The Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security (MTESS), in partnership with the River and Maritime Shipowners’ Center (CAFYM), is holding a major job fair for the shipbuilding sector this Thursday, with 87 vacancies across ten companies. Salaries range from the legal minimum to 6 million guaraníes, and candidates can take part in in-person interviews at the Directorate General of Employment headquarters in Asunción.
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The Museo de Ciencias (MuCi) closes its May programming with free moon observation, immersive sessions at the San Cosmos planetarium, and outdoor science circuits in Asunción.
Paraguay's Public Ministry filed a formal accusation against former prosecutor Egidia Victoria Gómez Denis, for allegedly receiving bribes and delaying investigations to benefit a drug trafficker arrested with 1.3 kg of cocaine.
Colorado Senator Luis Alberto Pettengill accused TSJE Electoral Processes Director Carlos María Ljubetic of lying when he claimed that the voting machines used in the party's internal elections were audited with full access. Pettengill demands an independent software audit and criticizes the "simulation of transparency." The allegations are from Pettengill and have not been independently verified.
Raúl Latorre, president of Paraguay's Chamber of Deputies, spoke against suspending internal elections of the Colorado Party and defended the use of voting machines as essential for the open-list system.
The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Raúl Latorre, stated that Horacio Cartes has no competitor of equal stature to lead the National Republican Association (ANR), calling him the most influential Paraguayan politician of the century and defending him against international sanctions.
The defense of former Senator Erico Galeano, sentenced to 13 years in prison, has filed an unconstitutionality action with the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice to annul two rulings, alleging violations of constitutional guarantees.
The National Institute of Statistics (INE) reported that 85.4% of Paraguayans aged 10 or older used the internet in the last evaluated period. Young people aged 25 to 29 lead with 97.1%, while inequality between urban areas (88.2%) and rural areas persists, with San Pedro and Caazapá recording the lowest rates.
A 35-year-old Brazilian citizen was kidnapped and forced to transfer about 60 million guaranis (45,000 reais) after arranging a meeting via Grindr in the San Rafael neighborhood of Ciudad del Este. Seven armed men ambushed him, stole his iPhone 17 Pro Max, and held him hostage for hours to carry out Pix transfers. Police were unable to locate the exact site of the crime.