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Paraguay to Improve Employment Opportunties for Its Women and Youth
December 12, 2011 | by HS News Staff
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a loan for $5 million to support Paraguay’s efforts to expand the coverage and effectiveness of its employment programs continue reading »
Paraguay to Hand Over Indigenous Land
December 10, 2011 | by Survival International
The Paraguayan government has this week signed an agreement with Enxet Indians to hand back 1,000 hectares of their ancestral land. The decision comes after a long legal battle between the indigenous people continue reading »
Paraguayan Bishop Says Cell-Phones are “Tools of Sin”
December 5, 2011 | by business week
Paraguayan Catholic bishop Claudio Silvero said 40% of Catholic families suffer because of the bad use of mobile devices and the internet, “accursed tools of sin” continue reading »
At Least 4 Members of Pai Tavytera Indigenous Tribe Killed by Narcos
November 24, 2011 | by Estelle Gonzales Walgreen
Paraguay to Increase Credit to Small Business and Poor Families to Buy 1st Home
November 18, 2011 | by Estelle Gonzales Walgreen
JUST IN Aerosmith Concert Cancelled in Paraguay, Tyler In the Hospital
October 25, 2011 | by HS News Staff
Steven Tyler, lead singer of Aerosmith reportedly fell in his hotel bathroom, and had to be rushed to an Asunción hospital. continue reading »
Paraguay Urged to Pass Laws Protecting Rights of Women and Indians
October 25, 2011 | by HS News Staff
New laws are urgently needed in Paraguay to protect the rights of minorities, in particular women and indigenous people, a top United Nations human rights official has said, calling on the Government to scale up its efforts to stop discrimination and injustice towards these groups. continue reading »
Country to Extend Water & Sanitation Services with Support from Spain
October 3, 2011 | by Estelle Gonzales Walgreen
Iran Urges Paraguay to Help Restore Palestine People’s Rights
October 2, 2011 | by Estelle Gonzales Walgreen
