The US airline Southwest notified the United States Department of Transportation of its objection to Volaris Costa Rica flying to the United States with the privileges granted to Costa Rican stock companies. This procedure responds to the interest by Volaris – a Costa Rican company with Mexican capital- of flying to Houston, Los Angeles and […]
Archives for April 2017
Costa Rican ambassador is fired in El Salvador
The Costa Rican Ambassador to El Salvador, Carlos Manuel Echeverría, was removed from his position. On April 25th, he will leave office in that country. The decision of the dismissal was ratified by the Governing Council, in the session held on Tuesday. Both the appointment and the removal of the Ambassadors are […] in the […]
President Solís responds to Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister
President Luis Guillermo Solís was firm in his response to the Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Delcy Rodríguez, who said the document signed by Costa Rica and 10 other Latin American countries was a “rude interference”. The document blamed the Venezuelan government for the death of civilians and also asked to define the dates for the […]
Three factors led to an increase in the number of prisoners
In the last decade, the prison population in Costa Rica grew by 60%. This important increase is due to three factors: the application of pre-trial arrest, flagrante delicto courts and increased convictions in ordinary trials. This is revealed by the Second Report of the State of Justice, released on Wednesday morning. The number of people […]
5 key moments to understand the Venezuelan crisis
Chavismo and opposition battled again on Wednesday in demonstrations in Caracas, in a new episode of the political and economic crisis that has accompanied the four years of Nicolás Maduro’s government and that already claimed 7 victims since last week. These are five key moments in the Venezuelan crisis: -2013, Chavez’s death and Maduro’s election: […]
OIJ to investigate newborn’s death in Heredia
The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) will investigate the death of a newborn reported on Wednesday morning in Heredia. The incident was reported around 7:00 a.m. in Santo Domingo and the preliminary reports indicate that it is a natural death during a childbirth in a house. The baby’s mother, who is allegedly a minor, was taken […]