The government has one year and seven months without appointing an ambassador to the government of Venezuela, despite the political, social and economic crisis in the South American country. The press office of Foreign Ministry confirmed on Wednesday that the country has no ambassador in Caracas. Ana Patricia Villalobos is the one responsible for the […]
Archives for October 27, 2016
Police intercepted a car with 40 liquor boxes
Commissioner José Domingo Cruz, regional chief of the security forces in the southern area, confirmed that authorities intercepted a car with 40 liquor boxes and lots of beers on the road to San Vito de Coto Brus. A 21-year-old man named Araya was driving the car with the smuggled liquor. This confiscation of illegal alcoholic […]
Escazú and Alajuelita signed an agreement to design strategies to improve security
The municipalities of Escazú and Alajuelita signed an agreement to jointly design strategies to improve security in both provinces. Similarly, the proposal provides the definition of a policy for children and adolescents for residents of these areas. Alpizar Modesto, mayor of Alajuelita, explained that the agreement shows that local governments can join forces to improve […]
Oxfam reports environmental, labor and social impacts of pineapple production in Costa Rica
Environmental, labor and social impacts of pineapple activity in Costa Rica are “serious and shocking”, as warned by international agency Oxfam in a report that was rejected “categorically” by an organization of producers and exporters. They fumigate when workers are present (on farms), agricultural chemicals pollute water to the point that it is almost impossible […]
Low inflation and subsidies took 10,000 households out of poverty last year
According to the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC), based on the National Household Survey (ENAHO) 2016, in the last year, about 10,400 households went out of poverty. From this group, 9,708 households were in extreme poverty. The decrease in the number of poor households nationwide is explained mainly by a relative increase in […]
Dead birds and illegal dam in protected area
The National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) discovered dead birds, as a result of the construction of an illegal dam in the South Zone. The discovery was made by officials of the National Wetland Térraba Sierpe, after a follow up of an environmental complaint for illegal dredging in the area of Los Zacarianos. Officials checked […]