Three unsuspecting ‘chocolate’ Easter bunnies have been kidnapped at Brussels airport. The candies were originally made from MDMA, a synthetic substance commonly known as ecstasy, and were likely designed to be processed into easy-to-sell pills. Florence Angelici, spokesperson for the finance department of the Belgian Federal Public Service, said the rabbits, which weighed a total […]
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Tourist destinations on the coast, most affected at Easter: Anato
The union pointed out that the past few weeks have been crucial for the development of tourism in Colombia, which is already being affected by the closure of the activities of the airlines Viva Air and Ultra Air and the abolition of the preferential VAT of 5% on airline tickets, which again stood at 19%, […]
Passenger traffic in Cartagena fell by 27% over Easter
During the Easter season, 169,537 travelers passed through Rafael Núñez de Cartagena International Airport, a figure that reflects a 27% drop from last year. During these days, the capital of Bolívar received 66,454 passengers in domestic arrivals and 16,897 international arrivals for a total of 83,351 travelers. In terms of passengers leaving the city, the […]
The average hotel occupancy in Santa Marta was 60%: Cotelco
“Done with the Easter, we must prepare for these two months of low season that are coming, we recognize the impact of the suspension of flights of the two airlines Viva Air and Ultra Air. 215 flights arrived via Simón Bolívar International Airport, fortunately outbound tourism from nearby regions helped us a lot and thanks […]
Increases to 13 the number of deaths by immersion in Honduras in Holy Week
Honduran Red Cross operations spokesman Yanci López told reporters that 24-year-old Marlon Noe Mejía died this Friday from drowning. Mejía drowned in the Guayambre River, in Patuca municipality, Olancho department, bringing the death toll from this cause to 13 nationwide, he added. The Honduran fire brigade found the body of Helmer Joel Meza on Friday, […]
The Pope addresses violence and drug trafficking in Latin America in his Via Crucis
The violence of South America’s guerrilla fighters and the drug trade plaguing Central America are at the center of two of Pope Francis’s 14 Good Friday meditations on the Stations of the Cross, celebrated this evening at the Colosseum in Rome without presence of the Pope. Francisco, who will follow the rite from his residence […]
“No one can be marginalized”: Pope Francis at Palm Sunday Mass
Pope Francis presided over Palm Sunday Mass on April 2, a day after leaving the hospital due to bronchitis, and in his homily defended the “deserted” of the world: “No one can be marginalized,” he said in front of thousands of people. and with the voice still weak during this Eucharist that opens Holy Week. […]
An increase in land travelers is expected at Easter: Mincomercio
For this Easter season, the passenger flow that will be mobilized by land transport is expected to reach 4.9 million, which would represent an increase of 6.5% compared to the 2019 figures. This is reported by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism, which indicated that there is optimism in the tourism sector for this […]
Nicaragua grants parole to 2,500 prisoners for Holy Week
The beneficiaries of return to their homes are 830 people who were in prison The model530 in the fine Garnet (east), 425 in the de matagalpa (north), 196 in the esteli (north), 164 in the juigalpa (center), 148 in the Chinandega (west), 113 in the van Lion (west) and 94 in the Bluefields (Southern Caribbean), […]
Pope Francis leaves hospital on April 1
Pope Francis is expected to leave hospital on Saturday, April 1, after passing a series of checks for bronchitis on Friday that required him to be admitted on Wednesday, Holy See spokesman Matteo Bruni announced. “His Holiness’s return to Casa Santa Marta (his residence) is scheduled for tomorrow, in light of the results of the […]