Officials dismissed in Uruguay for escape of Italian criminal Morabit
Four police officers of the Uruguayan Interior Ministry will be dismissed for committing "severe" faults in the escape of Italian...
May 25, 2023Section
Uruguay News in English
Uruguay news in English from The Rio Times — Montevideo politics, economy, agriculture and culture.
Continuing drought: Uruguay prays for rain
People in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo are praying for rain in the face of a historic drought that has...
May 24, 2023
Uruguay faces mobilizations due to water shortage crisis
After the Government decided to increase the concentration of chloride and sodium in tap water in the face of the...
May 23, 2023
Internet acccess reaches 91% of Uruguayan households
Household internet access in Uruguay grew to 91% in 2022, up from 88% registered in 2019, according to the fifth...
May 19, 2023
Water crisis: Uruguay announces construction of a new dam
The Uruguayan government announced that a dam would be built next week to maintain drinking water supplies in the capital...
May 18, 2023
Uruguay maintains interest rate at 11.25%
The Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU) resolved yesterday to maintain the Monetary Policy Rate (TPM) at 11.25 percent after the...
May 17, 2023
Uruguay: extreme measure adopted due to the water deficit that has been dragging on for months
Water shortages caused by drought forced the Uruguayan government to increase the salinity of drinking water. The measure and the...
May 10, 2023
Uruguayan government forecasts 2% economic expansion
Uruguay's Minister of Economy and Finance, Azucena Arbeleche, yesterday projected a 2 percent growth of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
May 10, 2023
Uruguay discreetly raises the retirement age from 60 to 65 years old
By Ken Parks Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou signed his landmark pension law on Tuesday, ending a major legislative reform...
May 5, 2023