Uruguay

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:14:00 GMT
Montevideo's Carrasco airport to fly to 15 destinations in June with 158 weekly flights
Carrasco International Airport, in the department of Canelones, will operate in June with 11 airlines and a total of 158 weekly frequencies to 15 direct destinations, according to the schedule released by Aeropuertos Uruguay. T...

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:54:00 GMT
Orsi used a campaign-donated car to help pay for his Hyundai, Búsqueda reports
Uruguay's president, Yamandú Orsi, used a vehicle that had been donated to his 2024 election campaign as part of the payment for the Hyundai he bought days before taking office, according to the weekly Búsqueda, which reconst...

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 05:17:00 GMT
Uruguay submits EUR 60 million offer to acquire three Royal Navy used patrol vessels
The Uruguayan government will this week present a formal offer to the United Kingdom's embassy for the acquisition of three used offshore patrol vessels belonging to the British Royal Navy, for an approximate amount of 60 milli...

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 04:58:00 GMT
Uruguayan opposition accuses Orsi of “mocking” public after response on vehicle discount
The main opposition forces of Uruguay coincided on Sunday in questioning the public response of President Yamandú Orsi to the discount of approximately USD 25,000 he obtained in the purchase of a zero-kilometre Hyundai Santa F...

Sat, 30 May 2026 07:51:00 GMT
Uruguayan released in Venezuela slept in his building's hallway after finding home taken by his captor
Uruguayan-Venezuelan citizen José Breijo, 70, on Wednesday recovered the apartment that had been confiscated during his imprisonment in Caracas, after spending several days sleeping in the building's hallway because one of the...

Wed, 27 May 2026 20:41:00 GMT
Uruguay: President Orsi faces questions over purchase of vehicle with USD 25,000 discount
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi is this week facing public questioning over the purchase, eight days before his inauguration on 1 March 2025, of a zero-kilometre Hyundai Santa Fe SUV for an invoiced value of USD 54,000, altho...

Tue, 26 May 2026 23:13:00 GMT
Uruguay signs memorandum with United Kingdom on aerospace, infrastructure, and digital innovation
The Uruguayan government on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Kingdom to deepen bilateral dialogue and advance cooperation in the aerospace, infrastructure, and digital innovation sectors, in a new ste...

Mon, 25 May 2026 00:44:00 GMT
Paraguayan Prosecutor's Office maps Marset drug route from Bolivia to European ports
The Paraguayan Prosecutor's Office has filed an indictment against Gianina García Troche, the former partner of Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset, that reconstructs in detail the criminal structure operating from Par...

Sat, 23 May 2026 02:34:00 GMT
Uruguay captures 63% of Mercosur's annual rice quota to the European Union
Uruguay this week filled 63% of the annual zero-tariff rice quota granted by the European Union to Mercosur, in the first significant trade milestone since the provisional entry into force, on 1 May, of the association agreemen...

Thu, 21 May 2026 20:45:00 GMT
Pope Leo XIV's possible Uruguay visit remains officially unconfirmed despite local announcements
The possible visit of Pope Leo XIV to Uruguay during the first half of November, announced on Wednesday by the intendant of the department of Florida, Carlos Enciso, does not yet have official confirmation from either the Urugu...

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