You will no longer have to leave your home to file a complaint with the Defensoría de los Habitantes, as the entity has enabled a free and quick application for this purpose. The “defensoriacr” application is available from today and you may use it to denounce cases linked to the provision of services in public […]
Costa Rica: a paradise for dangerous foreign fugitives
Wanted for multiple offenses in the US, John Wesley Saatio, chose Costa Rica to hide from the justice of his country. Saatio, known as the ‘king of escape’ is only part of an extensive list of dangerous foreign fugitives who selected Costa Rica as the perfect destination for shelter. The list also included Italian Danilo […]
Reconstruction of affected areas will go beyond the Government of Solís
The inspection of the areas affected by Hurricane Otto gave two parameters to president Luis Guillermo Solís to start the reconstruction process. The first is the fact that completing that project will take longer than what is left of his term. We are going to establish a tracking mechanism so that what we are planning […]
#Yolojunto invites you to put the trash in its place
The goal of the campaign “Yo lo junto” is that everyone feels encouraged to contribute to the environment. Therefore they invite citizens to join and clean the streets of trash that other people left lying. Sidewalks, parks, beaches and public places in general are the objective of this campaign. An urban picnic in the Francia […]
Plan would force the public sector to employ Afro-descendants
Legislator Maureen Clarke, head of the National Liberation Party (PLN), is promoting a bill that seeks public institutions to hire at least 7% of Afro-descendant people. The lawmaker explained that all public entities would be asked for that a minimum quota in order to implement the constitutional reform approved last year, which states that Costa […]
PAC asks Solís to call for equal marriage project
On Thursday, the Citizen Action Party (PAC) asked president Luis Guillermo Solís to convene the proposed equal marriage law. In a joint statement, the Party’s Political Committee, the National Executive Committee, the Committee of Studies and Programs and the National Board of Youth expressed support for the initiative, which was presented a year ago to […]