry (MSP) confirmed Saturday the second case of monkeypox had been detected in the country while other three possible infections were under study.
Monday, August 8th 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Punta del Este shopping mall gripped by devastating fire

A shopping mall in the most exclusive Uruguayan beach resort of Punta del Este caught fire Saturday in what Interior Minister Luis Alberto Heber dubbed “a disgrace.”
Monday, August 8th 2022 - 09:42 UTC
Argentina and Uruguay potential customers of South Korea's military equipment

Located in a part of the world with numerous and evolving security challenges not least North Korea, an aggressive neighbor with nuclear weapons and the largest per capita standing army in the world, South Korea has earned a solid reputation as a high quality military equipment manufacturer for land, air, sea and space, and could in a near future have the Argentine Air Force as one of its clients..
Monday, August 8th 2022 - 09:29 UTC
Brazil's Lower House passes bill to donate arms to Uruguay's Army

Brazilian defense authorities are moving ahead with their plans to donate military equipment to Uruguay consisting of M108 howitzers and Urutu vehicles after the Lower House passed a bill in that regard which has now been sent over to the Senate.