PARAGUAY

President of Paraguay begins official visit to Chile

Published on: February 18, 2022
08:57

Santiago de Chile, Feb 18 (Prensa Latina) The President of Paraguay, Mario Abdo Benítez, begins today an official visit to Chile during which he will meet with his counterpart, Sebastián Piñera.

Paraguayan prosecutors invoke national interest before impeachment

Published on: February 16, 2022
10:19

Asunción, Feb 16 (Prensa Latina) The Association of Paraguayan Prosecutors called in a communiqué to "put the national interest before the imminent political trial against the leader of the Public Prosecutor's Office, Sandra Quiñónez, a local media published today.

Former Paraguayan president’s offshore company fraud revealed

Published on: February 11, 2022
10:17

Asuncion, Feb 11 (Prensa Latina) The former president of Paraguay Horacio Cartes managed an offshore company in Panama during his term of office that he did not include in his sworn statements and the fact was hidden by the Prosecutor's Office, a local newspaper published today.

Paraguayan bank opens credit line for electrical vehicles

Published on: December 4, 2021
01:00

Asuncion, Dec 4 (Prensa Latina) The National Development Bank (BNF) of Paraguay announced the opening of a sustainable credit line to finance the purchase of 100-percent zero-kilometer electrical vehicles.

Paraguay restricts travels from South Africa due to Covid variant

Published on: November 29, 2021
15:26

Asuncion, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay has restricted the entry into the country of travelers from South Africa and other African nations, due to a new coronavirus variant named Omicron, Angeles Arriola, general director of Migrations, informed on Monday.

Argentina and Paraguay to strengthen Mercosur

Published on: October 15, 2021
11:16

Buenos Aires, Oct 15 (Prensa Latina) In an effort to strengthen the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), the foreign ministers of Argentina and Paraguay, Santiago Cafiero and Euclides Acevedo, held a meeting today in which they reviewed the bilateral and regional agenda.

Paraguay plans to eliminate hourly traffic restrictions

Published on: October 8, 2021
16:07

Asuncion, Oct 8 (Prensa Latina) Authorities of Paraguay's Executive Power met today to analyze the sanitary measures in force until October 12 and foresee that the new decree would eliminate the hourly traffic restriction.

Progressive forces prevent anti-Cuba maneuver in Paraguay

Published on: July 30, 2021
13:10

Asuncion, Jul 30 (Prensa Latina) Progressive forces in Paraguay prevented the Senate from debating a resolution against Cuba, whose reasons they considered wrong and violates international law, social media highlighted on Friday.

Paraguay deploys large police operation for municipal elections

Published on: June 19, 2021
08:39

Asuncion, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay's government has stationed from today all its police officers to guard on Sunday the simultaneous municipal and party elections, postponed last year by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Paraguayan doctors criticize vaccination agains Covid-19

Published on: May 13, 2021
11:48

Asuncion, May 13 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Medical Union of Paraguay, Rossana Gonzalez, denounced the low number of Covid-19 vaccines that have arrived in the country so far and announced a protest for Friday.

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