The first question that the six presidential candidates had to face in the debate this evening was related to the handling of emergencies. After two years with two of the strongest natural events in Costa Rica’s history, the question opened the second meeting, organized by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE). Rodolfo Hernández, from the Republican […]
Archives for January 8, 2018
OIJ raids Civil Aviation and Nature Air
As part of the proceedings of the investigation on the plane crash that occurred on December 31st in Nandayure de Guanacaste, the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) searched the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) and two dependencies of the company Nature Air, at the Juan Santamaría International Airport and at the Tobías Bolaños International Airport. […]
US revokes temporary protection for some 200,000 Salvadorans
On Monday, the United States put an end to the Temporary Protection Statute (TPS) for some 200,000 Salvadorans, who have 18 months to find another way to regularize their situation or leave the country. The TPS for Salvadorans had been adopted by the United States after the 2001 earthquake, but Secretary of Internal Security, Kirstjen […]
SENASA on horse death in bullring: “that’s not abuse”
The death of a horse last Saturday in Zapote’s bullring caused outrage among the population and animal defense organizations. However, the National Animal Health Service (SENASA) assures that this was the procedure that had to be followed, due to the type of wound the horse suffered. The animal was injured in the stomach by a […]
Inflation for 2017 was 2.57%
Accumulated inflation during 2017, estimated with the variation of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), amounted to 2.57%, according to figures from the National Institute of Statistics and Census. At this level, the indicator was within the target range foreseen by the Central Bank, between 2% and 4%, after several years of being outside this forecast. […]
Dogs attacked runner in Heredia
Luis Ramírez went out to run as usual on Sunday, in the Getsemaní sector of Heredia, without imagining that several dogs would attack him. His son, Luis Olvado Ramírez, published the heartbreaking images on his Facebook profile, showing his father with several injuries to his legs and arms. At the request of my dad I […]