In the heat of discussion for the fiscal crisis and now with a recent controversy on human rights, the National Restoration Party (PRN) announces an intense struggle from the Legislative Assembly for the next 18 months. Hours after the controversial ruling of the Constitutional Chamber on equal marriage, the group announced a strong opposition to […]
Archives for August 9, 2018
Presidency will convene equal marriage project
The Presidency of the Republic will convene the draft Equal Marriage Law in Congress, which is processed under file 19.852 in the Legislative Assembly. This was announced on Thursday morning by President Carlos Alvarado following the resolution of the Costitutional Chamber to declare the unconstitutional nature of paragraph 6 of Article 14 of the Family […]
Suspects of assaulting Spaniards in Rincón de La Vieja were arrested
The adventure that a group of Spanish tourists undertook to discover the paths of Rincón de la Vieja National Park ended up becoming a nightmare after they were assaulted by three hooded men with a knife in hand. The victims were stripped of items such as: cell phones, handbags, coats, a spotlight, binoculars, and cash […]
Taxi drivers calls for protests if government does not disconnect Uber
Taxi drivers are allegedly making a “preventive call” to its members to be part of a protest in case the government does not approve the disconnection of Uber. Rubén Vargas, representative of this union, confirmed this information to CRHoy.com and noted that they waiting for the document to be delivered by the Presidential House on […]
The seven keys to understand the ruling of the Chamber on same-sex marriage
On Wednesday night, the Constitutional Chamber announced the future of same-sex marriage and same-sex common-law marriage. Below we summarize the points you should know about the resolutions. 1. The articles that currently prevent same-sex unions in Costa Rica will be unconstitutional 18 months from now (one year and a half). 2. After 18 months these […]
Nearly 50 families from vulnerable areas in Acosta to be relocated
A group of 49 families from the Acosta canton will be relocated, since they live in areas vulnerable to landslides. The Municipal Emergency Committee (CME) of Acosta has already initiated the relocation of the families affected by Storm Nate in October. The CME has focused on the safety of the people affected, so as a […]