The series of tremors that shook Panama on Monday only caused material damages. So far there are no reported victims. According to local media Telemetro Panama, earthquakes only scared the people of Panama City and the province of Chiriquí. The strongest seismic movement was a 5-degree earthquake on the Richter scale at 1:35 p.m. that […]
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The 6th edition of the International Breakdance Competition will take place on February 26th
The 6th edition of the International Breakdance Competition will take place on February 26th, at Jazz Café Escazú. The event is all about “Territorial Battle” and it is the most anticipated event in the Central American region, since it is an international preliminary round that will qualify the best dancer in Central America. This winner […]
A new fire broke out in Heredia
Flames threatened a structure in Los Angeles de San Rafael de Heredia. The fire broke out in a wood waste area, at a sawmill next to a Lebanese restaurant. 2 units from Heredia station assisted the emergency. At 9:20pm, the fire extinguishing machines were still working. However, the fire didn’t affect anyone. crhoy.com
The Constitutional Chamber won’t change the legislators’ pension scheme
Legislators celebrated the ruling of the Constitutional Chamber which maintains the elimination of privileges to legislators’ pension regime, which had been appealed by former legislators Rolando Lacle and Danilo Chaverri. The current Legislature had removed some privileges, such as the possibility for widows and children to totally inherit 100% of the pension, as well as […]
INCOFER is negociating a trust to finance the electric train
INCOFER is negotiating a trust, which intends to finance the interurban electric train. The project was already registered in the Project Bank of the Ministry of National Planning and Economic Policy (MIDEPLAN). In June 2016, the Congress approved the initiative that allows INCOFER to negotiate, contract and execute medium.and-long-term, internal-and-external indebtedness, up to a maximum […]
Chavarría: “cartels are training Central American criminals”
Attorney General Jorge Chavarría assured that Costa Rican and Central American criminals are being trained in Mexican territory to learn the mothodology used by the cartels and then apply it in Central America. The complaint was made by Chavarría in an interview with El Universal Mexican newspaper. Chavarría revealed that Mexican cartels are recruiting Central […]