Over the past year, the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) paid officials’ salaries based on a 1990 agreement that was repealed since 1992. This was revealed by a report of the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR), who is calling for an end to this situation. The report presents the case of three officials […]
Archives for July 2016
Small changes to help the enviroment: carbon neutral kindergarten’s tips
Despite being a small business, Ovo Montessori kindergarten in Escazú recently achieved a certification from the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE), as a carbon neutral organization, which has motivated other schools to ask kindergarten’s help to achieve this goal. Small changes and a lot of organization are part of the modifications made in this […]
Elderly couple lives with 25 dogs!
There is a new case of animal hoarding in Alajuela. This time it is a poor, elderly couple who are living with at least 25 dogs. According to Andrea Vallejo, from Vida Animal Costa Rica, the couple lives on the banks of a river in a tin shanty without basic services. They live off charity. […]
Brazilians are against the Olympic Games
According to Datafolha, 50% of Brazilians are against the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, which will begin within 17 days on a country hit by a severe, economic and political crisis. In 2013, only 25% of Brazilians were against the Olympic Games. At that time, 38% of respondents thought that organizing the first Games in […]
Tilarán’s new Pain Clinic and Palliative Care center
After 10 years of its creation, Tilarán’s Pain Clinic and Palliative Care has its own building. It was possible thanks to Junta de Protección Social’s contribution of almost 250 million colones as well as its own funds of about 50 million colones. As a result, the institution will better help people with great discomfort and […]
Segura: “some of the cases of animal abuse are fake”
Aracelly Segura, from Partido de Liberación Nacional (PLN), stated that some of the recent cases of animal abuse are fake and a bill to punish such a behavior is not necessary. Since there is a bill, there are hundreds of pictures of ugly, mistreated and injured animals. Some of these pictures come from real cases, […]