Tag: Asuncion

• Tuesday, December 23rd 2025 - 11:21 UTC

  Regional aviation milestones in Paraguay and Uruguay

  

  The aviation sectors in Paraguay and Uruguay achieved significant milestones on Monday. Asunción's Silvio Pettirossi Airport set a new record number of passengers, while Montevideo's Carrasco completed a multi-million-dollar technological overhaul.

• Friday, February 14th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

  Details about Port of Asunción's future disclosed

  

  Nuevo Mundo Entertainment SA Director Santiago Sosa explained Thursday the details of the redevelopment works undertaken at the Paraguayan capital's historic port. In an interview with an Asunción broadcaster, he explained that the project stemming from an agreement with the Government signed early last year will include the recovery and modernization of the facility's four sheds, converting them into a multifunctional space with commercial premises, open-air stages, and a large-capacity events center.

• Friday, April 29th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  Asunción City Hall declares local species to be animals of value

  

  The City Hall of Paraguay's capital has this week declared the weasel, also known locally for its Guarani name mykurẽ, as an animal of value and importance.

• Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 22:57 UTC

  Heavy rainstorms in Asunción leave at least 3 people dead

  

  After no casualties were reported initially following heavy rainfalls in the Paraguayan capítal of Asunción, fresh reports Wednesday mentioned that at least three people had died, in addition to houses and schools destroyed.

• Tuesday, November 16th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  US Chargé d'Affaires in Asunción insists his country will always be “an ally” of Paraguay

  

  Joseph Salazar, Chargé d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Asunción, Monday tweeted that his country “has been, and will always continue to be, an ally of Paraguay.”

• Monday, April 26th 2021 - 03:52 UTC

  Paraguay takes starker approach at Covid-19 with further restrictions

  

  The government of Paraguay decided this weekend to impose tighter restrictions effective April 27 through May 10 in an attempt to slow down the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, which is reportedly reaching unprecedented records.

• Friday, January 31st 2020 - 08:48 UTC

  Heavy rains and flooding forecasted for Asuncion, Paraguay and Porto Alegre, Brazil

  

  Although flooding rain has already hit parts of Brazil so far in 2020, more rain and flooding could strike the southern part of the country in the coming week. In addition to southern Brazil, other parts of South America may also be threatened.

• Monday, October 28th 2013 - 20:30 UTC

  Cartes and Rousseff to open vital supply power line for Paraguay's capital built with Mercosur funds

  

  Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff will inaugurate on Tuesday in Paraguay next to his peer Horacio Cartes a high voltage transmission line from the world's largest operational hydroelectric dam Itaipú to metropolitan Asuncion, capital of the landlocked country and which was financed with Mercosur funds.

• Friday, June 22nd 2012 - 21:59 UTC

  “Institutional coup” removes Paraguayan president Lugo from office

  

  Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo was removed from office on Friday at 18:30 hours following an impeachment vote in the Senate where the motion was supported by 39 votes, four against and two absent.

• Tuesday, June 14th 2011 - 21:07 UTC

  Volcanic ash cloud forces the re-programming of Mercosur technical meeting

  

  The 83rd ordinary meeting of the Common Market Group in the framework of Mercosur and which was scheduled for this week has been re-programmed for June 16 and 17, because of the volcanic ash cloud that has disrupted normal air traffic.