Otto Guevara appealed to his recent speech on the opening of markets to defend himself and declare himself innocent of any influence peddling in favor of the importation of Chinese cement. He also used the press conference to ratify his political campaign and aspire for the fifth time to be president of the Republic with […]
Archives for November 2017
Prosecutor Emilia Navas participated in raid of Otto Guevara’s house
The Attorney General of the Republic, Emilia Navas, arrived at the house of Legislator Otto Guevara to carry out the judicial proceedings and confiscation of documents, which may serve as evidence for the cementazo investigation. The authorities quickly entered the condominium where the legislator lives in Escazú. This was the third raid carried out by […]
CNFL announced power service suspensión in some sectors of Escazú
The National Company of Force and Light (CNFL) reported that this Wednesday it will suspend the power service in some sectors of Escazú. In San Rafael de Escazú there will be a post relocation, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm and there will be 937 affected clients, from the Divina Misericordia Convent to the West, […]
Two women were responsible for torturing and burning an informal taxi driver
The Judicial Investigation Agency ( OIJ ) links at least two women responsible for the murder of an informal taxi driver. The body of the victim was found scorched on April 1st in Los Angeles of San Rafael de Heredia. The victim was identified with the surnames of Ortega Mata. He was 26 years old […]
Government celebrates electric bus, but supports trawling
On Monday, President Luis Guillermo Solís celebrated the first electric hydrogen bus in the country and, in addition, the PAC fraction managed to approve the Law of Incentives and Promotion for Electric Transportation in the first reading. However, the government supports shrimp trawling, which seems to be a contradiction due to the environmental damage that […]
Comptroller: “Climate change is affecting the Public Treasury”
In Cosa Rica, every quarter, four extreme weather events are recorded, such as storms, hurricanes and droughts. These phenomena linked to climate change are generating a direct impact on the Costa Rican Public Treasury, according the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR). A recent report highlights that in 2010, the country had to invest 1.03% […]