The Minister of Environment, Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, confirmed that the illegal extraction of gold by “coligalleros” in Crucitas, San Carlos, amounts to $90 million. Initially, the chief indicated that it was $1.5 million, however, that figure was incorrect. I told the legislators that, preliminarily, we estimated the amount extracted was $1 million to $10 million. […]
Sinaloa Cartel bought farms in Costa Rica
Alexander Cifuentes Villa, a Colombian drug trafficker who testified on Thursday in the trial against Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, confirmed that he cooperated with the Sinaloa Cartel to move drugs through different countries, including Costa Rica. Cifuentes, arrested in 2014 in Mexico and later extradited to the United States, went to the Court of the […]
Venezuelans in Costa Rica ask the government to end diplomatic relations with Maduro
A group of young Venezuelans living in the country asked the government of Costa Rica to end diplomatic relations with the Nicolás Maduro regime. Bárbara Suárez, one of the South Americans present this afternoon in the former presidents’ lounge in Congress, made the request to the government authorities. Roberto Blanco asked President Carlos Alvarado and […]
19 OAS countries: Maduro’s second term in Venezuela is illegitimate
On Thursday, 19 countries that make up the Organization of American States (OAS), including Costa Rica, decided not to recognize the second presidential term of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela. The Permanent Council of the Organization approved a resolution that, in addition to not recognizing the mandate of Maduro, condemns the violation of human rights in […]
Recent eruptions in Poás are harmless
Poás volcano surprised Costa Ricans in recent days with constant eruptions seen from different points near the crater. Luckily for scientists and visitors, a report published by the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) determined that there is no recent evidence of ballistic blocks or magma bombs emanating from the volcano. Poás had […]
Costa Rica joins the list of Fully-fledged Democracies in the world
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 […]