Due to soil saturation resulting from the rains of the last 15 days, and as a consequence of Tropical Wave #42 on Wednesday afternoon, the National Commission of Emergencies (CNE), modified the alerts. The entity reported that this is the new status: Red alert: Districts of Lepanto, Paquera and Cóbano of Puntarenas. In Guanacaste: cantons […]
OVSICORI reports eruption in Rincón de la Vieja Volcano
The Vulcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) reported an eruption in Rincón de la Vieja Volcano, in Guanacaste, on Wednesday morning. The event began at 5:00 am and ended a few minutes later. According to the institution’s report, the gas column reached a thousand meters from the crater. In addition, there is no […]
OIJ investigates “kidnapping” of American who owns a gambling center
On Tuesday, the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) confirmed it is looking for a missing American citizen since September 25th. Although the OIJ indicated that the entity does not have reports of the payment of a ransom, it is unofficially stated that a million dollar sum was demanded from the 43-year-old man’s family, which hired private […]
Comptroller issues warnings about tax reform
The Comptroller General of the Republic, Marta Acosta, warned about the serious consequences of not approving the current fiscal plan in the second reading in the Legislative Assembly. Although the warnings about what this would imply is a speech that Costa Ricans have heard since the administration of Laura Chinchilla and Luis Guillermo Solís, Acosta […]
These are the four aspects of the fiscal plan that the Court wants changed
By majority, the Full Court agreed that the fiscal plan (file 20.580) affects the Judiciary, so 11 judges asked four specific aspects to be modified in the project. Rodrigo Campos, Legal Director of the Judiciary, explained what the Court wants in detail: -That the Ministry of Planning (MIDEPLAN) has no power in the Judiciary: it […]
Strike in the CNFL is illegal
The Labor Court of the First Judicial Circuit of San José announced on Tuesday that the strike promoted by the National Company of Power and Light (CNFL) was declared illegal. According to Judge Allan Espinoza Miranda, the strike promoted by the Industrial Union of Electrical and Telecommunications Workers (SITET), the Trade Union of Engineers and […]