All posts tagged "Government"

• More Than 100 Employees To Be Laid-Off By Legal Assistance Society

  SAN JUAN – The Puerto Rico Legal Assistance Society (LAS) could be implementing a severance plan that may leave more than 100 of its 250 employees without a job. The information about LAS’ severance plan was revealed...

  • Posted January 3, 2016
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• US Seeks Extradition Of Former Honduran Vice President

  TEGUCIGALPA – Honduras’ government says it has received a request from the United States for the extradition of former vice president and businessman Jaime Rosenthal, who is accused of money laundering. Foreign Minister Arturo Corrales says the...

  • Posted January 3, 2016
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• Egypt Arrests 3 Facebook Admins Ahead Of Jan. 25 Anniversary

  CAIRO – Egyptian authorities arrested three people who administer 23 Facebook pages, accusing them of using the networking website to incite against state institutions. The Interior Ministry on Saturday accused two men, both age 27, and a...

  • Posted January 3, 2016
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• Rwandan President Announces He Will Seek 3rd Term

  KIGALI, Rwanda – Rwandan President Paul Kagame declared Friday he will run for a third term in office after his second seven-year term expires in 2017, a move opposed by the U.S., a key ally. The announcement...

  • Posted January 3, 2016
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• Mexico Mayor Slain A Day After Taking Office

  MEXICO CITY – The mayor of a city south of Mexico’s capital was shot to death on Saturday, less than a day after taking office, officials said. Gunmen opened fire on Mayor Gisela Mota at her house...

  • Posted January 3, 2016
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• “A Mystery Inside An Enigma” How The Government Plans To Pay Debt

  SAN JUAN – Economist Gustavo Velez  urged the government Saturday to explain publicly how it plans to pay some $2 billion it owes throughout 2016.Puerto Rico is slated to pay the bulk of about $902 million in payments due this week, including some $330...

  • Posted January 2, 2016
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• TSC Will Continue Using Proven Strategy To Reduce Traffic Deaths

  SAN JUAN – The Traffic Safety Commission (TSC) is set to redouble its efforts to reduce the number of driver and pedestrian deaths this year. Drivers and pedestrians were the groups with the highest fatalities in 2015,...

  • Posted January 2, 2016
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• Walmart Insists Alternative Minimum Tax Is “Confiscatory”

  SAN JUAN – Walmart Puerto Rico has filed a motion opposing the Treasury Department’s petition to dismiss a lawsuit the retailer filed against the commonwealth seeking to overturn a tax that it says will take away 91.5%...

  • Posted January 2, 2016
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• New Year’s Homicide Toll Rises In El Salvador

  SAN SALVADOR — The Central American nation of El Salvador is off to a bloody start to the new year after a shockingly violent 2015. Officials say at least 29 people were slain on the first day...

  • Posted January 2, 2016
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• States Plan Renewed Debate On LGBT Rights, Religious Freedom

  JEFFERSON CITY – With same-sex marriage now legal nationwide, lawmakers in numerous states are preparing for a new round of battles in 2016 over whether to grant discrimination protections to LGBT people or religious exemptions to nonprofits...

  • Posted January 2, 2016
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