Thousands of workers affiliated with three labor federations in Honduras marched on Labor Day, protesting against the privatizations they believe have led to an increase in taxes and foreign debt. The local press estimated that more than 10,000 government and private enterprise workers as well as human rights activists walked about half a kilometer down […]
Archives for May 2, 2017
Scientists generate electricity from pineapple waste
For several groups of Costa Rican ecologists, pineapple plantations are simply disastrous. They claim that this damages the soil, generates plagues of flies and that the neighboring communities cannot consume the water because the agrochemicals end up contaminating the groundwater. But a group of scientists sought to turn the situation around and is proving they […]
The 2 reasons why Ottón Solís lost votes
Acción Ciudadana legislator Ottón Solís party won 24 votes in the third round of election for the presidency of the Legislative Assembly, which were insufficient to defeat Gonzalo Ramírez, who obtained 26 votes, plus the seven null votes. Those seves votes are: two from the Broad Front that voted its candidate Gerardo Vargas, four from […]
Rains in the Pacific during the afternoon
The residents of the Central and South Pacific will have to take their umbrellas this Tuesday, because rains are expected for the evening and night. According to the National Meteorological Institute (IMN), the Central Valley and the North Pacific will have little rainfall due to an increase in the trade winds. The Caribbean and the […]
500 Uber drivers disconnected to protest and demand their rights
From 4:00 am on Monday, May 1st, a group of 500 drivers from Uber disconnected from the platform. They did this to express their discomfort against certain situations in their daily work, such as the illegality in which the company operates. According to one of the coordinators of the activity, who asked not to be […]
Meet the new president of the Assembly in 9 phrases
The legislator of the Costa Rican Renewal Party Gonzalo Ramírez is the new president of the Legislative Assembly. In addition to his public function, Ramírez is an evangelical pastor and lawyer. His wife, Paula Vargas, is the deputy mayor of San José. Ramírez obtained 33 votes, beating the 24 votes obtained by Ottón Solís, legislator […]