La Asociación de Restaurantes, Bares y Discotecas de Panamá (ArbydPanamá) ha lanzado un SOS al alcalde Mayer Mizrachi, instándolo a reconsiderar las restricciones de la ley seca.La solicitud es clara: permitir la venta de licor los días de duelo nacional, específicamente el 2 de noviembre y el 20 de diciembre, así como eliminar el polémico …
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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 …
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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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Un presupuesto general del Estado por $26,084 millones, menor a los aprobados en el 2023 y el 2024, presentó ayer el ministro de Economía y Finanzas, Felipe Chapman y fue aprobado por el Consejo de Gabinete en sesión extraordinaria.Un boletín oficial indica que el proyecto refleja una reducción del 15% ($5,402 millones) frente al presupuesto …
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