On Saturday morning, different bird species wore their colors in the second edition of the Urban Bird Festival, which took place in the Park La Libertad in Desamparados. Lidia Noches, spokeswoman for the event, commented that they were very satisfied because they have been able to observe rare species, which indicates that the reforestation of […]
Archives for April 2017
GDP grew to 3.6% in the last quarter of 2016
Economic activity in the fourth quarter grew 3.6%, a result associated with the evolution of external demand (6.8%), which maintains the dynamism shown during the year, which in turn is associated with greater medical equipment, bananas, pineapples and services exports (5.9%). According to data from the Central Bank, the final consumption of households was driven […]
Project seeks to soften penalties for addicts used as mules
A bill aims to soften the penalties that apply to addicts exploited by criminal organizations for drug trafficking. The initiative, presented by legislator Marco Vinicio Redondo, from the Citizen Action Party (PAC), establishes a punishment of three to ten years in prison. But it would apply if one or more of the following conditions were […]
Chinchilla: “PLN has great options for the people”
Former president Laura Chinchilla said that she will support the candidate who wins at the convention process. According to her, Partido de Liberación Nacional (PLN) has a varied offer for the electorate and it should grow. She insisted that each vote counts to define the future of the country and that democracy is fed every […]
Alert: Inmate of special regime escaped prison!
On Saturday morning, an inmate named Hernández Molina escaped the Center of Semi-Institutional Attention San Luis. Hernández is doing time for aggravated robbery and, as confirmed by the Ministry of Justice, the individual remains in the center during the week under a trust regime, while on weekends he is allowed to leave. However, this Saturday […]
PLN has no results!
Partido de Liberación Nacional (PLN) suspended the count of voting results to elect a presidential candidate without declaring a winner. Albis González, president of the PLN Internal Electoral Court, explained that the decision was made because the staff in charge of data digitization was very tired since they have been working long days. He said […]