by the El Reportero’s wire services
Nicaraguan family remittances accounted for 183 million USD in the first two months of this year, representing an increase of $7.4 million USD compared to the same period of 2014, indicated data issued by the Central Bank today.
According to the Central bank report, the total amount of remittances sent reached $88.9 million USD in January and $94.1 million USD in February, while the remittances in January 2014 totaled $85.6 million USD and in February 2014 $90 million USD.
In 2014 Nicaragua reported more than $1.13 billion USD in remittances.
According to the report, Nicaraguan remittances in 2014 were sent mainly from the United States, Costa Rica, Spain and Panama.
Tribute to Panamanian mural painter
The French Alliance in Panama prepares an exhibition in tribute to the artist Virgilio Ortega Santizo, considered the mural of political struggles and nationalist sentiment in the country.
Under the slogan “Panama, our America and the world from the perspective of the teacher,” the audience will appreciate -from 8 to 23 April- 152 works of the late painter and musician of international renown, struck by the strength of his revolutionary ideas.
Graduated from the National School of Arts, in 1976 organizes and directs the muralist Felicia Santizo brigade, along with other intellectuals and Panamanian artists, devoting himself to painting murals alluding to the struggle for the return of the Canal and territorial sovereignty, in the streets of country.
Other historical events of the Isthmian nation as the battle of Calidonia Bridge and the patriotic fervor of the National Institute students also were reflected in his paintings.
Along with the brigade Felicia Santizo, a teacher to serve the people, came to Nicaragua, where he remained from 1979 to 1981 as part of the support provided by Panama in the reconstruction of the Central American nation.
His print was also present in Venezuela, where he participated in the late 80s of last century in an exhibition with “Panama in the Bolivarian struggles” and “The Congress anfitriónico Panama” paintings that now lie there.
Increase in kidnapping of migrants in Mexico
The cases of kidnapping of Central American migrants reported to the Mexican government multiplied by 10 in just one year, according to figures from the National Institute of Migration (INM) released Monday.
In 2013, 62 complaints were reported kidnapping of migrants.; 37 Hondurans, 19 Salvadorans, five Guatemalans and a Nicaraguan citizen.
In 2014, the report said, there were 682 cases; 365 Hondurans, 200 Salvadorans, 100 Guatemalans and 17 Nicaraguans.
Since 2012 the Direction of Immigration Control and Verification began recording and compiling statistics related to violations of human rights of migrants.
In that year, 77 cases of assistance to illegal migrants by kidnapping cases. Of these, 50 were Hondurans, 12 Guatemalans and 15 from El Salvador, according to the INM.
Summit of the Americas, a chance to Panamanian businesspeople
The Summit of the Americas will be a unique opportunity for the country to show how much it can offer, Jose Zluis Ford, president of the Panamanian Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (CCIAP) said today.
Thus, we are proposing that the Business Forum, the sessions of which will be held on April 9-10, debates issues of common interest for the region, as logistics, distribution, border, bilateral agreements in Central America, financial services from and to Panama, and others. , he told Prensa Latina.
