Paraguay’s Firefighters in the Face of an Unpublished Emergency: No Funds for Bank Scandal · Global Voices
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Asunción, Nov 11 (EFE).- Paraguay's Volunteer Fire Corps demanded on Wednesday the return of some $325,000, including funds from donations, which it had deposited in the intervention Ueno Bank, a situation that, it warns, puts at risk the operation of its 140 barracks and the rescue and care operations of [...] The entrance Paraguayan Firemen demand the return of $325,000 deposited in Ueno bank was first published in HolaNews.
After 29 years as a volunteer firefighter, Oscar Acuña faces an emergency for which he did not receive training: the resources of all Paraguayan barracks were held in the Ueno, the bank whose collapse plunged the country into a crisis and brought down President Santiago Peña. The volunteer firefighters of Paraguay had about 2 billion guaranis (about R$ 1.78 million) deposited in the Ueno when, on November 3, the Central Bank determined the inter…
Professionals rely heavily on donations and used Ueno Bank accounts to cover their operations, so the freezing of money reduced their ability to respond to fires, road accidents, rescues and other emergencies
The volunteer firefighters of Paraguay had about 2 billion Guaranis (about $320,000) deposited in Ueno when the Central Bank ordered their intervention on November 3 for serious solvency problems. "Just as many savers of our institution were conned, we ourselves as an institution were conned and today we are suffering the consequences," he tells the AFP with glassy eyes Acuña, commander of the Sixth Volunteer Firefighters Company, in Mariano Roq…
On Wednesday, Paraguay’s Volunteer Fire Corps demanded the return of some $325,000, including donation funds, deposited at Ueno Bank. They warn that the situation puts their 140 barracks and rescue operations at risk. Some 250 firefighters protested in a square next to the Congress in Asunción.
The collapse of Ueno Bank has blocked about 2 billion guaranis (R$ 1.78 million) of the voluntary firefighters of Paraguay. The measure affects 140 barracks and 6,5 thousand volunteers, who have started to select calls for help. The Central Bank intervened in the Ueno on 3 November due to problems of solvency. The crisis provoked protests and the dismissal of President Santiago Peña, investigated by alleged irregularities linked to the bank. + K…
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