The National Emergency Commission (CNE) reported several floods in the Guarco, Cartago, and La Unión sector due to heavy rains. In a press release they indicated that many of the reports are sewer saturation. The municipal emergency committee (CME) of Cartago reports more than 20 incidents,” they said. The National Meteorological Institute reported that isolated […]
Archives for September 2019
Congress approves $ 350 million loan with IDB
On Thursday, te Legislature approved in the first reading a $350 million loan with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to support the country’s fiscal sustainability. The resources will be used to help Costa Rica in the implementation of fiscal reform programs, improve efficiency in public expenditure management, effectiveness of the macro-fiscal institutional framework and management […]
Alvarado urges countries to ratify nuclear weapons ban
On Thursday, President Carlos Alvarado urged countries that have not yet ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPAN) to do so. In the framework of his visit to the United Nations General Assembly (UN), in New York, the President assured before several world leaders that the proliferation of nuclear weapons and the […]
Project that seeks more rigor in adoption of minors advances in Congress
A bill that seeks greater rigor in the processes of adoption of minors advances in Congress. The reform of the Family Code – promoted by Enrique Sánchez, from the Citizen Action Party (PAC) – was affirmatively ruled by the Human Rights Commission of the Congress. The project intends to add a paragraph to article 100 […]
Costa Rica ranks # 35 in the English proficiency ranking
Costa Rica ranked number 35 in the EF world ranking of English proficiency. This position does not show variations since 2015, which reflects the little progress the country has had in the matter. According to statistics from the 2017 National Household Survey, in Costa Rica, the hourly wage of workers who have a second language […]
Volunteers planted 120 trees to create biological corridor
Guanacaste Volunteers planted 120 trees last Saturday to create a biological corridor in Liberia. Jorge Mejía, ecologist and project leader, said that this is the beginning of a planting project that they hope to do every 15 days. We sow them in the eastern part of Liberia, in a neighborhood called Martina Bustos. We have […]