About 980 thousand students attending public educational centers must participate in the civic events that will take place on Saturday, October 12th. This is stated in circular DM-0033-10-2019, sent by the administrative vice minister, Steven González, on October 4th. Likewise, the document states that the holiday will be enjoyed on Monday, October 14th, by students, […]
Archives for October 7, 2019
Inflation falls due to drop in fuel prices
For the second consecutive month, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was negative (from -0-10%). According to data from the Costa Rican Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC), the variation left an inflation of 2.53% in the 12 months to September, below the inflation target of 3% set by the Central Bank of Costa Rica for […]
Delegations from more than 30 countries arrive for PreCOP25
The Preparatory Conference on Climate Change ( PreCOP25 ) will bring together more than 1,500 participants, including senior officials and ministers from more than 30 nations as of Tuesday, October 8th, and a large number of delegations has arrived to the country. The PreCOP25 will run until the 10th and includes an agenda of more […]
Former Costa Rican ambassador will run for judge of the ICC
The government will present the former Costa Rican ambassador to the Netherlands, Sergio Ugalde Godinez, as a candidate for judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This was confirmed on Monday by the Foreign Minister of the Republic, Manuel Ventura Robles. Ugalde was the Costa Rican ambassador to the Netherlands between 2014 and 2018. He […]
Costa Rica and Brazil team up for a position in the UN Human Rights Council
Costa Rica and Brazil will make a diplomatic dumbbell to desqualify Venezuela in the competition that the three countries face to take over two seats in the Human Rights Council of the Organization of the United Nations (UN). This Monday, the chancellor of the Republic, Manuel Ventura, said that this is one of the strategies […]
Foreign Ministry orders Brazilian embassy to serve Ticos in Venezuela
The diplomatic and consular services required by Costa Ricans living in Venezuela will be provided by the national embassy in Brazil. The national government recently requested the administration of Jair Bolsonaro that the diplomatic mission in Brasilia is allowed to give attention to Costa Rican citizens living in Venezuela, since the diplomatic headquarters in Caracas […]