Archives for May 2018

The Minister of Finance, Rocío Aguilar, must explain to the Legislative Plenary the detailed measures that the administration of President Carlos Alvarado will take to contain public spending. This was unanimously agreed Monday by 56 legislators who approved a motion to interrogate Aguilar in the next 30 days. The Minister must provide accurate, measurable, and […]

Communication Minister Juan Carlos Mendoza explained that the government leaders will meet on Saturdays to improve inter-institutional coordination. The chief said that the meetings on weekends will be usual because during the week they have a complicated schedule. It is the first of many sessions that we are going to have where ministers and executive […]

Officers of the National Coast Guard Service assisted two fishermen who lost their way in the waters of the Caribbean Sea. After receiving the alert via 9-1-1, the Coast Guard Station of Limón moved the GC38-10 boat with several officers on board. They managed to find a small boat with two fishermen identified as Ricardo […]

A five-year-old boy was taken to a medical center in critical condition after he allegedly ingested strawberry pesticide in Poasito de Alajuela. Marcos Alfaro, from the Red Cross reported that the incident occurred on Sunday night in Sabanilla de Poasito. Apparently, the little one ingested the product and became intoxicated. Although he was conscious, he […]

The government of Daniel Ortega faced roadblocks and strong protests on Saturday, while the army and the episcopate press for a dialogue to end the crisis that left 51 dead in less than a month in Nicaragua. The armed forces issued a statement in which they called to stop the violence, while they expressed their […]