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Tue, 04 Jan 2022 06:45:00 GMTCannabis developers eye Paraguay to further expand their business
As cannabis gradually transitions from a cultural drug to just an agricultural product like any other, Paraguay's unique conditions make it a destination of choice for those trying to develop the newly-legalized business, accor...
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 09:42:00 GMTShips prefer Paraguayan flag to evade Argentine taxes
Argentine sailor unions are warning against the trend whereby Argentine-flagged ships are turning to Paraguayan registration to both circumvent Argentina's blood-thirsty taxation plus benefitting from Paraguay's own scheme, a p...
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 09:32:00 GMTIACHR to evaluate Paraguayan President's express impeachment back in 2012
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has agreed to accept the case of former Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo against the Paraguayan State for his removal of office through impeachment in June 2012.
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 20:28:00 GMTParaguay's economy blooming after 2021; next year looks even better
Paraguay's economy will close in 2021 with a growth of around 5% and good prospects for 2022, Finance Minister Oscar Llamosas announced in a radio interview.
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 09:35:00 GMTParaguayan Gov't honors IACHR ruling favoring indigenous peoples
Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez's Government Monday gave real-estate ownership (occupation) certificates to indigenous peoples plus a monetary compensation in accordance with rulings from the Inter-American Court of Hu...
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:21:00 GMTEastern cancellations leave hundreds of Paraguayans stranded in Miami
Some 300 Paraguayan nationals who were stranded in Miami after Eastern Airlines canceled its Dec. 18 and 21 flights to Asuncion will be arriving shortly before midnight Friday, it was announced.
Sat, 18 Dec 2021 09:57:00 GMTUruguay does not sign joint declaration at Mercosur Summit
Uruguay stood out for its dissenting stance at the 59th Summit of the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) Friday after President Luis Lacalle Pou refused to sign a joint declaration.
Sat, 18 Dec 2021 09:20:00 GMTParaguay insists civil servants must wear clothes made of traditional fabric
The Government of Paraguay has issued a decree whereby civil servants are encouraged to wear clothing made of the ancestral ao po'i fabric on Fridays to promote and protect the country's heritage.
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:34:00 GMTWeather prevents meeting between presidents of Brazil and Paraguay
The Presidents of Brazil and Paraguay, Jair Bolsonaro and Mario Abdo Benítez, were to meet Monday at the Paraguayan town of Carmelo Peralta to lay the cornerstone of a new international bridge, but mainly to go on discussing I...
Mon, 13 Dec 2021 08:55:00 GMTTwo border crossings between Argentine and Paraguay to reopen Monday
Road links through the San Ignacio de Loyola bridge between Puerto Falcón (Paraguay) and Clorinda (Argentina) and river crossings between Alberdi and Puerto Formosa are to reopen after almost two years when only goods could go...