URUGUAY

Drug trafficking gang arrested in Uruguay

Published on: August 6, 2025
11:50

Montevideo, August 6 (Prensa Latina) Just days after the seizure of more than two tons of cocaine in the department of Maldonado, 10 people were arrested in the east of the country on drug trafficking charges, it was reported.

Uruguay Denounces Israeli Ethnic “Cleansing” in Gaza Strip

Published on: August 6, 2025
10:26

Montevideo, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan-Israeli historian Gerardo Leibner stated that an "ethnic cleansing" of Gaza Strip is underway by Israel.

Uruguay: higher electricity demand, but with renewable energy sources

Published on: August 6, 2025
10:01

Montevideo, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The month of July marked in Uruguay a record high monthly electricity demand, although the bulk of the energy produced came from renewable sources, it was reported here today.

Cocaine seizure in Uruguay described as historic

Published on: August 4, 2025
13:31

Montevideo, August 4 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan government described the seizure of more than two tons of cocaine as historic, as part of a major operation carried out the day before.

Broad Front readies political battle to support Uruguayan government

Published on: August 3, 2025
10:15

Montevideo, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay's Broad Front (Frente Amplio-FA) coalition will support the measures of President Yamandu Orsi and seek greater consensus, according to the political program approved by the Uruguayan leftist alliance.

Uruguay devises plan for permanent care of homeless

Published on: August 2, 2025
10:27

Montevideo, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan government is preparing a permanent plan of attention to people living on the streets.

Uruguay seeks ways to strengthen fight of money laundering

Published on: August 1, 2025
08:58

Montevideo, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay has failures in the fight against money laundering, for which the government is defining a strategy against this scourge, according to the opinion of an official expert.

Container traffic and port of Montevideo’s competitiveness drop

Published on: July 31, 2025
10:35

Montevideo, Jul 31 (Prensa Latina) The volume of containers in transit and transshipment in the port of Montevideo recorded a historic fall.

General transport strike in Uruguay

Published on: July 31, 2025
08:59

Montevideo, July 31 (Prensa Latina) Negotiations between employers and the union ended in a deadlock despite government mediation, and a general transport strike is underway in Uruguay.

Uruguay’s government regrets absence of opposition in social dialogue

Published on: July 30, 2025
10:09

Montevideo, Jul 30 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan government regretted the absence of opposition parties in the social dialogue, whose executive commission maintains its agenda of meetings with various sectors of society.

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