According to legislator Raúl Grijalva’s team, an environmentalist and a US legislator have filed an initial lawsuit against the construction of a wall on the Mexican border before an Arizona State Court. The lawsuit demands that plans for the construction of the wall proposed by President Donald Trump be suspended for lack of environmental impact […]
Archives for April 2017
Flames destroyed Cerro Pelado in Tilarán
On April 14th, a fire destroyed Cerro Pelado in Tilarán, Guanacaste. Acording to the Fire Department, the place is located 12km southeast of Cañas, in Tilarán mountain range. The strong wind that lashes the sector complicated the situation and favored the spread of the flames. Cerro Pelado is a highly-visited area by hiking lovers, who […]
Bus burns down with 45 students aboard
The bus that burned down on Friday morning in San Ramón was transporting 45 students. Fortunately, they were all unharmed. Andrea Aguilar, Supervisor of the Fire Department reported that the vehicle burned in its entirety and the passengers and the driver managed to leave without problems. It is not known if the bus had any […]
3,000 police to protect tourists
A total of 3 thousand officials will guard the tourist areas of the country during Easter. This was confirmed by Gustavo Mata, Minister of Public Security (MSP), who announced the operational actions to be implemented starting on Saturday. The Deputy Minister of Public Security, Juan José Andrade, said that the operation contemplates 250 hours of […]
Christian legislators file appeal against their own party
The push and pull continue in Costa Rican Renovation. Legislators Abelino Esquivel and Gonzalo Ramírez lodged an appeal for electoral amparo against an agreement of the National Assembly for declaring them Personae Non Gratae. It was reported that this agreement was taken in November last year by the Executive Committee, which notified it to the […]
Vehicle theft increases in Easter
The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) called for Costa Ricans to take preventive measures during Easter and avoid being victims of vehicular theft and robbery in the tourist areas of the country. According to Luis Madrigal, from the OIJ of Garabito, criminals take advantage of carelessness of the victims, force the doors and break vehicles’ windows, […]