Four people were arrested on Sunday on suspicion of drug trafficking in the territorial jurisdiction of Costa Rica in the Pacific Ocean, near Cocos Island. The suspects had 900 kilograms of drugs. However, the authorities have not revealed what kind of drugs was seized during the ongoing operation of the Public Force. At the moment, […]
Archives for March 2017
Cable car in Chirripó finds drastic opposition
The idea of building a municipal cable car faces unbridgeable barriers such as the National Parks Act, the Organic Law of the Environment, international conventions and the social opposition. This is a project with private investment that would go from San Gerardo de Rivas to the top of Chirripó hill. However, since it was presented […]
Parents will be able to choose the order of their children’s surnames
If a bill proposed by legislator Patricia Mora takes hold, parents will be able to choose the order of their children’s surnames. The initiative, called the Law on Equality in the Enrollment of Surnames, would allow Costa Rican couples to decide the last name their children will take first. If there is no agreement between […]
17 families from Pozuelo-Jardines sector will receive housing
17 families (60 people including minors) will receive decent housing, as they are part of a voluntary resettlement plan promoted by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT). These people were relocated first in rental housing, as they were within the construction area of the Pozuelo-Jardines del Recuerdo project. In the official inauguration of […]
Migrants’ situation is fully controlled
After experiencing critical moments with the presence of thousands of Cuban, Haitian and African migrants in the country, the situation is now totally under control. Currently, there are just over 100 people at the Guanacaste La Cruz Care Center. According to government data, a maximum of 50 people are entering the country per week. They […]
Only 23% of Costa Rican women receive higher education
Only 23% of Costa Rican women have a higher academic education. The remaining 41% only finished elementary school, or less. In Costa Rica, 49.5% of the population are women and the majority of this population -34%- is between 20 and 39 years old. According to the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC), 43.8% of […]