Laura Garro, Franklin Corella, Otton Solís, Epsy Campbell, Marvin Atencio, Javier Cambronero, Nidia Jiménez, Emilia Mora, Marco Vinicio Redondo, Henry Mora and Marlene Madrigal, 11 out the 13 members from the Citizen Action Party (PAC) requested the resignation of Minister of Foreign Trade, Alexander Mora. However, President Luis Guillermo Solís ratified his official support to […]
Archives for July 2016
Costa Rican Esteban Gazel will receive Kuno prize!
Costa Rican Esteban Gazel will be awarded by The American Geophysical Union with an international recognition due to the impact of his research in earth sciences. Gazel is a geologist who got graduated from the School of Geology at the University of Costa Rica (UCR) in 2005. He currently works as a professor in the […]
Court rules in favor of JUDESUR in landfill case
The Southern Development Board (JUDESUR) won an appeal that allows them not to transfer funds to build a landfill. The Constitutional Court rejected the appeal lodged by the Federation of Municipalities of the South (FEDEMSUR) regarding the funds they demanded from JUDESUR. According to the resolution, FEDEMSUR must comply with the environmental law in force […]
Segura: “attacks on dogs receive more attention than attacks on humans”
When asked about the two cases of animal abuse reported over the weekend, legislator Aracelly Segura, from the National Liberation Party (PLN), said that attacks on dogs receive more attention than attacks on humans.” Look at the American who was attacked by crocodile (…) and no one has said anything, I don’t see it getting […]
Fuel prices dropped
The Autoridad Reguladora de Servicios Públicos (ARESEP) approved a reduction in fuel’s value due to the decline of international prices of finished goods. ARESEP confirmed that super gas price will be 589 colones, plus gas will cost 562 colones and diesel gas will be sold for 447 colones. These new prices will come into force once […]
Animal welfare project sees the light at the end of the tunnel
All indications are that the bill against animal abuse will be approved in coming days. Juan Carlos Peralta, president of the Asociación para el Bienestar y Amparo Animal (ABAA), who participates in legislative readings, said that the legislative committee agreed on Thursday to facilitate the project’s approval next Tuesday. However, they are still suspicions of […]