Tiempos de San Antonio (San Antonio Times; TSA) is a daily news provider based in the Castemuran capital of San Antonio. Established in 1922, TSA is widely acclaimed as the most trustworthy source of information within the Republic of Castemura.
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• Shootout between police and cartels killed 2, wounded more
• 5-year plan flops as government fails to deliver promises
• Police is “10-years outdated”, says opposition
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Shootout between police and cartels killed 2, wounded more
Shots were fired in the city of San Ancia between the Castemuran Police and the San Ancia-based Cráneo Cartel on August 30. In the ensuing shootout, 16 police officers were wounded, 1 cartel member was killed and 12 cartel members were arrested. The shootout also killed an innocent bystander and wounded 14 people.
Police entered San Ancia to conduct a raid on the headquarters of the Cráneo Cartel, however due to miscommunication the raid did not proceed according to plan, says Police.
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5-year plan flops as government fails to deliver promises
Since the 2010s, Castemuran politics have been dominated by the left-leaning “Colorado” coalition, which includes many prominent parties such as the Workers’ Party. Since then, Castemura has created an economic policy known as the “5-year plan” to help with planning the economy. However this year’s 5 year plan has been marred with problems, not least of which is due to government mismanagement.
Several key promises, such as tackling unemployment, inflation, and better living conditions have seen progress below expectations. Issues with cartels, corruption, and bribery have also yet to be tackled.
This has proven to be a major blow for the left-leaning Colorados, as the success of both these promises and the 5-year plans have been the backbone to their popularity among average Castemuran.
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Police is “10-years outdated”, says opposition
After the incident in San Ancia, the Blanco opposition claimed that the police force is in a state of negligence and funding for the nation’s security services have been cut in order to increase funds for several social policies. They pointed out that the police uses technology that is “far behind compared to other nations’ police force”.