Uruguay

• Saturday, July 1st 2023 - 10:21 UTC

  Former Uruguayan military officer convicted of 1977 murder of Communist militant

  

  Retired Uruguayan Colonel Eduardo Ferro was sentenced Monday to 21 years in jail for the July 21, 1977, disappearance and murder of Communist militant Óscar Tassino, it was reported in Montevideo.

• Thursday, June 29th 2023 - 10:30 UTC

  Uruguay: School winter recess stretched, brought forward due to viruses

  

  Uruguayan authorities finally decided Wednesday that primary school pupils will have a two-week winter recess between July 3 and July 14 in a move to curb the contagion of respiratory diseases that have caused at least two deaths so far, it was reported in Montevideo. Plans to hold online classes that had been evaluated earlier this week have been dropped.

• Wednesday, June 28th 2023 - 10:13 UTC

  Colombia and Venezuela ranked as “least peaceful” countries in Latin America; Uruguay sets standard

  

  According to a study published on Wednesday by the Institute for Economics and Peace, Colombia and Venezuela have been considered the “least peaceful” countries in Latin America due to socio-political conflicts and internal violence.

• Wednesday, June 28th 2023 - 10:05 UTC

  Uruguayan pupils return to virtual classes due to respiratory infections

  

  Uruguayan authorities Tuesday decided that, effective July 3, schooling nationwide will be online for the next two weeks before winter break, due to the increase of respiratory infections “in the general population and especially in children,” it was reported in Montevideo.

• Tuesday, June 27th 2023 - 05:06 UTC

  Uruguay's Parliament marks 50th anniversary of civic-military Dictatorship

  

  On a cold and foggy night, the Parliament of Uruguay held a commemorative session on Monday to mark the 50th anniversary of the civic-military dictatorship that took place in the country from 1973 to 1985.

• Saturday, June 24th 2023 - 10:53 UTC

  Paraná Waterway: Brazil, Uruguay and Bolivia back Paraguay

  

  Brazil, Uruguay, and Bolivia Friday supported Paraguay's stance regarding Argentina's decision to charge tolls to barges sailing through the “Port of Santa Fe-Confluencia” section of the Parana River, it was reported in Buenos Aires after a new meeting of the Commission of the Paraguay-Parana Waterway Agreement.

• Friday, June 23rd 2023 - 11:10 UTC

  Microsoft AI lab inaugurated in Uruguay

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday declared inaugurated Microsoft's first Artificial Intelligence laboratory in Latin America and the fourth in the world. The installations are at the Technological Laboratory of Uruguay (LATU).

• Wednesday, June 21st 2023 - 10:34 UTC

  Buquebús ship banned from active service

  

  Argentina's Customs General Directorate Tuesday banned Buquebús' Eladia Isabel from River Plate shuttle services to Uruguay due to its “poor condition,” it was reported in Buenos Aires. The vessel's sailing certifications were also found to have expired.

• Tuesday, June 20th 2023 - 11:00 UTC

  Lacalle Pou decrees water emergency in Montevideo metropolitan area

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Monday announced new measures to face the water crisis after a cabinet meeting, it was reported in Montevideo.

• Monday, June 19th 2023 - 11:29 UTC

  No dove of peace after all for battleship Graf Spee's eagle

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou had a change of mind Sunday regarding the bronze eagle from the Third Reich's battleship Admiral Graf Spee and announced it would not be turned into a dove of peace because “an overwhelming majority did not share” his decision. However, he did not specify what will happen to the piece.