All Entries Tagged With: "Laura Chinchilla"
President Chinchilla Honors Juan Santamaría
Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla on Monday honored Costa Rica’s favorite hero Juan Santamaría while presenting a speech to bolster support for the territorial dispute between Costa Rica and Nicaragua over the Rio San Juan and Isla Calero. Chinchilla gave the speech in the Alajuela park named for Juan Santamaría, which has been remodeled in [...]
President Chinchilla Affirms Challenge of Crime in Central America
Last night President Chinchilla received the torch in Cartago and affirmed the struggle for security and stability in a Latin America filled with violence and organized crime. The “Antorcha” as it is known symbolizes the message of independence from Spain that spread from Mexico in 1821. We live in a difficult moment because drugs and [...]
President Suffers Setback in Limon Port Privatization
The nation’s highest court ruled illegal the replacement of union leadership for dock workers in Limon earlier this year. The decision nullifies the current board its resolutions including the agreement to accept a government payout and privative the Limon ports. At the time the replacement of the labor board exploded into a riot where police officers were injured by [...]
President Laura Chinchilla 100 Days in Office
Costa Rican president Laura Chinchilla celebrated 100 days in office with a video address of affection and gratitude. In a recent video posted to youtube Chinchilla summarizes the priorities of her administration and asks for help in the legislature. First and foremost security is an issue that resonates with most in Costa Rica, and Chinchilla [...]
Police Use Force Against Indigenous Group at Legislative Assembly
A group of indigenous representatives for 24 communities in Costa Rica were removed forcibly from the Legislative Assembly during the early morning hours on Tuesday. While the Ministry of Public Security denies force was used a video produced by Diario Extra clearly shows aggression on the part of police. The native group seeks passage of [...]
President Proposes to Triple National Police Force
President Laura Chinchilla attended the graduation of 700 police officers on Thursday at the Melico Salazar Theatre in downtown San Jose. While addressing the crowd she proposed to increase the national police force from 10,000 to between 20,000 and 25,000 officers. The national police is Fuerza Publica and consists of uniformed officers who patrol the [...]
Pilgrimage to Cartago Draws Half the Country
Costa Rican president Laura Chinchilla was among the faithful in the Annual Pilgrimage to Cartago. The event drew an estimated 2 million people, roughly half the country, and has been a national tradition on since 1781. President Chinchilla arrived at the basilica in Cartago late in the afternoon, knelt before the alter of the Virgen [...]
Expat Group to Put Cap on Crime
A group founded by expatriates in the southern Pacific zone of Costa Rica has become a political advocate for public security in Costa Rica. CAP, which stands for “Crime Awareness and Prevention” and describes itself as a non-profit group of community members is organizing a petition to present before President Laura Chinchilla and the legislative [...]
President Declines to Halt Las Crucitas Mining Project
The Costa Rican government officially declined to reverse the presidential decree that declares the mining project in Las Crucitas de Curtis as being in the national interest. The decision would seem to clear any legal impediment to the open pit gold mine operation, which the nation’s highest court (Sala IV) had approved in April. The [...]
Inauguration of Female Costa Rican President Might Disappoint Feminists
The official state religion of Costa Rica is Catholicism, abortion is a criminal act punishable by two years imprisonment, and while the nation has State Funded Health Coverage a women can not get the morning-after pill at a state clinic. The country’s legal system is also completely silent on the subject of same sex unions [...]
