On Monday, Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales challenged the ruling of the Constitutional Court (CC), the country’s highest court, over the entry of former Colombian judge Iván Velásquez, head of an Anti-corruption Mission of the Organization of the United Nations (UN). Despite the fact that on Sunday night the CC ordered that he be allowed access, […]
Archives for September 17, 2018
Nicaragua requests resignation of the OAS secretary general
On Monday, the Nicaraguan government called for the resignation of the OAS Secretary General, Luis Almagro, for urging in recent statements to suffocate the dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega, which was read by Nicaragua as a serious threat to international peace. [Almagro’s statements] disqualify him to continue holding the position of Secretary General of the […]
Unions agree to meet with government but “without conditions”
The strike continues indefinitely, according to the latest statements by the unions, which claim they will accept meeting with the government as long as it is done without conditions. The unions were annoyed by the government’s actions in Moín, as well as by the accusations of sabotage by the Ministry of Security. We have sought […]
President and minister cancel trip to the US over strike
The public employees’ strike against the fiscal plan prevented President Carlos Alvarado and Commerce Minister Dyala Jiménez from traveling this week to Silicon Valley, in the San Francisco Bay area of California, on a tour to attract investments. This sector is home to many emerging and global technology companies. On Monday, the press office of […]
PLN proposes pausing the tax plan in exchange for dialogue with unions
The National Liberation Party (PLN) proposes a pause in the legislative process of the fiscal plan, to establish the dialogue between the government and the unions. However, for that to happen, the latter must call off the strike and the blockades on national roads. According to Carlos Ricardo Benavides, head of fraction of the PLN, […]
Government guarantees exports through Limón ports
Security Minister Michael Soto said that the Public Force intervened access to the ports of Limón to allow the entry and exit of containers with goods. Soto said that in the police troops will remain in place to prevent access to ports being blocked by the protesters. The leader even called on the exporters to […]