Costa Rica has managed to reduce by 90% power generation from fossil fuels over the past two years, according to data from the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE). Strategic planning has allowed ICE to optimize water use in one of the driest years in decades. It was able to store water during rainy seasons for […]
Archives for May 2016
Representative will sue excutive for witholding public records
Member of Congress from Guanacaste, Juan Marín from the party Partido de Libeación Nacional has announced that he will appeal in the Constitutional Court to force cabinet members to release information on projects to improve drinking water supply in his region. In the last 45 days, Marin has sent several letters requesting information to ministers of presidency and environment, […]
Costa Ricans invent milk for pregnant women in Africa
Students majoring in food technology and nutrition at the University of Costa Rica (UCR) will compete in Chicago after making a long-term dairy drink for pregnant women in the region of Sudan, Africa. Hamilk, is the name of product, invented to help pregnant women in a region of Africa where there is a high rate of maternal […]
Panama asks extradition of former President Ricardo Martinelli
The Supreme Court of Panama has asked the Foreign Ministry to request the extradition of former President Ricardo Martinelli, who claims to be in the United States, on charges of corruption and illegally spying on political rivals. According to different sources, Martinelli, a multimillionaire businessman who can to power after campaigning against against corruption lives in voluntary exile […]
Nine police officers detained on charges of raiding homes
The Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) arrested nine police officers, suspected of being members of a violent burglary band. In total the (OIJ) conducted 17 raids, in which were detained four more suspects besides the accused police officers. According to the OIJ, the officers robbed homes while simulating normal police routines, appearing to raid and search homes so as not to alarm neighbors. The […]
President Solis’ double standards
The results of the last macro-fiscal profile of the Central American Institute for Fiscal Studies (ICEFI) show that the government’s expenditure is the exact opposite of the austerity plan President Solis mentions in his speeches. According to the balance of income, expenditure and funding provided by the Ministry of Finance, the total expenditure of Central […]