Get our news on your inbox! x

Remember me Forgot password

MercoPress, en Español

Montevideo, August 11th 2025 - 19:18 UTC

Politics

  • Tuesday, March 12th 2024 - 10:34 UTC

    Charges filed against former Paraguayan President for misuse of confidential data

    Abdo is said to have tried to “weaken” Cartes and Peña within the ANR

    Paraguayan prosecutors agreed Monday to press charges against former President Mario Abdo Benítez following complaints filed by fellow former head of state Horacio Cartes, it was reported in Asunción. Although both leaders belong to the Colorado Party -also known as the National Republican Alliance or ANR- Cartes currently chairs the grouping.

  • Tuesday, March 12th 2024 - 10:13 UTC

    King Charles III message on the 75th anniversary of the Commonwealth

    The Commonwealth represents a third of humanity, from all regions of the world, with all the different experiences, knowledge, and aspirations that this brings.

    The seventy-fifth anniversary of The Commonwealth is a moment to reflect on the remarkable journey that our unique family of free and independent nations has made since 1949, King Charles III started his speech.. 

  • Tuesday, March 12th 2024 - 10:07 UTC

    Falklands Legislative Assembly Commemorates Commonwealth Day 2024

    The 'windy' morning ceremony on Monday 11th March at Victory Green

    As the Commonwealth of Nations marks Commonwealth Day, the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the shared values and principles upheld by the Commonwealth community.

  • Monday, March 11th 2024 - 11:32 UTC

    Milei caught red-handed “increasing” his own salary by 48%

    Congresswoman Victoria Tolosa Paz broke out the new chapter in the political caste saga

    Just a few days after ordering Lower House Speaker Martín Menem to reverse his decision together with Vice President Victoria Villarruel to increase the wages of lawmakers by around 30%, Argentine President Javier Milei was forced to announce that he would do the same regarding a pay hike of around 48% he had decreed for himself and the members of his cabinet, it was reported in Buenos Aires during the weekend.

  • Monday, March 11th 2024 - 11:04 UTC

    Paraguay, the best place in the region for business, says FGV

    Paraguay topped the FGV report while Argentina climbed significantly with the first measures announced by President Milei

    The Latin American Economic Climate Index (ICE) released this weekend by Brazil's Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV) highlighted Paraguay as the Mecca for business ventures in the region given the country's outstanding performance.

  • Monday, March 11th 2024 - 10:56 UTC

    US to help Argentina handle the Paraná Waterway

    Ambassador Stanley, Benvenuto, González Botto, and McConnell signed the document

    Argentine authorities signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the United States whereby the latter's Army Corps of Engineers would get involved in maintenance duties along the Paraná-Paraguay River Waterway, it was reported. US Ambassador to Buenos Aires Marc Stanley was present at the ceremony involving the Argentine agency managing the waterway and the General Ports Administration (AGP).

  • Monday, March 11th 2024 - 10:44 UTC

    Paraguay strikes deal with FBI to tackle organized crime

    Domestic Security Deputy Minister Oscar Pereira and National Police Chief Carlos Benítez signed the document on behalf of the South American country

    Paraguayan authorities signed an agreement with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) of the United States to fight organized crime in “an unprecedented event” of cooperation between the two countries, it was reported. The deal provides for the creation of a group specialized in identifying threats and preventing major events affecting domestic and regional security.

  • Monday, March 11th 2024 - 10:26 UTC

    Drug-trafficking gang violence reigns supreme in Argentine city of Rosario

    Governor Pullaro implemented Bukele-style prison measures for gang members, which triggered the deadly response

    Gang violence in the Argentine city of Rosario has taken the lives of four people in one week as local and federal authorities remain baffled about how to tackle the increasingly worrying situation.

  • Monday, March 11th 2024 - 10:12 UTC

    Uruguay: Orsi denies sexual allegations involving transgender victim

    Orsi did not rule out filing a complaint against Celeste

    Uruguayan presidential hopeful Yamandú Orsi of the opposition Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA) denied the sex scandal allegations against him launched by transexual militant Romina Celeste of President Luis Lacalle Pou's National Party, also known as White Party.

  • Saturday, March 9th 2024 - 09:38 UTC

    Caricom deeply involved in finding solution to Haiti's crisis

    Caricom has a “responsibility to do everything we can,” Ali said

    As Haiti's future looks more uncertain by the hour with Prime Minister Ariel Henry unable to return to the country and gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier technically ruling in parts of Por-au-Prince, the Caribbean Community (Caricom) is seeking to play a leading role in the solution to the problem, it was reported in Georgetown, where Guyanese President Irfaan Ali holds the group's rotating chair.