Montevideo American Legion Riders make donation

Geely Auto officially launches the Geely EX5 in Uruguay, driving local NEV growth

Geely Auto officially launched the highly anticipated Geely EX5 at the Hotel Cottage in Montevideo Geely Auto officially launched the highly anticipated Geely EX5 at the Hotel Cottage in Montevideo. The occasion drew over 110 distinguished guests,...

Montevideo Tennis results

Montevideo – 7, Pipestone – 0, Singles: No. 1 – Ashley Klaassen, Montevideo def. Jasmine Boeke, Pipestone, 6-0 , 6-0 , -; No. 2 – Avery Albrecht, Montevideo def. Vivian Brockberg, Pipestone, 6-0 , 6-2 , -; No. 3 – Kylieann Johnson, Montevideo def....

Uruguayan fishing boats set sail after long union conflict

Friday, August 22nd 2025 - 10:14 UTC The National Union of Sea Workers (Suntma) intends to further negotiate guidelines with the Broad Front government After an 80-day conflict between labor groupings and Uruguayan businesspeople, some fishing...

SAAM Towage Uruguay offsets scope 1 emissions

SAAM Towage Uruguay has verified the removal of 6,130 verified carbon units (VCUs). This action, along with other operational measures, neutralised 100 per cent of its Scope 1 emissions from manoeuvres in Uruguay, reported SAAM Towage. The...

Peak demand for shelters in Uruguay due to cold weather emergency

According to the National Emergency System (Sinae) there were 3,007 people assisted between the shelters of the Ministry of Social Development (2,359) and the evacuation centers (648) 60 days after the emergency was declared. Sinae informed that...

SAAM Towage Uruguay neutralizes 100pct of GHG emissions

Towage services company SAAM Towage Uruguay has managed to neutralize 100% of its carbon footprint and acquired carbon credits from a forestry project. Courtesy of SAAM As informed, the tugboat operator verified the removal of 6,130 verified...

Transfer Talk: Town make bid for Uruguay international

Ipswich Town have reportedly made a bid for Club America defender Sebastian Caceres. According to transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano, the two clubs are yet to reach an agreement over a fee for the 26-year-old but dialogue remains open. Caceres...

Uruguayan Government to tax online purchases abroad

In statements to the press, the president said that this measure “is resolving an issue of inequality,” referring to Uruguayan businesspeople who are complaining about the increase in the volume of online transactions abroad. Orsi commented on the...

Uruguayan fisher’s strike ends after 80 days, USD 50 million in losses

Uruguay’s National Union of Sea Workers and Related Workers (SUNTMA) has decided to call off a strike that began in early June and which has generated losses to industrial fishing companies estimated at around USD 50 million (EUR 42.9 million)....

Uruguayan communists condemn US military preparations in the Carib

A statement from the Executive Committee of the PCU “points out its strongest condemnation of a new threat and aggression from the US imperialism on our continent.” The statement says the US Armed Forces have positioned, in the last few hours,...

New Covid-19 variants detected in Uruguay

Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 20:02 UTC These new variants “have not led to increases in hospitalizations or serious cases,” Lustemberg noted Uruguay's Ministry of Public Health (MSP) has confirmed the circulation in the country of the new Covid-19...

Demand for homeless shelter continues to be high in Uruguay

According to the National Emergency System (Sinae), 2,972 people were received in shelters and evacuation centers last Tuesday night, the highest number recorded since June 23, when the emergency began. Sinae reported that 2,406 homeless people...

Scientists on a joint expedition to “visualize the deep off the Uruguayan coast”

Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 06:19 UTC R/V Falkor from the California based Schmidt Ocean Institute is hosting a team of scientists from Uruguay’s main University for a month long expedition This Next Friday August 22nd, R/V Falkor from the...

Liberal Uruguay and the right to die (legal assisted dying), The Economist

Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 06:45 UTC Uruguay’s support for assisted dying is built on a strikingly secular and liberal tradition that is unique in the region and was promoted by early political leaders. Pablo Canepa was a normal, healthy...

Uruguay assumes the Brasilia Consensus' rotating presidency

Wednesday, August 20th 2025 - 10:33 UTC Lubetkin announced that issues such as productive integration, education, energy, and combating organized crime will be promoted Foreign Ministers Mario Lubetkin of Uruguay and María Gabriela Sommerfeld of...

Uruguayan bishops speak out against euthanasia bill: ‘We reiterate our support for palliative care’

The Uruguay bishops’ conference expressed sadness after the country’s lower house of Congress approved a bill decriminalizing euthanasia. “We reiterate our support for palliative care that cares for and accompanies the patient with dignity,” the...

Vietnamese, Uruguayan foreign ministries hold fifth political consultation

HÀ NỘI — Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Đặng Hoàng Giang and his Uruguayan counterpart Valeria Csukasi Cabrera co-chaired the fifth political consultation between the two ministries on Tuesday, during which they discussed measures for further...

Uruguay and Ecuador sign cooperation agreements

Tuesday, August 19th 2025 - 19:48 UTC Noboa (L) and Orsi agreed to focus on common interests beyond ideological differences Presidents of Ecuador and Yamandú Orsi of Uruguay on Tuesday signed two bilateral agreements in Montevideo, increasing...

Uruguay bishops express sadness over euthanasia vote

A man in a wheelchair talks to a nurse at the palliative care unit of the Clinic Saint-Elisabeth in Marseille, France, May 31, 2024. In an Aug. 13, 2025, statement The Uruguay bishops’ conference expressed sadness after the country’s lower house...