Crime

Study Questions Crime Reporting on News Programs

Tuesday, 18 August 2009 00:00

A study by the CLAEH Media Center reveals the amount of time spent by Uruguayan television news programs on crime reporting. Channel 4 spends 15.2 minutes to transmit this type of news, as compared to 14.6 minutes for Channel 12, 12.6 minutes for Channel 10, and just 5.3 minutes for state

Three Prostitution Rings Reported

Friday, 31 July 2009 00:00

The National Institute of Child and Adolescents of Uruguay (INAU) reported to the Justice the existence of three child prostitution rings operating in the country.

Swine Flu Deaths May Total 13 in Uruguay

Tuesday, 14 July 2009 00:00

Yesterday, the Ministry of Public Health official reported the death of a 22-year-old woman death who succumbed to swine flu and are awaiting confirmation of three other cases that would bring the death total to 13.

Perera Confesses to Faking Murder Attempt

Tuesday, 14 July 2009 00:00

Vice president of Uruguayan state telco ANTEL, Gonzalo Perera, admitted to faking his attempted murder in El Pinar Norte. The police began to suspect Perera after reconstructing the case. The branch where the rope was to be hung could not support any weight and part of the rope that Perera said

Attempted Murder of ANTEL Vice President

Monday, 13 July 2009 00:00

Vice president of Uruguayan state telco ANTEL, Gonzalo Perera, was assaulted in the area of El Pinar while on a walk. Perera had said in March that he had received death threats and had a bodyguard hired.

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