Silvia Sánchez Venegas, legislator from the National Liberation Party, cherished the vice-presidency of Congress for 90 minutes. After a recess of one hour after the presidential election, at 7:07 p.m., the ballots were distributed in the Plenary for the next position, and 30 minutes later, the green-law legislator obtained her position as vice president. With […]
Archives for May 2, 2017
Independent Legislator Carmen Quesada wins first secretariat
The independent legislator Carmen Quesada won the first secretariat of the Legislative Assembly on Monday night. Quesada, a 47-year-old educator and representative of the province of Limón, got 39 votes. Her candidacy was promoted by the legislative branch of the National Liberation Party (PLN). Quesada was elected in 2014 as legislator for the Libertarian Movement, […]
Prisoner with tuberculosis burns his cell and suffers burns
A prisoner who suffers from tuberculosis burned down the cell in which he was held in Liberia prison. The subject now has burns on various parts of his body. David Delgado, from the Press Office of the Ministry of Justice, reported that the man, named Ugalde, was isolated in the cell and had to be […]
CELAC calls for extraordinary meeting to seek dialogue in Venezuela
The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) will hold an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday in San Salvador to discuss support for an internal dialogue in Venezuela, confirmed Salvadoran Foreign Minister Hugo Martinez. The meeting is confirmed (…). It will be held tomorrow (Tuesday) at ten o’clock in the headquarters of the Ministry of […]
Venezuela accuses Costa Rica of “encouraging coup”
Once again, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Delcy Rodríguez attacked Costa Rica and the countries that adhered to the position of Pope Francisco on Monday, who called for a solution to prevent more violence in that country. The position backed by Costa Rica was also supported by Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay and Uruguay. Those […]
Costa Rican workers on Labor Day
Thousands of Ticos used the Labor Day to take to the streets and defend their rights, during a march that extended all along the Second Avenue and ended in front of the Legislative Assembly. Before it began, a mass was celebrated, where the great absentee was the President Luis Guillermo Solís, who did not go […]