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Costa Rica has been using renewable energy for 252 days

December 14, 2016 by Staff News Writer

December 12th marked day number 252 of 100% renewable electricity consumption in 2016. The last time oil was used to support electricity demand in Costa Rica was on October 6th. This was revealed by data from the National Energy Control Center (CENCE) of the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE). Thus, Costa Rica ends with a […]

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Paracito Bridge is almost ready

December 14, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Residents of Paracito in Santo Domingo de Heredia have a reason to celebrate. After more than a decade waiting, the bridge that connects Santo Domingo de Heredia with La Trinidad de Moravia, is finally about to be completed. The 12-meter-wide and 40-meter-long structure cost $ 808,000. crhoy.com

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President denies betrayal to animal welfare law

December 14, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Last week, the government called off the second reading of the animal welfare bill at a special session of the Legislature. Afterwards, legislator Otto Guevara sent the law to the Constitutional Court, so the Congress will have to wait for the resolution. This situation caused some animalist groups to qualify the work of the Executive […]

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MEP forced teacher to give “100” grades to students who did not fulfill an assignment

December 14, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Two students from the Vicente Lachner High School in Cartago, who did not submit a Civic project, received the grade of “100”. The teacher gave them a “1” because during the whole second quarter of this year they did not give any advance of the project nor the final work. However the Ministry ordered him  […]

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