A bill that will allow transgenders and transsexuals to change their name before the Civil Registry makes progress in the Legislative Assembly. The initiative, called the Law on Recognition of Rights to Gender Identity and Equality before the Law, was affirmatively ensured this morning by the Commission on Human Rights. The vote was unanimous. The […]
Several areas affected by heavy rain son Wednesday
The heavy rainfall has caused damages in several areas of the country. Sigifredo Pérez, chief of operations of the National Emergency Commission (CNE), indicated that the areas where flooding sewers was reported are Golfito, Parrita, Garabito, Filadelfia, Abangares, Tilarán, Santa Cruz, Valverde Vega, among others. Pérez said that 35 people still remain in a shelter […]
Would you like to work at the US Embassy?
If you are looking for a job, pay close attention, as the United States Embassy has different job opportunities for you. There are four areas that seek people with different professional or technical profiles. For each of them a certain level of preparation and knowledge is required in the English and Spanish languages. Those interested […]
Four suspects arrested for bird hunting
On Tuesday afternoon, the Public Force captured four individuals, three of them seniors suspected of hunting eight birds of the seabed species in Guanacaste. The suspects respond to the surnames Barahona (73), Serrano (63), Marín (73) and Quesada (70) years. The men were arrested in Abangares de Guanacaste when they were transporting the animals in […]
Judicial Branch is not prepared to comply with animal welfare law
On June 11th, President Luis Guillermo Solís will sign the Animal Welfare Law, something for which the Judiciary is not prepared, as said by the president of the Supreme Court of Justice, Carlos Chinchilla. The magistrate said that they need 4.5 billion colones to have the right equipment and to deal with the investigations, as […]
Fire destroyed recently-inagurated Ebais in Cartago
At 2:33 a.m. on Wednesday, the Fire Brigades received an alert from an Ebais in Pejibaye of Cartago that was burning in flames. The structure had been inaugurated a few hours earlier. Guillermo Montoya, the entity’s supervisor, reported that 90% of the 100-square-meter enclosure was burned and no people were affected. The Investigations Department of […]