Paraguay

• Tuesday, February 17th 2015 - 19:30 UTC

  “EU tired of waiting” for Mercosur to sign a trade agreement; Paraguay a trusted partner

  

  The European Union is tired of waiting for Mercosur to sign a free trade agreement, according to a delegation of Euro members of Parliament visiting Paraguay, a country which they consider a trusted 'ally' in trying to establish closer links with Europe.

• Wednesday, December 31st 2014 - 05:36 UTC

  Paraguay with record 2014 beef exports, but faces Russian situation next year

  

  Paraguay twelve-month accumulated meat and meat products exports (mostly beef) reached 1.6bn dollars according to primary information said the head of the country's National quality and health animal services, Senacasa, Hugo Idoyaga, which represents a 20% increase in value over the 1.3 bn. dollars of 2013.

• Wednesday, December 31st 2014 - 05:18 UTC

  Blackout for Paraguay's hydrocarbons hopes in Chaco drillings

  

  President Energy slumped by as much as a third on Monday following an update on testing of the Silurian Santa Rosa and Devonian Icla reservoirs in the Lapacho well in Paraguay's Chaco. A test of Santa Rosa was cut short, although management reckons that it can be commercialized, and a test of Icla recovered only gas and no oil.

• Saturday, December 27th 2014 - 00:22 UTC

  Paraguay: Arlan Fick speaks about his kidnapping by the EPP

  

  The teenager said he was never cold and that he befriended national policeman Edelio Morinigo, who is still held hostage by the rebels.

• Friday, December 26th 2014 - 01:04 UTC

  Paraguay's first intelligence service created

  

  The new national security network is aimed at detecting and neutralizing threats from domestic and international terrorist groups.

• Tuesday, November 11th 2014 - 04:34 UTC

  Minister Swire underlines business opportunities for UK companies in Paraguay

  

  UK Minister for Latin America, Hugo Swire, spoke of the growing presence of UK in Latin America and more specifically on the expanding links with Paraguay. Minister Swire said UK was determined to deepen its commercial ties with a rising Latin America and described Paraguay as a perfect trade and investment partner for UK, particularly since British oil industry has struck oil in the Chaco region.

• Tuesday, October 21st 2014 - 06:24 UTC

  UK company confirms discovery of oil in the Paraguayan Chaco

  

  President Energy announced on Monday it has discovered good oil-bearing zones at its Lapacho drill in the Paraguayan Chaco and confirms strong hydrocarbon pay at its Jacaranda well.

• Friday, September 26th 2014 - 06:20 UTC

  Pope Francis removes Opus Dei bishop accused of protecting pedophile priest

  

  Pope Francis has dismissed a conservative Paraguayan bishop who was accused of protecting a priest suspected of sexually abusing young people in the United States, the Vatican said on Thursday.

• Tuesday, September 16th 2014 - 05:28 UTC

  Mercosur/Pacific Alliance foreign ministers plan to meet in Chile in November

  

  Foreign affairs ministers from Mercosur and the Pacific Alliance will be meeting next 24 November in Santiago de Chile to explore a possible integration between the two blocks according to Paraguay's foreign minister Eladio Loizaga.

• Wednesday, September 10th 2014 - 04:29 UTC

  Paraguay argues that soccer was first played by Guarani tribes, according to Jesuit reports

  

  The Guarani tribes that lived in South America in the 17th century used to play a sport similar to soccer when the Jesuits arrived to establish their missions, claims a video based on historical documents released by Paraguay’s Secretary for Culture. Entitled “The Guaranies invented soccer,” the video collects findings made by anthropologists who studied the Jesuits’ legacy in the country.