Legislators working on a commission to name candidates for the selection of two judges on the Constitutional Court have confirmed there are some outstanding female candidates. There are two vacancies due to the retirement of Ana Virginia Calzada and death of Luis Paulino Mora. Original Article in crhoy.com
Archives for December 2013
Banking Update Required: BN Has Online System
An article today in AM Costa Rica warned bank account holders of a year-end impending deadline to complete a form and update personal information. Similar reports have been published in the Spanish-language press since September. Those who fail to update their information risk having their accounts closed. Account holders at Banco Nacional have an option […]
Naturalized Costa Rican Citizen Not Able to Vote in Upcoming Election
A recently naturalized citizen of Costa Rica, with Belgian nationality is unable to vote in February elections and lost an appeal this week to the nation’s highest court, Sala Constitucional. At issue is the 12 month waiting period before a newly minted citizen is added to the election rolls. After the period, designed as a […]
EDITUS performs Jingle Bells at Children’s Museum
The violin and vocal duet was performed at the Children’s Museum for the 2015 Festival of Light on Saturday. Done to the tune of Jingle Bells, the lyrics in Spanish do not match the original.
Teletica streams full video of Festival of Light
If you missed the Festival of Light in San Jose on Saturday you can still see all the colorful floats and personalities in the full video by Teletica. The video is 4 hours and 20 minutes and includes all the original programming, including commercials.
Jairo Mora, Person of the Year for 2013
Costa Rican environmentalist Jairo Mora is remembered by the people who knew him best his mother and father in this video from La Nacion. Mora was a young advocate for sea turtle conservation and was murdered on the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica on May 30, 2013. The video shows his humble surrounding, describes his […]