The lack of dialogue between the Executive and the Legislative to deal with important national issues has been the main hurdle for the government. Thus concluded researchers from Universidad Nacional Abierta, just one day after a poll carried out by Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR) showed a 60% of disapproval toward government management. The Sociology […]
Archives for May 22, 2016
Prosecution asks 70-year prison term for a father who killed his 2 babies
The Prosecution office of Hatillo requested a 70-year prison sentence for a man identified as Ronald Jacob Esquivel Rojas, whom is being accused of murdering his two babies. Esquivel, 27 years old, is accused of being responsible of killing his 15-day old son, in 2011, and his 4-month daughter, in 2014. The mother of the […]
20 tons of avocados stranded at the border
A truck carrying 20 tons of avocados remains stuck at the border between Costa Rica and Panama since May 6. The freighter transports avocados from Mexico to Panama, however, its entrance into Panama was denied after finding out the product was contaminated by a plague. The truck, driven by two Guatemalan citizens, tried to turn back […]
156 cell-phone lines by every 100 inhabitants
Costa Ricans are buying more cellphones, according to a study made by the Telecommunications Viceministry. In 2015, there were 156 cell-phone lines by every 100 inhabitants, which represents a 5 percent growth. Five telecommunication companies provided data compiled in the study. This information is being used to build the Digital Gap Index (IBD in Spanish), […]
Legislator would bar in-vitro fertilization to gay couples and single women
Although the chair of the Social Issues Legislative Commission, the representative Karla Prendas (Partido de Liberación Nacional) strongly supports in-vitro fertilization, she would restrict its use for gay couples and single women in a bill to regulate the medical procedure. Currently in Costa Rica, in-vitro fertilization is regulated by a 2015 presidential decree enacted that went into effect last […]