After two months of meetings, agreements and recommendations, the Executive Branch will present the final text of the new fiscal project in a meeting with the heads of the fraction on Thursday. The Government hopes to finally get legislators to approve the bill. Last week, Deputy Minister of the Presidency, Luis Paulino Mora, indicated that […]
Archives for November 9, 2017
Opposition claims fraud and blames Ortega for violence after elections in Nicaragua
The Nicaraguan Broad Front for Democracy (FAD) rejected the elections won by Sandinismo and blamed President Daniel Ortega for seven violent deaths, although the police only confirmed five. The elections were a fraud (…) the invalidity of the elections was given by the people of Nicaragua when more than 70% did not participate,” said the […]
Costa Rican firefighters launch “Alarma”, their own web series
She looked me in the eye again and told me ‘don’t let me die, save me,’” recounts one of the firefighters who will be in the next web series to be released in the country on December 6th. “Alarma” is a reality show with unpublished real stories that demonstrate the nature of the emergencies handled […]
Treasury to place bonds through the Central Bank platform
The Ministry of Finance informed that starting on November 9th, access to the Standardized Securities Window service will be enabled through the Central Directo website, as a mechanism for the direct placement of securities (bonds) issued by the Ministry of Finance. According to the entity, this placement mechanism was enabled in accordance with article 42 […]
Honduras recaptures drug leader that fled Costa Rica after paying bail
Nicaraguan drug leader Raduán Zamora Valerio, who fled Costa Rica after paying a three-million bail, was recaptured in Honduras. Zamora used a fake Honduran identity, calling himself José Luis Oliva Meza, according to the newspaper La Prensa. The events occurred in 2012 when Zamora and six other subjects had almost a ton of drugs off […]
Costa Rican Animals at risk for Brazilian anti-ophidian serum
The Clodomiro Picado Institute (ICP) of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) alerted the national population about the sale of an antivenom serum that would be ineffective in the face of snake bites in the country. This was announced by the entity on Wednesday. According to the specialists of the ICP, it is a veterinary […]