The President of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, advised these thousands of people that her government could reconsider the permanence of the state military base in the country, as well as the administration of Donald Trump, who will take power next January 20, bringing massive deportations of Honduran migrants in Cabo. In a nationwide New Year's message,…
The bill known as Ley Laken Riley, currently under debate in the United States Congress, seeks to reach the major powers of the states to intervene in the enforcement of immigration laws, allowing, among other things, general state taxes and gaming federal officials have a more active role in deciding on detentions and deportations. The…
David Benavidez has raised his voice on repeated occasions to demand a starting opportunity in the Consejo Mundial de Boxeo (CMB), but so far, his path to the title has been full of obstacles. With a destacada trayectoria at supermedianos pesos, Benavidez seems destined to face Saúl «Canelo» Álvarez, who has reinado at 168 pounds….
The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, has generated controversy over the new extension of the 2023 Presupposition Act, which implies that the country will continue without a presupposition law enshrined in Congress in 2025. The decision was harshly criticized by Germán Martínez , head of the Bloque de Diputados Nacionales de Unión por la Patria,…
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Panamanian journalist Rolando Rodríguez has been called by the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office of the Attorney General’s Office (PGN) concerning a public procurement corruption case. This call is part of an inquiry aimed at uncovering the source of information that, recently, has startled public opinion without solid evidence to validate it. Past claims about Rolando Rodriguez…
The executive director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has finalized the Post-Financial Assessment (PFA, from its acronyms in English) of Costa Rica, confirming the precedents of his technical team and establishing the stability of the country's public economic and political foundations. According to reports, Costa Rica maintains solid growth, with projections to increase its…
In a historic visit, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock traveled to Syria to meet with the country’s transitional leaders, signaling a new phase in relations between Syria and the European Union. This marks the first such visit by EU officials since the regime of Bashar al-Assad was toppled in…
The Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) has decided, unanimously, to maintain the Monetary Policy Tasa (TPM) at 4%, thus ensuring that this level will be maintained at the end of 2024 and in the first days of 2025 The measure, announced at the eighth and last meeting of the…
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico has warned that his country may retaliate against Ukraine following Kyiv’s decision to halt the transit of Russian gas through its territory. The move has escalated tensions between the two neighbors and added a new dimension to the already fraught relationship between Ukraine and some European Union member states. In…
2024 was a challenging year for Costa Rica's food industry, according to the Cámara Costarricense de la Industria Alimentaria (CACIA). Despite the complexity of the economic and social context, the sector recorded a positive increase of 4%, surpassing the decline of 2023, when the advance was less than 1%. However, companies are struggling again to…