As confirmed by the Minister of the Presidency, Sergio Alfaro, President Luis Guillermo Solís said he will seek to meet National Liberation candidate Antonio Álvarez to discuss the tax plan and the opportunity to revive it in the Legislative Assembly. Álvarez Desanti re-presided the Congress after winning the PLN convention and will lead the Plenary […]
Archives for April 2017
Solís on criticism regarding Venezuela: “They can say whatever they want”
Costa Rica’s reaction to the self-coup in Venezuela, when the Supreme Court seized the Parliament and dismissed it, was criticized by Costa Rican Republicans. Some of them, like Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Laura Chinchilla, Óscar Arias and Rafael Ángel Calderón assured that the Government of Solís was to remove the diplomatic representative in that country, just […]
Crocodile attack in Tárcoles
On Wednesday afternoon, a crocodile attacked an 18-year-old man at Playa Azul, located near the Tárcoles River, where tours are usually made to see these animals. The man, whose identity is unknown, was transferred in stable conditions to Jacó’s clinic, however, he had important injuries in his feet, according to the Costa Rican Red Cross. […]
Some roads will be closed tomorrow in Ciudad Quesada
The reconstruction of a traffic accident, that took place on July 13th, 2013, will force the closure of the 150-meter intersection located to the east of Casa Cural, in Ciudad Quesada. The closure will take place tomorrow from 10:30 am to an undetermined hour. According to San Carlos Public Prosecutor’s Office, the accident allowed the […]
A 4-year-old hero!
In Sabana Sur, a 4-year-old boy ran to the kitchen where his father was making lunch to tell him that the house was on fire. The man, affected by the events, chose not to be identified, but he said that his son was the one who told him that a spark entered a window and […]
Authorities arrested 4 more suspects of extracting gold
San Carlos Deputy Prosecutor is investigating 18 people suspected of attempting to extract gold from Crucitas area. On March 20th, authorities were able to arrest 14 people who were caught in a river in a mountainous area. Now, the authorities arrested four more people and everyone is being investigated for the gold mining extraction. At […]