On Friday, the National Customs Service of the Ministry of Finance destroyed a total of 10.6 million cigarettes of different brands, valued at ¢ 192.1 million. These products entered the country as contraband and without the corresponding sanitary permits. The destruction was carried out in a landfill located in Aserrí, in the presence of customs […]
Archives for July 18, 2017
Maduro continues with Constituent despite threats of sanctions by Trump
The Venezuelan government warned the United States that it will move formward with the Constituent Assembly election, despite the threat of economic sanctions as part of a growing international pressure that seeks to force President Nicolás Maduro to stop his initiative. Maduro met on Tuesday with representatives of state powers “to fully respond to the […]
President Solís adds 120 tours nationwide
From July 20th until July 25th, President Luis Guillermo Solís will conduct the 120th tour nationwide, this time in Guanacaste. The president will inaugurate different works, including roads, education and water infrastructure, mainly. In addition, he will have meetings with different community groups from different areas. The president accumulates around 300 days of tour. Casa […]
IAFA launches campaign for parents of seventh-graders
The Institute for Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (IAFA) launched the “Siempre es un buen momento” campaign (It’s Always a Good Time), which is aimed at parents of seventh grade students, one of the most vulnerable stages. According to the institution’s studies, if parents have a warm parenting style and know what their children are doing, […]
Legislator: “Authorities of the CCSS are not being transparent”
Fabricio Alvarado, from the National Restoration Party, said yesterday that we must insist for the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) broadly explains the process of restructuring they seeks and for which the Board approved the creation of a General Management. Some things have been happening inside the Fund. We know they have been, for […]
Ligia Fallas attacks former presidents for visiting Venezuela
Ligia Fallas, a member of Frente Amplio (FA), used her social networks to attack former President Laura Chinchilla and the former president and former secretary of the OAS, Miguel Angel Rodríguez, for visiting Venezuela. Both former rulers traveled to that country to witness the symbolic consultation called by the opposition alliance to ask the people […]