Paraguay News

“Within the Church, there was a mixed reaction to Lugo's foray into the political arena”

A Roman Catholic bishop who shed his cassock to run for Paraguay's presidency has polarized the Church, with some backing him as a force for change and others saying he violated age-old doctrine. via Reuters

Asuncion, Nov 9 A number of 300 Paraguayans might get hemorrhagic dengue fever before the threat of a new epidemic in Paraguay, said sanitary authorities in this South American country Friday. via Prensa Latina

“I propose to you that we unite, that we join together in mechanisms of cooperation with countries that don't have oil and who cannot afford to pay $100 per barrel”

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez challenged Latin American leaders at a summit on Friday to lower regional oil prices, telling big producers to sell oil cheaply to their neighbors. via WNED.org

Asuncion, Nov 8 A book on Operation Condor was launched in Paraguay on Thursday, marking the 15th anniversary of the discovery of the history of that genocide, internationally known as the Terror Archives. via Prensa Latina

Paraguay, one of South America's least densely populated countries, experienced more than three decades of dictatorship under Alfredo Stroessner, who was ousted in 1989 and died in exile in 2006. via BBC

“Mathematics is no more computation than typing is literature.”

My name is Linda Craib, and I have been accepted into the Yale School of Management Health Care Executive MBA program for 2008-10. Because I'm a woman who has had an nontraditional path to business school, I am ... via BusinessWeek

VISION DIVINE: South American Dates Announced - Nov. 1, 2007 Italian melodic power metallers VISION DIVINE , the brainchild of ex- LABYRINTH mastermind Olaf Thorsen , have announced the following live dates in ... via BlabberMouth.net

“All the evidence we have shows this was the product of a pact between the Colorados and the supporters of Oviedo”

The race for Paraguay's presidency took a dramatic turn when the country's Supreme Court late Tuesday voided the mutiny conviction of popular ex-army commander Lino Oviedo, freeing him to run for the top job. via Houston Chronicle

“You can feel it! Lino president!”

Paraguay's former Gen. Lino Oviedo greets supporters at the main bus station in Asuncion, Tuesday, Oct. via HendersonvilleNews.com

VATICAN CITY, OCT 29, 2007 - The Holy See Press Office today released the following communique: "This morning Oscar Nicanor Duarte Frutos, president of the Republic of Paraguay, visited His Holiness Benedict ... via Global Catholic Network EWTN

“The hope was expressed that Paraguayan society may continue along the path of the common good, of legality and of social peace, inspired by the Christian values of justice and of respect among all citizens”

Paraguay's President Oscar Nicanor Duarte Frutos on Monday was forced to greet Pope Benedict XVI empty-handed after his gifts for the pontiff including a multi-coloured poncho were delayed in an airport strike. via Earth Times

Matches in Buenos Aires, Bogota and Asuncion will open the next round of South American World Cup qualifying on Nov. via PR-inside.com

"Change or death." That's the stark campaign slogan of Fernando Lugo in his bid to become Paraguay's next president. via American Chronicle

Asuncion, Oct 23 Opposition sectors of Paraguay denounced the purpose of the governing Partido Colorado to use the Supreme Court to sabotage results of the presidential elections next year. via Prensa Latina

“We have our environmental permit and a presidential decree, and are on the same footing with other ports, except that we are going to use more technology, which will help diminish the impact on the environment”

Residents, environmentalists and local and national authorities in Paraguay are at odds over the pros and cons of a port complex being built by U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill on the outskirts of the capital. via Inter Press Service

Argentina and Brazil are Mercosur's major players Mercosur is South America's leading trading bloc. via BBC

The cheapest place on earth? Well, according to the annual Cost of Living Survey conducted by the multinational consulting firm, Mercer, the cheapest place on this planet is Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay. via Gadling

“Exchange Act"). Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as, but not limited to, "may”

TexCom, Inc. announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Biodiesel International Corporation in conjunction with its plans to construct an integrated grain crusher and biodiesel facility at Puerto ... via Market Wire

“I like the warm weather there, in San Pedro Sula.”

Chances are, if you took Spanish I or II at Goshen College in the last two years, you had the pleasure of conversing, en Espanol and in person, with either Juan Carlos of Guatemala or Asuncion of Paraguay. via The Goshen College Record

Latin American Minerals Inc. announces that it has received encouraging results from the initial batch of soil geochemical samples collected at Paso Yobai. via Market Wire