Central America
U.S. Embassy The United States in El Salvador will close this Tuesday due to national side
The U.S. Embassy in El Salvador announced that it will close its operations on Tuesday, June 18, to comply with the declaration of national leave issued by the Legislative Assembly in the face of the rain emergency in the country.
The diplomatic headquarters said in an official statement that “immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applicants who had an appointment scheduled for June 18 received a message containing information about the rescheduling of their appointments.”
Similarly, they pointed out that “if any visa applicant has doubts about such re-reprogamation, please contact our call center at 2113-3122.” “Customers with appointments for services to U.S. citizens have received a message with instructions on how to reschedule their appointments,” they added.
The paid national leave was approved this Tuesday night by the Legislative Assembly as a measure requested by President Nayib Bukele to protect the life of citizens in the face of the rain emergency that has affected the country and that will continue for the coming days.
Central America
Young actress Adriana Isabel Mojica dies in tragic accident in Torrelodones
Young actress and singer Adriana Isabel Mojica, 19 years old, died Thursday morning after being struck by a vehicle in Torrelodones, Spain, confirmed the town’s mayor.
“I am deeply shocked by the death of our young neighbor Adriana Isabel in this tragic accident. My heartfelt support goes to her family and friends during these terribly difficult times. Rest in peace,” posted Almudena Negro, Mayor of Torrelodones.
According to Spain’s El Mundo newspaper, the incident occurred on the A-6 motorway, at kilometer 31.5, at 7:35 a.m.
Central America
Nicaragua frees 135 political prisoners, repatriated to Guatemala through U.S. mediation
Nicaragua released 135 political prisoners for humanitarian reasons, who were received by Guatemala on Thursday, thanks to U.S. mediation, which will allow them to travel to that country or others.
At La Aurora Airport in Guatemala City, the former detainees celebrated their freedom. “Thank God for being free, long live a free Nicaragua,” declared Francisco Arteaga to reporters, raising his fist in the air.
Arteaga had been detained for posting “on social media the actions” of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, against the Catholic Church, he told reporters from the window of a bus taking him to a reception center. According to the Guatemalan presidency, the group arrived yesterday on “a special flight that landed at 06:20 a.m.” (12:20 GMT).
The White House announced shortly before that it had secured the release of these prisoners, including 13 members of the Texas-based evangelical organization Mountain Gateway, Catholic laypeople, students, and others whom Ortega and Murillo “consider a threat to their authoritarian regime.”
The release was carried out for humanitarian reasons, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement, just two months before the U.S. presidential elections. Eric Jacobstein from the State Department, who was involved in the negotiations, indicated that the Nicaraguan regime did not receive anything in return.
Central America
President Mulino announces curfew for minors in Bocas del Toro amid surge in crime
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino announced on Thursday a nighttime curfew for minors in the Caribbean province of Bocas del Toro, a popular tourist area, in an effort to combat gangs that “work for the Gulf Cartel or the Tren de Aragua.”
“The crime rate in Bocas del Toro is extremely high. It is one of the provinces leading in criminal activity, murders, and drug trafficking,” Mulino said at his weekly press conference.
Mulino stated that next week he will request local authorities in Bocas del Toro, a province on the border with Costa Rica, to implement a nighttime curfew for minors.
This measure is in addition to the recently imposed curfews for minors in the Caribbean province of Colón and the populous district of San Miguelito, adjacent to the capital.
Bocas del Toro, located more than 550 kilometers by road from Panama City, is made up of paradise islands and mainland areas, attracting many foreign tourists.
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