Uruguay begins gradual return to classes in rural schools
On Monday, Uruguay began the gradual return to classes for children living in rural areas, as these regions have a...
May 3, 2021Section
Uruguay News in English
Uruguay news in English from The Rio Times — Montevideo politics, economy, agriculture and culture.
Uruguay surpasses 2,700 cumulative deaths due to Covid-19 (May 2)
Uruguay added this Sunday 55 new deaths diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and reached 2,724 since the health emergency was decreed...
May 2, 2021
Analysis: Why Uruguay’s students are doing so well during the coronavirus pandemic
Uruguay has been focusing on digital education and equal access for all for years. The country's education system was thus...
May 2, 2021
Uruguay struggles to cease being “too small” an art market
Uruguay is facing the challenge of ceasing to be "too small a market" for art and must therefore invest in...
April 30, 2021
Analysis: Uruguay joins US “war on drugs” despite its long and checkered history
The government of Luis Lacalle Pou is seeking the cooperation of the United States to address the growing drug trafficking...
April 27, 2021
“I want to kill the president”: Man who threatened Luis Lacalle Pou arrested in Uruguay
Uruguay's Interior Ministry reported on Sunday that police officers arrested on Saturday a man who threatened to "kill" President Luis...
April 26, 2021
Brazil seeks changes in MERCOSUR rules on tariffs and bilateral negotiations
Brazil and Uruguay have pressured the other MERCOSUR member countries (Argentina and Paraguay) to relax the bloc's rules.
April 26, 2021
Covid-19 cases in Uruguay with no identified link increase to 55%
Fifty-five percent of covid-19 cases registered in Uruguay have no identified link, according to the latest epidemiological report released by...
April 23, 2021
Latin America confirms its commitment to eliminate congenital Chagas disease
Latin America confirmed Wednesday its support for a new initiative to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of Chagas, a disease endemic to...
April 22, 2021