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Archives for August 2017

Legislator: “There’s no money for the Treasury, but there is enough for propaganda”

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Rolando González, from the National Liberation Party (PLN), criticized the government on Monday afternoon for scaring people with the liquidity crisis while spending millions of colones on an advertising campaign to improve the image of the administration and the ruling Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC). There’s no money for the Treasury, but there is money for […]

Tourist guides circumvent restricted areas in Turrialba

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Tourist guides by-pass the controls on Turrialba Volcano to bring visitors to restricted-access areas. The complaint was raised by the National Emergency Commission (CNE). Apparently, in recent days, several people have reached restricted points of entry in high parts and rivers. The volcano, whose activity has increased since October 2014, has reported recent eruptions of […]

CNFL earned ¢67 million with Waste Management

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Waste management generated revenues of ¢67.5 million from the National Power and Light Company (CNFL) in the first half of the year. The material transfer center of the company managed 566.86 tons of materials in that period of time. Most of the waste was metallic materials (315.2 tons), while 17.1 tonnes were recyclable, and the […]

Animal advocates demand that the law be enforced

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The fight for the protection of animals and pets did not stopped with the approval of the law. Now, those who advocate this cause ask for speedy judicial authorities to simplify compliance with regulations. To this end, the ninth march against animal abuse organized by the Association of Animal Welfare (ABA) was held this Sunday. […]

Economists: Government was irresponsible with public spending

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Economists Ottón Solís, legislator and founder of the Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC), Eli Feinzaig and William Hayden believe the government of Luis Guillermo Solís was irresponsible when handling the fiscal crisis: it increased public spending, lost time and now talks about the lack of liquidity. The president said on national television on August 1st that […]