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The UN condemns the murder of two indigenous leaders in Nicaragua

MEXICO CITY – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday condemned the murder of two indigenous leaders in Nicaragua and urged the government to investigate and

July 7, 2023

Nicaragua

Elimination of hatcheries and cleaning: they are sure keys to counteract cases of infestation

The latest report issued by the Department of Epidemiology, the Ministry of Health (Minsa), reports on the updated cases, to date, with cases of monkeypox, dengue, hantavirus, malaria, leishmaniasis and Chikunguya in

July 7, 2023

Panama

US congressman seeks authorization from Daniel Ortega to visit Bishop Álvarez

US congressman Christopher H. Smith has sent a letter to Daniel Ortega requesting permission to visit Monsignor Rolando Álvarez, who is being held in a maximum security cell in the Jorge Navarro

July 7, 2023

Nicaragua

ATTT begins training for vehicle inspection workshops

The Transit and Land Transport Authority (ATTT) communicates to all authorized workshops for the annual review of the country’s vehicle fleet, that we have started training all operators on the new technology

July 7, 2023

Panama

They study an increase in penalties for those who introduce prohibited objects into prisons

Judith Pena | July 7, 2023 The Minister of Government, Roger Tejada, assured that progress is being made in the study of an increase in penalties for those who introduce prohibited objects

July 7, 2023

Panama

“It seems that the cardinal does not care about the situation of Monsignor Álvarez,” says the priest

After the Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Managua, denied that Monsignor Rolando Alvarez had been taken out of the Jorge Navarro Penitentiary System, in Tipitapa, and that he would

July 7, 2023

Nicaragua

Corina Cano again seeks a seat in the Assembly for the 8-3 circuit

Accompanied by family, friends and supporters of the Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement (Molirena), deputy Corina Cano, current second vice president of the National Assembly, today presented her official nomination as a pre-candidate

July 7, 2023

Panama

One hundred months in prison for two men for robbery in Banistmo

The Section for Crimes against Economic Patrimony of the Metropolitan Prosecutor’s Office managed tosentencing sentence to 100 months in prison for two men and orderedprovisional detention for another person, for the robbery

July 7, 2023

Panama

UN condemns the assassination of Mayangna leader Bernabé Palacios

Two indigenous Mayangnas murdered in less than four days in Nicaragua

In less than 4 days, two indigenous people from the Mayangna Sauni As community lost their lives. The second deceased was identified as 23-year-old Serato Juwith Charly, from the Kauhmakwas community. The

July 7, 2023

Nicaragua

Upon returning to the Presidency, Martin Torrijos promises a joint cabinet

The presidential candidate of the Popular Party (PP), Martín Torrijos Espino, affirmed that, if he wins the elections on May 5 of next year, he will designate a joint government cabinet to

July 7, 2023

Panama

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