Uruguay

• Sunday, May 22nd 2022 - 05:25 UTC

  President of Uruguay left for the UK on his first visit to Europe: will meet with Prince Charles, Boris Johnson

  

  The President of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, traveled this Saturday to London for an official visit to the country, which will last until May 24. Lacalle Pou will be received by Prince Charles and United Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson on Monday 23rd.

• Friday, May 20th 2022 - 09:38 UTC

  Yakecan cyclone hits Uruguay, then moves on to Brazil

  

  Two people have died in Uruguay under circumstances that were not a direct result of Tuesday's subtropical cyclone, Yakecan, but which authorities are still investigating after several houses were destroyed and trees were downed, it was reported.

• Thursday, May 19th 2022 - 08:51 UTC

  Ex Army officer and narcotics expert, nominated US ambassador to Uruguay

  

  Former military officer and current deputy assistant secretary of the Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), Heide Fulton has been nominated by president Joe Biden as the new ambassador to Uruguay.

• Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 10:14 UTC

  Uruguayan President highlights differences between his country and Argentina

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday described what in his opinion were the 4 political differences between his country and Argentina during a symposium hosted by Buenos Aires' daily Clarín called Democracy and Development.

• Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 09:58 UTC

  Uruguay central bank increases rate, anticipates a 'contractive monetary policy' to combat inflation

  

  Uruguay's central bank on Tuesday announced an increase of 75 basis points to 9,25%, in its monetary policy reference rate, meaning also the bank has entered the contractive phase, as so many other Latin American central banks, in an effort to rein in inflation.

• Tuesday, May 17th 2022 - 10:15 UTC

  Uruguay braces for a “cyclone with unusual characteristics”, meteorologists forecast

  

  Although cyclones are rare in the area, Uruguay's Institute of Meteorology (Inumet) has issued a yellow warning regarding the possible arrival of a subtropical cyclone to the southern part of the country sometime Tuesday.

• Monday, May 16th 2022 - 10:17 UTC

  Vanessa Estol is the first Uruguayan person to reach the summit of Mount Everest

  

  The mountaineer and climber Vanessa Estol became on Saturday the first person of Uruguayan nationality to reach the summit of Mount Everest (8,848.86 meters above sea level).

• Monday, May 16th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Uruguay is Paraguay's gateway to the world, both Presidents agree

  

  Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez Sunday stressed his country needed Uruguay's help to secure a sovereign presence to have a way out to the sea so that its exports can reach the world and that Montevideo “has always been a port of exit.”

• Monday, May 16th 2022 - 09:02 UTC

  Biden picks candidate for Montevideo Embassy

  

  US President Joseph Biden has chosen his nominee for the position of Ambassador to Montevideo, which now needs Congressional approval.

• Monday, May 16th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  Argentine Pope canonizes first Uruguayan Saint

  

  Pope Francis Sunday raised the first Uruguayan national to sainthood from St. Peter's Square when he canonized Mother Francisca Rubatto, an Italian-Uruguayan nun who lived between 1844 and 1904.