Today?s Hoy newspaper carries the story of the closure of two orphanages in the San Cristobal province. Dr. Luis Veras Jimenez, the head of the Office of Boys, Girls and Adolescents, told reporters that centers in Madre Vieja Norte and La Suiza were to be closed because they did not meet security standards. Several children, accused of abusing other children at the orphanages, have been ordered to appear before the Children?s Court. The adult supervisors will be sent to the prosecutor?s office in San Cristobal.
