The Panamanian government agreed to allocate $1.8 million to face a lawsuit filed by National Liberation Party (PLN) presidential candidate Antonio Álvarez Desanti, in a dispute over a purchase of land in Ngäbe Buglé County, a Panamanian indigenous territory. The case is recapitulated as follows: the dispute is for a property of four farms that, […]
This May is one of the rainiest since 2008
This month is one of the rainiest of the last 20 years, according to the National Meteorological Institute (IMN). Meteorologist Juan Diego Naranjo explained that this is based on rainfall records from this month compared to the same month in other years. A rainy May as this had not been seen since 2008, when we […]
These are the most dangerous places in San José
The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) announced the places where pedestrians are assaulted the most in San José. So far this year, the OIJ reports 2550 complaints of assaults in places where they mainly steal electronic items such as cell phones and computers. In total, four gangs have been identified assaulting in the capital between 5 […]
Foreigner used fake ID to create transport company
A Nicaraguan man used a false identity to get a license for 19 trucks and acquire 13 properties. The man is even the president of a transport company. The suspect, named Bermúdez Morales, was arrested in Alajuela in coordination with the Public Force and the Public Ministry for crimes of false identity. Specifically, the subject […]
Banks claim they did not put pressure on the exchange rate
The recent increase in the price of dollars and the fall recorded on Wednesday are not responsibility of the banks, according to the Costa Rican Banking Association (ABC). The increase in the demand for foreign exchange originates in transactions from the public and not from the banks, which, according to the regulations of the Central […]
Venezuelan national guard shatters violin as a young man confronts bullets with his music
On May 9th, Wuilly Moisés Arteaga’s images of the violin in the midst of molotov and tear gas bombs on the streets of Caracas, Venezuela, went around the world. Armed only with his violin, Wuilly has participated in the protests that his country has been experiencing for more than 45 days. The young man has […]