The government brought from Washington a Costa Rican with more than 30 years of experience in environmental issues to occupy the position of vice chancellor. Lorena Aguilar Revelo has a master’s degree in Anthropology and a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Ecology, as stated on the website of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, […]
Comptroller finds weaknesses in Emergency Committees
A new report from the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) points out at least four weaknesses of the Municipal Emergency Committees of six cantons and risks prevention units for emergencies such as earthquakes, hurricanes, or floods. According to the comptroller, the field of disaster prevention by natural disasters or by human […]
App to report discrimination against LGBT people
A new application will allow to report cases of discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBTI) people. The initiative will be presented on Tuesday by the Front for Equal Rights (FDI), a union of organizations, groups, and independent activists that seeks to recognize and guarantee the enjoyment of all human rights in Costa Rica. […]
Costa Rica would be the next country to join the OECD
Ángel Gurría, secretary general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), expressed his confidence in the fact that Costa Rica will formalize its accession to this organization later this year or early 2019. Costa Rica would become the fourth Latin American member, after Mexico, Chile, and Colombia, whose income was accession last week. […]
Government donated $10,000 to the IACHR
Last Friday, the Costa Rican government made a voluntary donation of $10,264.55, that is, ₡5,8 million at the current exchange rate, to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (CIDH). This was reported by the Foreign Ministry through its Internet portal, which states that the donation was made as a demonstration of support for the work […]
FA asks MINAE to annul decree that allows deforestation to build hydroelectric plant
José María Villalta, from Frente Amplio, asked the Minister of Environment and Energy, Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, to annul a decree “of national convenience” that allows deforestation in the area where the El Diquís hydroelectric plant is to be installed, in Buenos Aires of Puntarenas. The decree was issued last February by the former head of […]