Q24N (Confidencial) The seizure in Russia of a ton of cocaine from Nicaragua exposed the shortcomings of the so-called “retaining wall” strategy by the regime of Daniel Ortega, researchers and experts on national security issues agreed. Members of the Nicaraguan military and police leadership together with Daniel Ortega and Rosario […]
Daily Archives: January 12, 2024
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QCOSTARICA — Government employees will receive the ‘salario escolar’ (school bonus), equal to one month’s salary (same as the ‘aguinaldo’ last month) on January 22. The recommendation is to use the salario escolar to purchase school utilities In total, the annual bonus for the 163,000 civil servants will cost the […]
Let’s meet the margay. This sleek, spotted cat is one of Costa Rica’s six species of feline and the most arboreal of the group. The margay (Leopardus wiedii) is most frequently known as the caucel in Tico Spanish. I’ve also come across folks who call them tigrillos, but there’s another […]
QCOSTARICA — A resounding “no” to the existence of an organized and controlled cell of Daniel Ortega’s government in Costa Rica, President Rodrigo Chaves stressed in a press release, following the attack on Nicaraguan opposition members Joao Maldonado and his wife, Nadia Robleto, intercepted by motorcyclists and shot Wednesday morning, […]
QCOSTAIRCA (ESO Science News) Nestled between two oceans and several tectonic plates, Costa Rica is known not only for its natural beauty and biodiversity, but also for its hazardous geology. A network of seismometers in Costa Rica recorded microseismicity following two large, distant earthquakes. Researchers have installed sensors throughout the […]
Q24N (iNews) Ecuador has been plunged into chaos after gang leaders broke out of prison and gunmen stormed a live TV broadcast, forcing terrified staff to the ground. People flee the premises of Ecuador’s TC television channel in Guayaquil, Ecuador after gunmen burst in on January 9, 2024, a day […]