Increased public support for democracy, which improved the scores of political participation and political culture, allowed Costa Rica to enter the list of “Fully-fledged Democracies” of the world in 2018, according to an index prepared by the British magazine The Economist. This list is made up of some twenty countries, mainly European, and Uruguay was […]
Archives for January 9, 2019
Venezuela asks Costa Rica not to intervene in its internal affairs
By means of a letter delivered this Wednesday in front of a painting honoring Simón Bolívar, the Venezuelan government raised its annoyance and rejection towards “the intervention of Costa Rica in its internal affairs.” The document was delivered personally by Jorge Arreaza Montserrat, Venezuelan Foreign Minister and former Vice President of that country, to Danilo […]
Advisor in the Ministry of Labor gets promoted to Deputy Minister
On Wednesday, President Carlos Alvarado Quesada sworn in Ricardo Marín Azofeifa as the new Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Security in charge of the Labor area. Marín will replace Juan Alfaro López who was appointed as deputy minister of the Presidency. Marín Azofeifa will be in charge of the ministerial directorates that have a […]
Chancellor: “I intend to recover our reputation and prestige”
The new chancellor of the Republic, Manuel Ventura, arrived on Wednesday in the Yellow House, headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with a message of change and positivism for its officials, after only a few weeks ago they were even threatened with layoffs over irregular action and illegal appointments during Epsy Campbell’s leadership in […]
Fuel prices to drop on Thursday
On Wednesday, the official newspaper La Gaceta published a sharp reduction in the price of fuel, so it will be enforced as of Thursday at midnight. Super gasoline will cost 596 colones per liter (41¢ reduction), regular gas 581 colones (¢45 reduction), while diesel will be 534 colones (¢53 reduction). The reduction in prices is […]
Volunteers collected 174 kilos of garbage in Tamarindo
On January 1st, a photograph showing the state of Tamarindo after the New Year’s Eve party went viral. Many users criticized and pointed out those responsible, but a group of volunteers from the 5minutebeachcleanup Foundation decided to clean up, thus giving a true example to the whole country. Plastic bottles, lids, cans, and cigarettes were […]