On Monday hooded protesters set fire to an administrative building of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) during violent riots in Caracas, after a new day of protests against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The groups of protesters threw stones and Molotov cocktails against the building of the Executive Direction of the Judiciary in Chacao, unleashing […]
Abelino Esquivel: CCSS should not invest in “preferences” of transgender people
Abelino Esquivel, legislator from Costa Rican Renovation, asked Monday to the Board of Directors of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) not to invest in “preferences” of transgender people. There is a member of the Board of Directors of the CCSS who is obsessed on allowing trans people to perfect their bodies. Now he […]
Guatemalan authorities want the President’s head over fire that killed 41 girls
The Guatemalan prosecutor’s office announced on Monday that it will seek to withdraw the diplomatic immunity of President Jimmy Morales for the death of 41 girls in a fire that occurred in March at a shelter for minors, for which five public officials were arrested. The secretary of the Public Prosecutor’s Office (Attorney General), Mayra […]
Municipality of Cartago signs agreement to treat solid waste
The Municipality of Cartago signed a regional agreement for the management of solid waste with the local governments of El Guarco and Jiménez and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The objective of the project is to seek the improvement of Solid Waste Management through an analysis of current municipal capacities and tools and the opportunity […]
Head of Credit and Collections of the Fund was suspended for harassment
The head of the Credit and Collection area of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), named Retana Mora, was suspended from his postion for two months on June 5th. This is stated in resolution signed by José Alberto Acuña, Director of the Administrative Finance Department, which belongs to the Pension Management. According to the […]
Minister wants to buy $8-million system for security
The national authorities are running to find the funds to purchase a security system that would strengthen the border. The software is valued at $8 million and, in the words of the national authorities, it is extremely urgent for the country to purchase it. This is the kind of technology we have to buy. Migration […]