More than six thousand people have signed a petition to ban the traditional lagarteada (crocodile sport hunting carried out on Good Friday) that takes place in Ortega, Santa Cruz in Guanacaste. The initiative was created after authorities confirmed the death of an animal that was part of the 2017 edition. In just two days, more […]
Archives for April 2017
Presidency indifferent to Ottón Solís
The fraction of the Citizen Action Party will support the candidacy of Ottón Solís to preside over the Legislative Assembly from May 1st, but the Presidential House will not do so. According to President Luis Guillermo Solís, during his administration they have not seek negotiations with the other parties to gain control of the congressional […]
5 leading subjects in the Venezuelan crisis
In the midst of a severe political and economic crisis in Venezuela, supporters and detractors of President Nicolás Maduro demonstrated on Wednesday amid fears of destabilization and violence. These are five leading subjects of the tense Venezuelan situation, which has generated international concern. -Nicolás Maduro: Elected as president in April 2013 to succeed his mentor […]
Costa Rica hasn’t had a blackout in a decade
As of April, the National Electric System (SEN) is the most robust in all of Central America. This is reflected in the stability of its service and a decade without blackouts. According to the Operator of the Region (EOR), manager and operator of the Regional Electricity Market (MER) -based in El Salvador-, in the last […]
Firefighters took care of gas leak in Alajuela
On Wednesday afternoon there was an emergency due to a leak of ethylene oxide gas -which is used for equipment sterilization- in a company located in Coyol Free Zone, Building B-37, in Alajuela. As a preventive measure, the company’s personnel was evacuated. According to the Fire Department, the incident occurred in an air-conditioned room of […]
Where are the drug traffickers released by the judge?
Two men were discovered with a marijuana lab and over 300 plants in their hands. However, they were released after a judge said the raid was illegal. Now, the authorities are looking for them and have already issued an arrest warrant against the Jamaican subjects. So far, their location is unknown and they might have […]