Nicaragua declined the offer of the Costa Rican Fire Department to provide support in the forest fires that affect that country. According to a statement from the Fire Department on Facebook, the Deputy Minister of the Interior of Nicaragua, Luis Cañas, thanked Costa Rica for its collaboration in dealing with the forest fire affecting the […]
Archives for April 9, 2018
Legislators approve a public voting to dismiss Celso Gamboa
By majority, the legislators approved the motion to have a public vote to dismiss Celso Gamboa. This was determined with 30 votes in favor and 14 against of publicly stating, one by one, whether they agree or disagree with the removal of the suspended magistrate from Court III, despite the fact that a report from […]
TEC scientists work on product to eliminate breast cancer
For three years scientists from the Technological Institute of Costa Rica (TEC) have been researching the ability of the plant popularly known as “chilillo” (Phyllantus acuminatus) to heal breast cancer. They seek to develop a natural product that manages to fight this disease. To this end they created a research group headed by the scientists […]
More Central American migrants forecast Costa Rica
The State of the Region announced on Monday that US immigration policies will significantly impact the economy, demographics and labor markets of the Central American region. They also detailed that “it is foreseeable” that before the restrictive measures for the entrance to the United States, the migratory flows increase towards Costa Rica and Panama. The […]
Presidents of Latin American Universities against Trump
The presidents of Latin American universities spoke out against the “segregation policies of the American government of Donald Trump” during the VII General Assembly of the Union of Latin American and Caribbean Universities (UDUAL). Our region is part of the community and culture of all America including the United States: migration flows have historically created […]
New government defines priorities for coming years
On Monday morning, President-elect Carlos Alvarado, Vice President-elect Epsy Cambell, and other officials of the new government met with the legislative fraction of the PAC to define the priorities for the next four years. The president-elect gave special importance to the issue of the country’s fiscal situation, the electric train and education. During the morning they […]