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Una denuncia ciudadana en redes sociales ha permitido al Ministerio de Ambiente (MiAMBIENTE) Regional de Chiriquí actuar rápidamente ante un grave atentado ambiental.Se ha identificado un terreno deforestado en el corazón del Parque Nacional Volcán Barú (PNVB), donde se llevan a cabo actos de tala, socuela y una preocupante expansión de la frontera agrícola.La acción …
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El Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil (SINAPROC) lanza un fuerte llamado de atención a todos los panameños: del 6 al 9 de octubre de 2024, el Caribe panameño estará bajo un aviso de vigilancia por mar picado y peligrosas corrientes de resaca.Las autoridades instan a la población a mantenerse alerta y seguir las recomendaciones.¿Qué áreas …
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Picture a dusty afternoon in the center of one of Guanacaste’s many small towns. The pueblo’s annual patron saint festival is in full swing. Sabaneros, mounted proudly on meticulously bred and trained steeds lean sideways in their handcrafted, leather saddles, sipping warm beer. A small brass band with dented instruments and boisterous enthusiasm blasts out …
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Authorities in El Salvador dismantled a migrant trafficking network destined for the United States on Saturday, which charged its victims between $13,000 and $16,000, the Attorney General’s Office reported. Members of the Attorney General’s Office, with the support of the National Civil Police, carried out a series of operations to “dismantle” the criminal gang, which …
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The Frente Amplio party has introduced a bill to increase workers’ vacation days. Currently, in Costa Rica, the Labor Code grants two weeks of vacation for every fifty weeks of continuous work with the same employer. The bill, titled the “Law for the Increase of Paid Vacation Days per Year”, proposes increasing vacation days to …
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A package of legal reforms recently approved in Nicaragua is seen by experts and opponents as an attempt to “legitimize” the persecution of critics of President Daniel Ortega, both inside and outside the country. These reforms include changes to the Penal Code that allow for the prosecution of individuals who engage in actions against Ortega’s …
Read more “Nicaragua’s New Legal Reforms Target Opponents and Critics”
El Ministerio de Salud informó, que, durante el mes de octubre, en la región de San Miguelito, se ofrecerá mamografías gratuitas.Estas estarán disponibles en Centro de salud de Nuevo Veranillo, desde las 7:00 de la mañana.LEE TAMBIÉN: ¡Ni modo! Jhonathan Chávez te hace cantar por ese amor que no se daLa mamografía puede detectar a tiempo …
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In order to protect, restore, and revitalize the marine ecosystems of the Gulf of Nicoya, a total of 1,050 coral fragments have been cultivated on Tortuga Island from June to September. The initiative, led by the State Distance University (UNED) Puntarenas branch and the Nautical Fishing Center of the National Learning Institute (INA), is part …
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The alleged murderer of environmentalist Juan López, who had been denouncing the pollution caused by an open-pit iron oxide mine in a nature reserve in Honduras, was captured this Friday along with an accomplice, authorities reported. The 46-year-old activist was shot dead on the night of September 14 after leaving a Catholic church in Tocoa, …
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La Autoridad Nacional de Descentralización ha recibido hasta la fecha 198 informes de rendición de cuentas del Subprograma de Interés Social o Descentralización Paralela, lo que representa un avance del 26.25%.Así las cosas a una semana de que culmine el plazo para presentar los informes, faltan cerca de 564 juntas comunales y alcaldías en presentar …
Read more “Faltan 74% de informes sobre uso de fondos de descentralización”