The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, said today that his country will hold the presidential elections on May 20, in which it will seek re-election, regardless of what other governments say. “What foreign governments say does not matter to us at all in Venezuela (…) the legality of Venezuela matters,” said the Chavista leader from…
The 39 bodies were found among urine, feces and vomiting The driver who left locked in July in the cabin of his truck to 39 undocumented, of which 10 died asphyxiated and heat, was sentenced today by a Texas court to two sentences of life imprisonment. The man, James M. Bradley, 61, who received that…
The State Commission for Justice is preparing to develop a “comprehensive and participatory” process, when it is up to interview and scrutinize the candidates for judges of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) . This was reported to this means by the Administration’s attorney, Rigoberto González , who also serves as coordinator of the commission….
In the first three months of this year – from January to March – the Transit and Ground Transportation Authority (ATTT) has imposed 245 sanctions for violating the prohibitions related to passengers or for refusing to take them. And it is that the inspections carried out by personnel of that entity, as well as the…
With the participation of some 600 exhibitors, on the night of Thursday, April 19, the fifty-sixth version of the International Fair of Azuero was inaugurated in La Villa de Los Santos, which will run until May 1. The president of the event, Alberto Castillero, said that for the first time the board is betting on…
Given the massive fraudulent affiliation of foreigners in the Social Security Fund (CSS) and the delivery of irregular peace and save in the General Directorate of Income (DGI) , two executive decrees were enacted yesterday that eliminate these procedures to regulate and renew permits immigration for foreigners in the country. The CSS and the DGI…
The Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP) is investigating 14 companies linked to a presumed embezzlement for about $ 300 million in employer-employee contributions to the detriment of the Social Security Fund (CSS) . The Public Prosecutor of the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office, Marina García Collado , revealed that she asked the Public Registry for the certifications of…
by James “JB” Bryson As a new blog that the wife and I started to serve as a resource help people that were not able to help us when we came here, we are happy to see some of the chatter come in. Nothing beats getting up and having the cortadito and eggs waiting…
Officials from the Security and Environment portfolios of Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Colombia will meet this Friday in the Panamanian capital to review cooperation in those sectors. The Ministry of Public Security of Panama reported today that the head of that office, Alexis Bethancourt and his Costa Rican colleague, Gustavo Mata, will attend the…
A group of independent citizens met this Thursday, April 19 in the legislative park to call a large rally next Sunday, April 22, called “No to Reelection”, which will be held in the Plaza 5 de Mayo at 10:00 am. With this initiative they seek to promote “in a forceful way” the non-re-election of any…
