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Central Bank: “We already are in the process of recovery”

November 13, 2019 by Staff News Writer

The latest economic figures managed by the Central Bank and the projections towards the end of the year make that entity think that the country is finally changing course and no longer free falling in economic indicators. The entity issued an analysis of these indicators on Tuesday afternoon and determined that the Monthly Economic Activity […]

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Panama’s Attorney General quit after phone spying on former president

November 13, 2019 by Staff News Writer

On Tuesday, Panama’s Attorney General, Kenya Porcell, presented her resignation after the publication of alleged talks with former President Juan Carlos Varela (2014-2019) in which they discuss cases of justice and issues of the country. I have made the decision to present my resignation from January 1st, 2020,” Porcell said in an interview with Radio […]

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The US warns its citizens not to travel to Bolivia due to riots

November 13, 2019 by Staff News Writer

On Tuesday, the United States updated an alert on Bolivia, warning American citizens not to travel to the country due to riots, at a time of serious political crisis that has caused seven deaths. The State Department also ordered the departure diplomats’ relatives and authorized the departure of non-essential US employees due to political instability […]

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Foundation loses lawsuit against the State over transfer of Kivú

November 12, 2019 by Staff News Writer

On Monday, the First Section of the Contentious Administrative Court of the Second Judicial Circuit of San José declared without place “in all its extremes” the lawsuit filed by Pro-Zoological Foundation (Fundazoo) that administers the Simón Bolívar Zoological Park against the Costa Rican State. The animal that died on February 17th, 2017, returned to the […]

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Project punishes street sexual harassment with up to three years in prison

November 12, 2019 by Staff News Writer

The Women’s Commission ruled file 20299, Law against Street Sexual Harassment, which now passes the text to the Legislative Plenary for final voting. The project establishes, among other things, jail from six months to three years for sexual harassment in the streets. It proposes a substitute text to the original project, which describes street sexual […]

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Costa Rica supports dialogue in Bolivia

November 12, 2019 by Staff News Writer

The Costa Rican government supported a dialogue that guarantees social peace and a way out of the political crisis in Bolivia after the resignation of former president Evo Morales. Through a statement, the Foreign Ministry said that the country is following with attention the serious events that have been unleashed in Bolivia and expressed its […]

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