Patricia Mora, the new Minister of the Status of Women, and Carlos Alvarado, president-elect, will declare a national emergency due to the wave of violence against women registered in the country. There is a commitment from Mr. Carlos Alvarado to decree a national emergency due to the wave of femicides, the wave of increasing sexist […]
Archives for May 1, 2018
President vetoes reform to the Organic Law of the College of Physicians
Luis Guillermo Solís vetoed the legislative decree to reform the Organic Law of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Costa Rica, according to a note sent to the legislative president Gonzalo Ramírez. According to the Presidential House, the reason is that the substitute text approved by the legislators was not consulted in a timely […]
Puntarenas Hospital treated 52 burned children
Víctor Manuel Sanabria Martínez Hospital in Puntarenas has treated 52 children in the “Children with Burns Unit” of the Central Pacific region in just over a year. The number of timely treatments represents an important leap in the type of care for this emergency in the hospital, with highly successful results in healing, which begins […]
Unions warn new legislators about the “fiscal combo”
On Monday morning, the unions gave the details on the demonstration they are preparing for today aiming to send a warning message to the new legislators who will participate in the Legislative Assembly. The Unitary Trade Union and Social Costarricense Bloc (Bussco), Patria Justa, and the Confederations and Trade Unions, assured that if the new […]
Legislators approved the creation of a Police Academy and left their seats
On Monday, legislators concluded their last day of work by approving the bill to create the National Police Academy in the second reading, an initiative that seeks to professionalize the police service at levels comparable to those of developed countries, based on civilian principles and a vision of respect for human rights. Lawmakers also voted […]
Officer captured this boa trying to make itself at home
A boa had the officers in Valverde Vega in Alajuela on their toes. The incident occurred in Ratoncillal de Sarchí this Sunday. As seen in the photo, Officer Jorge Cubero González caught the animal when the reptile was about to enter a house in the area. The authorities indicated that the boa was released in […]