On Tuesday afternoon, the Public Force captured four individuals, three of them seniors suspected of hunting eight birds of the seabed species in Guanacaste. The suspects respond to the surnames Barahona (73), Serrano (63), Marín (73) and Quesada (70) years. The men were arrested in Abangares de Guanacaste when they were transporting the animals in […]
Archives for June 2017
Judicial Branch is not prepared to comply with animal welfare law
On June 11th, President Luis Guillermo Solís will sign the Animal Welfare Law, something for which the Judiciary is not prepared, as said by the president of the Supreme Court of Justice, Carlos Chinchilla. The magistrate said that they need 4.5 billion colones to have the right equipment and to deal with the investigations, as […]
Fire destroyed recently-inagurated Ebais in Cartago
At 2:33 a.m. on Wednesday, the Fire Brigades received an alert from an Ebais in Pejibaye of Cartago that was burning in flames. The structure had been inaugurated a few hours earlier. Guillermo Montoya, the entity’s supervisor, reported that 90% of the 100-square-meter enclosure was burned and no people were affected. The Investigations Department of […]
Government gives in to pressure and destitutes president of the CCSS
After weeks of pressure from the unions, Dr. María del Rocío Sáenz was dismissed from the presidency of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund on Wednesday. The unions have been pressing for weeks, annoyed by the decision of the Board of Directors of the entity to increase by 1% the amount of workers contribution to […]
Central Bank calls for more “weapons” to stabilize the dollar
The board of directors of the Central Bank approved the use of a series of tools that would help stabilize the exchange rate of the dollar and alleviate the excess demand for foreign currency from companies and individuals. In the first case, it will try to better control the liquidity (amount of money in the […]
Assault caused service suspension to tourists in Tenorio Volcano
An assault on the facilities of the Tenorio Volcano National Park forced temporary suspension of services to tourists, reported the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC). The events occurred on Tuesday night. However, the entity did not specify on the stolen items and the economic damage. SINAC reported that the events are under the investigation […]