The School of Biology of the University of Costa Rica will announce the reappearance of a species of endemic frog, declared extinct by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), since it hadn’t been seen for more than three decades. The activity is carried out within the framework of the Environment Week. This […]
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Two fishermen were rescued by the National Coast Guard
Two fishermen whose boat was stranded in waters off the Gulf of Nicoya, off Cedros Island, were aided on Wednesday by officers of the National Coast Guard Service. According to the report made public on Thursday, the fishing boat experienced mechanical problems and the engine went out, which is why it was adrift. The station […]
Venezuela: Constituent causes serious division in Chavismo
On Thursday, Venezuelan Attorney General Luisa Ortega openly expressed her rejection of a Constituent Assembly convened by President Nicolás Maduro, deepening the division with Chavismo, where she is referred to as a traitor. On the steps of the headquarters of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), Ortega questioned an opinion of that court that authorized […]
Law against animal abuse was ratified
On Thursday, the Legislative Assembly approved in second reading the law that will punish animal abuse with prison time. The initiative, which was voted unanimously with 41 votes in favor, covers only domestic and domesticated animals. Domestic animal will be understood as every creature that by its evolutionary characteristics and behavior coexists with the human […]
Country will not give in to Nicaragua in The Hague
On Thursday, the International Court of Justice of The Hague announced that from July 3rd to 13th oral hearings will be held on the lawsuit filed by Costa Rica against Nicaragua for its refusal to pay compensation for the environmental damage caused on Isla Portillos years ago. In addition, the country asked to define the […]
Ortega and Trump opposed Paris agreement for very different reasons
Nicaragua refused to sign the Paris climate agreement in 2015 because the government deemed “insufficient” the commitment of rich nations to reduce environmental pollution. On the other hand, the reasons that prompted Donald Trump to withdraw the United States from the treaty were very different. The US president sees the agreement as something that damages […]