Most people fleeing violence in Nicaragua took refuge in Costa Rica, where at least 23,000 tried to obtain refuge since the start of the crisis in April, the UN said on Tuesday. In recent months, the number of refuge applications filed by Nicaraguans in Costa Rica and other countries increased exponentially,” said a spokesman for […]
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Foreign Affairs Ministry fired ambassadors in Germany and Turkey
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs fired the Costa Rican ambassadors in Germany and Turkey, Gian Carlo Luconi and Marcelo Varela. The dismissals of both officials are effective from July 31st. The national embassies in these two countries will remain in the hands of the current deputy ministers, who will have the rank of business managers […]
In the middle of discussion over taxes, government asks for ¢600 billion more
On Tuesday afternoon, Minister of Finance Rocío Aguilar met with several legislators to request the approval of an extraordinary budget. According to the government, this is necessary to correct a shortfall in the resources originally included in the budget for 2018 that was approved last year in relation to the amortization of the internal debt.” […]
Solís administration bought ¢4.2 billion aircraft during fiscal crisis
Five months before the end of his term, just when he insisted on the need for more taxes, the government of Luis Guillermo Solís spent ¢ 4.264 billion in the purchase of a plane from the government of the United States. The aircraft King Air 250 Slick was purchased very quickly. The opening of the […]
Authorities found body of missing Irishman in Herradura
On Tuesday morning, authorities of Aerial Surveillance located the body of an Irishman, who disappeared in Herradura last Saturday. Overflight found the body of an Irishman who was missing. It was located four nautical miles from Isla Herradura in the Central Pacific,” reported the Ministry of Public Security via Twitter. The foreigner went missing on […]
The US is firm about Nicaragua: “This is the beginning of the sanctions…”
On Monday, the United States held president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, and his vice president and wife, Rosario Murillo, responsible for the violence that left 350 people dead since the start of anti-government protests in April. In an official note, the White House said that Ortega and Murillo are ultimately responsible for vigilante groups favorable […]