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Archives for March 2017

Almagro: “we need to work together to recover democracy in Venezuela!!

March 31, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) Luis Almagro denounced what he considered a “self-coup d’etat” in Venezuela and he called for an urgent summon to the Permanent Council of the continental entity. Almagro condemned two rulings issued by the Venezuelan Supreme Court, which removed parliamentary immunity from members of the National Assembly […]

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JASEC reports works “under construction” that were already delivered

March 31, 2017 by Staff News Writer

A report by the Office of the Comptroller General (CGR) revealed the poor controls on the Administrative Board of the Electricity Service of Cartago (JASEC) regarding the management of projects related to the Info-communication Network, to the point that they report 14 billion of colones allocated for works “under construction”, but that in fact were […]

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The FMF General Secretary talked about the Costa Ricans’ flags

March 31, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Costa Rica submitted a formal complaint to the Mexican Football Federation (FEMEXFUT) because some people threw Costa Rican fans’ flags at the Azteca Stadium entrance. FMF General Secretary Guillermo Cantú referred to the issue on ESPN and he assured that they followed a protocol. We received a letter from the general secretariat and we explained […]

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PUSC will reduce the registration fee of candidacies

March 31, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Due to an appeal filed by pre-candidate Rafael Ortiz, Partido Unidad Social Cristiana (PUSC) will have to reduce the registration fee of candidacies to ₡ 4.9 million. The Supreme Court of Elections indicated that any party can charge the inscriptions to positions of popular election as long as the quota is not disproportionate to the […]

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A very curious, simple debate

March 31, 2017 by Staff News Writer

During the last debate organized by Radio Monumental, liberationist potential presidential candidates José María Figueres, Antonio Álvarez and Rolando González approached easy topics and always showed their differences, instead of just attacking themselves. Human and fiscal right topics were not discussed. The 3 candidates were accused of presenting unclear ideas and not having concrete actions […]

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Fed up with holes, residents plant banana trees in road of San Carlos

March 31, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Residents of San Carlos planted banana trees in the huge road holes in their community and they also invited the Municipality to the “Banana Fair” in an attempt to get them to visit the place. This unusual complaint and demonstration by the residents of Tres Esquinas de La Fortuna and neighboring communities occurred on Wednesday […]

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U.S. President Orders Navy Task Force to Caribbean to Counter Venezuela Threat

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Legislators approve moratorium for registration of shareholders

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Chinese company sells low cost smart phones in Costa Rica

Search continues for small plane missing in Drake

Farmers will march to the Ministry of Agriculture

IMN warns of dangerous UV radiation this Friday

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