On Wednesday morning began a trial that could further reveal the inability of the Costa Rican State to manage the fishing resource, which belongs to all Costa Rican people. The trial in the Contentious Administrative Court was initiated by legislator Jose Maria Villalta against the Government and the Costa Rican Institute of Fishing and Aquaculture […]
Gap in budget was noticed in 2017
In 2017, legislators of the National Liberation Party (PLN) who were also members of the Treasury Commission warned about the gap in the Government’s budget which is now a reality, following the announcement of the Ministry of Finance, where they talk about a shortfall of 900 billion colones. In the document, which was also signed […]
Treasury illegally used ₡ 48 billion
The Ministry of Finance has already illegally used 48 billion colones from the second extraordinary budget, because it still does not have the backing of the Legislative Assembly, confirmed Rocío Aguilar. Aguilar informed that these funds correspond to maturities and, therefore, chose to pay them instead of avoiding the collection and interest or debt. The […]
Government revokes project that takes away assets from drug traffickers
The Executive Power has revoked the project of extinction of domain whose objective is to take away illegal assets to drug trafficking and organized crime. According to Casa Presidencial, this agreement responds to the request of the legislators of the Commission that analyzes the strategy. The idea is presenting a new proposal that is being […]
Turtle-killing video is not from Costa Rica
The recent viral video showing turtles being killed is true, but it is not in Costa Rica as it has been made to believe in social networks. The recording was made on the beaches of San Juan del Sur in Nicaragua, not on the beaches of El Coco in Guanacaste. Nicaraguan media reported that the […]
Entities ignored health problems near open air dump for seven years
The Ministry of Health, the Municipality of Oreamuno de Cartag,o and the Administrative Environmental Court ignored for seven years the complaints about an open-air dump that generates pollution and health problems for the residents of Blanquillo Urbanization. The Constitutional Chamber, after an appeal filed against the inaction of these institutions, ordered them to inspect and […]