Uruguay in 2020: Stories to read

Luis Suarez's message to the world in these uncertain times

20/03/2020

Luis Suarez used social networks this Thursday to raise awareness of the importance of people staying at home in these times of health crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Carnival of Montevideo is ready to go

30/01/2020

Applauded by thousands of spectators, from this week onwards, the groups competing in the official competition, which lasts 40 days, will pass through the Montevideo Summer Theater.

Uruguay's plan to attract foreigners and repopulate the "little country" of 3 million inhabitants

29/01/2020

One of the first plans announced by President-elect Luis Lacalle Pou, who takes office on March 1, is to try to increase the size of the Uruguay population, and part of his plan includes facilitating the entry of foreign residents.

Uruguay: how much the drug market has really changed in the country with the legalization of marijuana

20/12/2019

When Uruguay became the first country in the world to legalize the marijuana market, it took on a daring challenge: to dispute the business of that drug with the narcos, from production to sale.

Why Uruguay has the best income redistribution in Latin America

26/04/2019

Latin America is one of the most unequal regions in the world: its tax and transfer systems show modest results when it comes to reducing inequality. However, there is one exception: Uruguay.