The government will present the former Costa Rican ambassador to the Netherlands, Sergio Ugalde Godinez, as a candidate for judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This was confirmed on Monday by the Foreign Minister of the Republic, Manuel Ventura Robles. Ugalde was the Costa Rican ambassador to the Netherlands between 2014 and 2018. He […]
Costa Rica and Brazil team up for a position in the UN Human Rights Council
Costa Rica and Brazil will make a diplomatic dumbbell to desqualify Venezuela in the competition that the three countries face to take over two seats in the Human Rights Council of the Organization of the United Nations (UN). This Monday, the chancellor of the Republic, Manuel Ventura, said that this is one of the strategies […]
Foreign Ministry orders Brazilian embassy to serve Ticos in Venezuela
The diplomatic and consular services required by Costa Ricans living in Venezuela will be provided by the national embassy in Brazil. The national government recently requested the administration of Jair Bolsonaro that the diplomatic mission in Brasilia is allowed to give attention to Costa Rican citizens living in Venezuela, since the diplomatic headquarters in Caracas […]
CCSS will have medicine with possitive impact on cancer survival
The life expectancy of breast cancer patients will increase thanks to a new therapeutic option that was incorporated by the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS). The injectable medication known as Pertuzamab is a monoclonal antibody (also known as targeted therapy) that can destroy or block the cell. Marjorie Obando, an oncology specialist and director […]
Nearly 25% of the country’s coffee comes from sustainable production
22% of Costa Rican coffee comes from sustainable production and it’s low in greenhouse gas emissions. Since 2014, the NAMA Café initiative of Costa Rica was implemented in conjunction with the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE), the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) and the Coffee Institute of Costa Rica (ICAFE), which seeks to […]
Legislator proposes planting trees as a requirement to graduate from university
Zoila Volio, from the National Integration Party (PIN), proposed planting trees as a requirement to graduate from any university. The legislator presented a bill that establishes that students who opt for any undergraduate or graduate degree in public and private universities must plant 10 trees as a graduation requirement. She explained that her initiative is […]