The “other Amazon”: Soybeans drive deforestation of South America’s Gran Chaco
It’s a familiar story: A vast forest in South America loses huge swathes of trees each year, threatening the communities...
July 5, 2021Section
Paraguay News in English
ANDE and Tabacalera de Cartes, largest contributors to the Paraguayan treasury in 2020
The list of the 500 largest taxpayers in Paraguay was presented this Wednesday by the Ministry of Finance and the...
June 30, 2021
Convicted murderer of former Paraguayan president’s daughter sentenced to 34 years’ prison.
A court sentenced Oscar Benítez, accused of the 2005 kidnapping and murder of Cecilia Cubas, daughter of former president Raúl...
June 29, 2021
Paraguay breaks daily record with 152 Covid-19 deaths (June 27)
Paraguay registered 152 Covid-19 deaths on Sunday, June 27, its highest daily figure, bringing the total number of deaths to...
June 28, 2021
Former Paraguayan president Cartes denounces “interference” of Abdo Benítez in new Congress
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Former President Horacio Cartes denounced interference by President Mario Abdo Benitez, both from the ruling...
June 22, 2021
Paraguayan parties start elections for candidates for the municipal elections
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The president, Mario Abdo Benítez, was one of the many Paraguayan affiliates who voted this...
June 20, 2021
Argentina and Paraguay to launch local currency payments system
The Central Bank of Argentina announced on Thursday that it would start operating next week, together with Paraguay, the system...
June 17, 2021
Paraguay establishes Saturday as “E Day” to vaccinate pregnant women
Paraguay will focus this Saturday its vaccination campaign exclusively on pregnant women over 18 years of age and 20 weeks...
June 16, 2021
Schools in Mexico, Ecuador and Uruguay reopen classrooms in the midst of pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Students in Mexico, Ecuador, and Uruguay began on Monday a gradual return to face-to-face classes...
June 7, 2021