According to guyanachronicleonline.com, “AN elderly man was yesterday killed and his wife who was travelling along with him, severely injured, when the vehicle in which they were travelling along the Lethem trail became involved in accident. The vehicle, carrying only the two persons, was travelling from Georgetown, en route to Lethem when tragedy struck. The deceased has been identified as 74-year old Helmutt Frederik Ottman. His wife, 73-year old Ingrid Margaret Ottman was injured and was admitted to the Lethem Hospital.” Read Article
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Nacion.com repoerted that Dengue virus attacked with more force than usual this summer, preying especially those living in the provinces of Puntarenas and Guanacaste. These coastal areas account for 52% of all patients this year: 1,394 affected in the Central Pacific Region and the Region Chorotega 1097, according to the latest data from the Social […]
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elcolombian.com reported that Venezuela’s government on Tuesday closed its border crossings with Colombia because of Sunday’s election, a decision that leaves a week to both nations cut off by land with consequences for the movement of people and trade. The border closure occurred at 6:15 am on Tuesday and will be reopened on Tuesday, confirmed […]
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DUE TO SECURITY ISSUES Hotel Colón Caribe CLOSES DOORS m.teletica.com reported that this past Friday Caribbean Hotel Colón in Limón closed its doors after suffering a recent assault with weapons being used. Furniture was loaded away last Friday after the hotel operated for 14 years. The manager made the decision to close after Swedish and […]
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Dewitth Hutehings Carson dies after head injury from fall. rpp.com.pe reported that a U.S. citizen tourist Dewitth Hutehings identified as 52-year Carson died this morning in the town of Aguas Calientes, located near the citadel of Machu Picchu, according to Police the place. Hutehings Dewitth hit his head when he slipped in the street nearby […]
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On March 15, 2013, a U.S. tourist was assaulted in a commission of a kidnap express. The victim was out for the evening with a date and took a taxi at about 9:00 PM from Mariscal Sucre about one block from plaza foche. After driving for for about five minutes the taxi stopped, at which […]
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Elcomercio.ec reported that on April 5, 2013, an interprovincial bus traveling between Cuenca and Quito Ecuador was held up by a group of armed gunmen. The assault took place at about 11:00 pm about an our hour outside of Cuenca near Zhud. Passengers were threatened and robbed of cellphones, cameras, jewelry, money and tablets. Police […]
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At least 40 confirmed cases of dengue recorded to date in the region Piura , most of which is concentrated in the town of Pariñas, with 22 patients, and in Castilla with 13, reported the Regional Directorate of Health ( Diresa ). The institution said that no died from the disease, but there are a […]
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One of the victims “crime out of control, police out of control” San Miguel de Allende now referred by some as San Miguel de Juarez. SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, Guanajuato. -periodicocorreo.com.mx reported that two American women reported via a video, that were attacked by local police for a false but that they stole antiques, money […]
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On April 1, 2013, globo.com reported that a pair of men suspected of raping a foreign tourist were arrested on Saturday by local police. The two men are accused of having boarded a van in which the woman, 23, and her boyfriend were traveling Saturday. Authorities indicated that the tourists are Americans (U.S.). The two […]
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