Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles denounced that he was beaten by National Guard troops when he was leaving due to tear gas use from Monday’s protest against President Nicolás Maduro. GNB troops ambushed us in Las Mercedes (eastern Caracas) when we were leaving. We were robbed and beaten, all my team is wounded,” said Capriles […]
Unidocente School in Pérez Zeledón has new infrastructure
The Providencia Unidocente School in Río Nuevo de Pérez Zeledón has a new infrastructure for its 20 students and three teachers. The school has three classrooms, a school dining room, a module for administration, a roofed area for recreation, sanitary batteries, two lavatories, a toilet and perimeter net. The institution was founded 17 years ago […]
Ligia Fallas: “In Venezuela there are no political prisoners, there are terrorists imprisoned”
Once again, Frente Amplio (FA) legislator Ligia Fallas stated strong positions on the political and social crisis in Venezuela. Fallas said through a series of publications in her Twitter account that in that country there are no political prisoners, but terrorist imprisoned. The comments were a response to an interview conducted by RTN Channel 13 […]
Wounded crocodile was rescued from homes in Sixaola
Officers rescued a wounded crocodile that wandered near houses in the town of Daytonia de Sixaola. The three-meter long animal was a danger for children in the area and it was the neighbors who gave the alert, frightened by the safety of their children and animals. With the help of officials from the Ministry of […]
Spanish man arrested here was an entrepreneur involved in controversy
The Spaniard arrested in Liberia on Thursday was apprehended in 2007 in his country on suspicion of money laundering offenses. The subject, named Arceiz Sánchez, maintained repeated collisions with Spanish authorities during the last decade. Arceiz, along with his brothers, served as owner of Walthon Weir Pacific, a controversial valve company based in Zaragoza. However, […]
Exchange rate dropped ¢6 on Monday
On Monday, the dollar’s exchange rate dropped between ¢3 and ¢6 in the windows of commercial banks in the country. In the wholesale market, the reduction was ¢3.98. The dollar’s early afternoon trading was between ¢582 and ¢584.50. This is the third consecutive close to the fall since the Central Bank increased the Monetary Policy […]