El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras seek to create a security policy to fight violent gangs, called maras, one of the main reasons for the violence affecting these countries, according to Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández. The president visited the Guatemalan capital on Friday for a private meeting with his counterpart Jimmy Morales. I have talked […]
Central American deficits are becoming unsustainable
The excess of public expenses over income tax is bringing fiscal deficits of the Central American countries to conditions that may become unsustainable. The most worrying situations are faced by El Salvador and Honduras, but Costa Rica and Guatemala are also in danger because of their difficulties in exercising proper tax collection. Nicaragua and Panama […]
Cane producers receive 210 million colones in relief assistance
The Ministry of Agriculture began to deliver supplies to 475 cane farmers, affected by the emergency rains in 2015. These workers, mainly from Turrialba, will receive 210 million colones. The delivery project is coordinated by the National Commission of Risk Prevention and Emergency Response (CNE), Turrialba’s Local Emergency Committee and the Chamber of Cane farmers. […]
Representatives of municipal police met to discuss improvements
Representatives of 21 municipal police met to discuss a draft document that proposes steps to strengthen these police forces. The proposal will be submitted to the Ministry of Public Security (MPS). The National Network of Municipal Police held the meeting in La Unión de Cartago. Marcelo Solano, head of the municipal police of San José, […]
4.8 earthquake shook Sarapiquí
An earthquake of 4.8 on the Richter scale occurred nine minutes after midnight on Sunday morning. The tremor recorded 21 kilometers northwest of Puerto Viejo in Sarapiquí was felt in Cariari, Pococí, Limón, Barra del Colorado, Heredia, Upala and San Carlos. The quake was caused by a local failure, according to the OVSICORI. Fortunately, there […]
Migrants keep coming to the southern border
According to the press office of Immigration, 201 more migrants and 6 families arrived on Sunday at the southern border of Paso Canoas. On Saturday, they reported the arrival of a group of more than 400 people, who were placed in shelters from the Red Cross in Buenos Aires and Golfito. Norman Rivera, neighbor and […]