URUGUAY

Another Uruguayan policeman commits suicide

Published on: August 21, 2023
10:38

Montevideo, Aug 21 (Prensa Latina) Another Uruguayan policeman took his own life, making a total of 13 who committed suicide this year, which seems to confirm today what they qualify as a silent epidemic in the police force.

Montevideo’s water reserves grow

Published on: August 20, 2023
12:08

Montevideo, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) The reserves of the Paso Severino dam, which supplies water to this capital and the metropolitan area, continue to rise today thanks to the latest rains.

Senator Mario Bergara extends the pre-candidacy of Frente Amplio

Published on: August 20, 2023
11:05

Montevideo, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) Senator Mario Bergara extended the list of presidential pre-candidates of the Frente Amplio (FA), a political coalition that hopes to recover the government of Uruguay in the elections of October 2024.

Cuba presents business opportunities in Uruguay

Published on: August 17, 2023
14:01

Montevideo, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) Cuba needs foreign capital and participation, so it offers hundreds of projects, a senior official from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment (MINCEX) said here on Thursday.

Uruguay still under three and a half million inhabitants

Published on: August 14, 2023
14:56

Montevideo, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay has less than 3.5 million inhabitants, according to preliminary data from the national census conducted by the National Statistics Institute (INE).

Uruguay fails to prosecute money-laudering

Published on: August 14, 2023
11:45

Montevideo, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay fails to fully prosecute money laundering, Argentine expert Alejandro Montesdeoca, hired by the Presidency of the Republic to carry out an evaluation on this matter, concluded.

Customs officers maintain conflict with the government in Uruguay

Published on: August 14, 2023
09:28

Montevideo, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan customs officers are still in conflict with the government today and are anticipating unexpected measures that will affect foreign trade this week.

Uruguay Government builds hydraulic works to alleviate water crisis

Published on: August 11, 2023
08:19

Montevideo, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) A hydraulic work was commissioned by the Government of Uruguay, which built it in record time to alleviate the water crisis that is affecting the capital and its metropolitan area.

Uruguay has one of the largest incarcerated populations

Published on: August 9, 2023
16:03

Montevideo, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay was confirmed as one of the countries with the largest prison population per capita on the globe, and the first today in South America.

Uruguay, Bolivia to share info on drug smuggler Sebastian Marset

Published on: August 7, 2023
16:15

Montevideo, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay and Bolivia exchanged information on Monday regarding drug smuggler Sebastian Marset, wanted by both countries and Paraguay.

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