A 17-year-old boy was killed in Caracas on Wednesday in a riot after a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, which the security forces dispersed with tear gas. According to a video shared in social networks, the teenager bleeds from an important wound in the chest, lying in Libertador Avenue (east). The Prosecutor’s Office reported […]
Archives for June 2017
President disagrees on bill that would raise his salary
On Tuesday morning, President Luis Guillermo Solís used Facebook to express his disagreement on the bill that aims to establish a single salary for the president, ministers, deputy ministers and other public administration officials. The draft of the Costa Rican Public Employment Order Bill stipulates that the President would earn 7.3 million colones, instead of […]
Extinct frog reappears in the country
After 30 years without being seen, a species of neo-tropical frog, now known as the red-bellied frog, reappeared after being declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The animal was presented at the University of Costa Rica (UCR) in the framework of the Environment Week, by the School of Biology. The […]
US accuses Venezuela of destroying human rights
On Tuesaday, US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, accused the Venezuelan government of destroying human rights and urged them to leave the Geneva Council, to which Venezuela responded by asserting that Washington “has no moral authority” in the matter. The Venezuelan government is destroying human rights and democracy in Venezuela,” said Haley during […]
Municipality is waiting for report to solve flood problem in San José
The floods in San José will not end in the coming months, as the municipality is waiting for a study to determine the areas that require intervention, as well as proposals to mitigate the problem. These places are Luján neighborhood, Chinatown, 7th Street and Paseo Colón, among others, which are the most prone to flooding […]
SENASA to intervene Territory of Zaguates
The National Animal Health Service (SENASA) will perform an intervention in the Territory of Zaguates refuge, to verify the condition of the animals. Bernardo Jaen, director general of the entity, explained that this visit will not be made due to the video showing several people trying to stop a dogfigh, but simply to verify certain […]