Uruguay to import bottled water: desalinization plant does not fit in aircraft
Uruguay's Economy Ministry Monday greenlighted the tax-free import of bottled water as one of the measures against the drought affecting Montevideo and the metropolitan ar ...
Uruguayans hold successful March of Silence
Thousands of Uruguayans marched through the streets of Montevideo on Saturday evening marking the 28th March of Silence to remember the missing persons victims of the last ...
IMF: Uruguay excels, predicts 2% growth, 7% inflation, 8.1% unemployment in 2023
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Uruguay on May 15, 2023, with prospects for this year anticipating ...
Asylum requests on the rise in Uruguay
According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the number of asylum requests in Uruguay has increased to 16,000 from 13,113 in mid-2 ...
Poll: Uruguayan President still has 46% approval
According to a study by pollsters, Cifra published this week in Montevideo, Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou still has a 46% approval rating and a 43% negative image a ...
Uruguayan grocers running out of bottled water as demand soars
As Uruguay's water crisis continues to escalate, sales of bottled water grew threefold during the last few days as suppliers ran out of stock, it was reported in Montevide ...
Some rains forecasted but water crisis still dramatic in Uruguay
Uruguay's Meteorological Institute (Inumet) Wednesday announced it forecasted rainfalls between May 19 and 21, albeit below 10 millimeters, with a probability of occurrenc ...
Shortage of drinking water in Montevideo getting critical
Montevideo Mayor Carolina Cosse will ask the National Emergency System (Sinae) to step in as the shortage of drinking water in the Uruguayan capital gets more and more ser ...
Brazil to begin dredging channel linking Merín and Los Patos lagoons this year
Brazilian authorities have pledged to start dredging the Merín-De los Patos lagoons waterway later this year, most likely in the spring, Uruguayan Undersecretary of Trans ...