New virus strain detected in Brazil causes stricter restrictions for the region
Brazil discovered last week a new variant of coronavirus more contagious than the previous ones, which complicates, even more, the...
April 4, 2021Section
Uruguay News in English
Uruguay news in English from The Rio Times — Montevideo politics, economy, agriculture and culture.
Mercosur: Argentine minister accuses Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay of pure ideological dogmatism
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Matías Kulfas, Argentina's Minister of Productive Development, admits that Mercosur is going through "a tense...
April 4, 2021
Uruguay registers new record number of active cases of Covid-19
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Uruguay, a country of 3.4 million, reached a record number of active cases of Covid-19...
April 3, 2021
Pandemic: the borderland between Uruguay and Brazil between hope, resilience and faith
Such is the reality of commerce in a "dry border" which is actually a public space, the International Plaza, where...
March 31, 2021
Uruguay extends suspension until April 9th of in-person classes “at all education levels”
The government of the President of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, announced on Tuesday the extension of the suspension of on-site...
March 31, 2021
Uruguay “does not believe in a police state” and will not confine despite resurgence of Covid-19
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Government of Uruguay "does not believe in a police state" and, therefore, will not...
March 29, 2021
Uruguay: 100,000 more people fell below the poverty line in 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A study released on Friday (26) by Uruguay's National Institute of Statistics (INE) indicated that...
March 27, 2021
UN monitor concerned about increase in cannabis users in Uruguay
While the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), composed of 13 experts, "recognizes the efforts" of the Uruguayan government to monitor...
March 26, 2021
Uruguay economy contracts 5.9% in 2020, battered by pandemic -Central Bank
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Uruguay’s economy contracted 5.9% in 2020, the central bank said on Wednesday, March 24th, battered...
March 25, 2021