On Monday, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) of Honduras concluded the vote count of the convulsive elections of November 26th, with an advantage for President Juan Orlando Hernández before opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla, although without officially proclaiming the winner. TSE president David Matamoros said that Hernandez had 42.98% of the votes and Nasralla 41.39%, when […]
Archives for December 5, 2017
Toro III plant was $90 million more expensive than projected
In a matter of six years of construction, the investment made by the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) and the Junta Administradora de Servicios Eléctricos de Cartago (JASEC) in the Toro III hydroelectric project increased by more than $ 90 million. Toro III is a water-driven hydroelectric power plant located in Venecia de San Carlos […]
Neighbors’ suspicion lead to capture of alleged marero
In less than a week, the Public Force arrested in Guanacaste another alleged member of the Mara Salvatrucha based in the ‘northern triangle’ of Central America. The Salvadoran surnamed Rivas was arrested while wandering the streets of Filadelfia. The arrest was possible after the report of some local residents. This is the second case reported […]
OIJ removes controversial ad
The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) removed a controversial ad from its website, as it asked women not to wear provocative clothing to avoid rape. This was confirmed on Monday morning by Walter Espinoza, director of the entity, who assured that the document was loaded on the website by mistake. The poster was created in 2004 […]
Calderón Guardia former head of nephrology was sentenced to 12 years in prison
The San José Criminal Court sentenced José Francisco Mora Palma to 12 years in prison on Monday. Mora, former head of nephrology at the Calderón Guardia Hospital (HCG), was convicted for leading a criminal organization to extract kidneys from people in socioeconomic vulnerability. Also, Dimosthenis Katsigiannis, a trader of Greek origin, was sentenced to eight […]
Doctors accused of organ extraction were acquitted for lack of evidence
On Monday afternoon three doctors were acquitted by a court for alleged crimes of trafficking in persons for the purpose of illegal extraction of organs. The San José Criminal Court acquitted the three doctors because the Public Ministry did not show enough evidence to link them to the alleged crimes of trafficking in persons and […]