Uruguay reports 1.2% economic growth in Q1 2023
The Uruguayan economy recorded a 1.2% growth in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022,...
June 16, 2023Topic
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Cocaine stash found in surfboards shipped from Uruguay
Uruguay's National Police announced the interception of a parcel containing surfboards filled with cocaine bound for Portugal.
June 14, 2023
China shifts focus to Brazil following Uruguay’s Mercosur stalemate
Uruguay's aim to negotiate a bilateral agreement with China has faltered, causing China to focus its attention on Brazil and...
June 13, 2023
Uruguayan parliament votes to lift immunity of senator under investigation for sex crimes against minors
Uruguay's Senate unanimously passed a resolution to strip Senator Gustavo Penadés of his legislative immunity following investigations into eight allegations...
June 8, 2023
Bone remains found in possible clandestine military cemetery in Uruguay
Human skeletal remains were found in Uruguay in a military property where bodies of opponents of the dictatorship (1973-1985) are...
June 7, 2023
Uruguayan senator accused of sexual exploitation of minors asks for his own removal from office
Gustavo Penadés, senator of the Republic of Uruguay, asked today for a vote on his removal to put himself "at...
June 1, 2023
New outbreak of avian flu confirmed in Uruguay
The Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP) of Uruguay confirmed today the fourteenth avian flu outbreak by reporting
May 27, 2023
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, 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