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Montevideo, April 22nd 2025 - 02:32 UTC

Uruguay

  • Tuesday, April 5th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

    Pepe Mujica: Britain's stance regarding Malvinas/Falklands a thing of the past

    “It would be good for the central world to have the self-critical vision to understand that history goes the other way,” Mujica underlined

    Former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica, who was in Buenos Aires during the weekend to join Alberto Fernández for the ceremonies marking the 40th anniversary of the 1982 armed conflict with the United Kingdom, insisted “the Malvinas claim reminds us that there is still colonialism in the world.”

  • Monday, April 4th 2022 - 21:55 UTC

    Uruguayan President announces the end of the sanitary emergency

    Lacalle Pou said he would be signing the decree “in the next few days.”

    Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Monday announced he would be lifting all sanitary restrictions in place in his country following a meeting with Health Minister and other aides.

  • Saturday, April 2nd 2022 - 09:50 UTC

    Uruguayan exports grow 28% in March of 2022

    In March 2021 Uruguay sold US$ 18.4 million worth of livestock to China. That figure dropped to zero in March 2022

    Uruguay's exports rose 28% in March of 2022 when compared to the same month last year, according to the Uruguay XXI report released Friday in Montevideo, which took into account figures from duty-free trade zones. Beef was once again the star product.

  • Saturday, April 2nd 2022 - 07:47 UTC

    Former Chilean Army Chief under preventive arrest

    During his statement, General Martínez-Menanteau was not allowed to have his legal advisors with him

    Former Chilean Army Chief Ricardo Martínez-Menanteau has been placed under preventive arrest for five days, following his appearance before Martial Court Visiting Justice Romy Rutherford to testify in the so-called Milicogate case.

  • Saturday, April 2nd 2022 - 07:43 UTC

    It is official now: Fully vaccinated travelers need no covid-19 test to enter Uruguay

    The Coronavirus Fund is holding back the lifting of sanitary measures altogether

    The Government of Uruguay has agreed to allow people vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the country with no further testing or swabbing as of April 1, it was announced Friday.

  • Thursday, March 31st 2022 - 21:16 UTC

    Putin needs someone to stand up to him, Uruguayan President says

    “The key to stopping Russia will depend on the role adopted by the United States, the European Union, and China,” Lacalle explained

    Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Thursday said that Russian leader Vladimir Putin was nostalgic about the USSR and stressed that neither Cuba nor Venezuela was key players in the ongoing armed conflict. Lacalle was also critical of the role the United States was playing, which was not that of a “counterweight”.

  • Thursday, March 31st 2022 - 10:25 UTC

    Uruguayan gov't announces new increase in price of fuel

    The adjustment was below Ursea's recommendations, Lacalle explained

    Uruguayan authorities Wednesday announced the price of fuel at pumps will go up as of Friday, April 1. President Luis Lacalle Pou confirmed that gasoline will go up UR$ 3 (US$ 0.07), from UR$ 74.88 (US$ 1.81) to UR$ 77.88 (US$ 1.88) and UR$ 5 (US$ 0.12) for diesel, from UR$ 53.99 (US$ 1.3) to UR$ 58.99 (US$ 1.49).

  • Thursday, March 31st 2022 - 10:08 UTC

    Uruguayan Economy Minister “the best in the world”

    Azucena Arbeleche received her distinction during the WGSO's annual meeting in Dubai

    Uruguay's Minister of Economy and Finance Azucena Arbeleche has been singled out by the World Government Summit Organization (WGSO) for her “excellence in her performance in the public sector and leadership at the international level,” due to which she was recognized as the “best minister of state” in the world.

  • Wednesday, March 30th 2022 - 09:51 UTC

    Uruguayan exporters concerned over waning currency exchange

    President Lacalle Pou ruled out price controls

    The Uruguayan Exporters Union (UEU) Tuesday expressed its concern through a statement in light of a waning exchange rate between the local peso and the US dollar, which has reached its nadir for the past two years, thus adding to the “uncertainty” and “volatility in international markets.”

  • Tuesday, March 29th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

    Uruguayan Defense receives three bids for purchase of OPVs

    President Lacalle Pou announced the call for the acquisition of two ocean patrols and stressed that it was an “imperative need for the care of our seas.”

    Uruguay's Ministry of Defense will now have to weigh three bids from manufacturers of Dutch, French, and Chinese origin who are interested in selling two Ocean Patrol Vessels (OPV) to the South American country's Navy, it was announced Monday in Montevideo after the tender was opened.