The anti-corruption unit of the prosecutor’s office on Thursday raided the historic National Palace of Guatemala, where several government offices operate, for a complaint that was not disclosed, reported the Public Ministry on Thursday. We are developing an investigation with the authorization of a competent judge in the National Palace of Culture,” Estuardo Campos, head […]
Archives for May 10, 2019
Lima Group demands the release of legislator Zambrano, arrested by Maduro
The governments of the Lima Group have expressed their rejection of the arrest of the vice president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, legislator Edgar Zambrano, a strong figure of the opposition to the regime of Nicolás Maduro. Zambrano was arrested on Wednesday by the authorities of Maduro when he was outside the headquarters of […]
Chicken pox forces isolation of newborn in Alajuela
A 17-day-old baby is kept isolated in the San Rafael Hospital in Alajuela, after it was confirmed that the outbreak in her skin is caused by chickenpox. Therefore, the authorities of the medical center transferred the newborn to an individual cubicle, and keep the neonatal service in quarantine, to prevent the 17 infants who were […]
CNE dealt with 23 incidents due to heavy rains
On Wednesday night, the emergency authorities dealt with 23 incidents caused by heavy rains in the Caribbean and the Southern Zone of the country. According to Walter Fonseca, Liaison Officer National Emergency Commission, it involved eleven floods and a landslide in the Golfito sector. Fortunately, there is no report of injured or affected people. The […]
Earthquake shook several communities of Alajuela
An earthquake reported as mild to moderate rocked several areas of the province of Alajuela on Thursday morning. According to the report of the National Seismological Network (RSN), the tremor was 4.1 degrees and its epicenter was registered in San Pedro de Poás, with a depth of 82 kilometers at 8:08 am. Almost at that […]