The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE), in partnership with private enterprise and local government, officially authorized the first electric recharge center in Alajuela on Tuesday. The initiative is part of the three-station pilot scheme promoted by the Institute in conjunction with South Korea within the Intelligent Energy Cooperation Program. This second refueling center is located […]
Maduro paid $ 11 million “off the books” to Brazilian advertisers
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro paid $11 million “off the books” to the couple of Brazilian advertisers Joao Santana and Monica Moura, now arrested, for the 2012 Hugo Chávez re-election campaign. Monica Moura, in prison with her husband and partner in the “Lava Jato” anti-corruption operation, told the prosecution that she received money in kind at […]
La Platina Bridge will be closed over the weekend
The areas surrounding bridge Alfredo González Flores, known as la Platina, will remain closed, from Saturday at 10 p.m. until Sunday at 5 p.m., despite the fact that on April 28th, Transport Minister Carlos Villalta said that the closure due to the long weekend of May 1st would be the last. So if you go […]
Three Costa Ricans caught in mass operation against gangs in EE.UU.
Three Costa Ricans are among the more than 1,300 gang members arrested in the largest operation against gangs by US authorities in recent years. The police action carried out in the last six weeks throughout the territory of that country was executed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Hundreds of criminals are being prosecuted […]
Legislators approve project against animal abuse
On Thursday, the Legislative Assembly approved in first reading the bill that punishes animal abuse with jail. The initiative, which had 46 votes in favor, entered the legislative stream almost six years ago and has faced a road full of stumbling and questioning from the Constitutional Chamber. The new replacement text was the result of […]
UCR Forum on Venezuela was criticized for being pro-Maduro
A “conversation” about the situation in Venezuela , organized by the School of Sociology of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) generated a wave of protests in social networks and in the UCR. The activity promised a conversation “from progressive positions” on the situation of Simón Bolívar’s nation. One of the guests was the Venezuelan […]