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Cooperatives want electric station systems to recharge vehicles

September 13, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The country wants to boost the electric transportation and it has found a possible ally: energy distribution cooperatives. The Consortium of Electric Cooperatives (CONELECTRICAS) announced that the  bill for electric transport aims to establish that the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) authorizes the power supply to electric cars in places where they work. The […]

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Volcanic activity in Turrialba volcano

September 13, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Today, Turrialba volcano has had a new volcanic activity. It started at about 2:00 am and it has continued until now. According to the report from the Volcanological and Seismological Institute of Costa Rica (OVSICORI), a tremor is felt near the volcano. In addition, the emission of volcanic ashes has continued. Due to the weather […]

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Amazon.com is looking for employees!

September 13, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Amazon.com announced its plan to hire 1,500 people to perform full-time jobs to support the expansion of operations at its headquarters in Heredia and Calle Blancos. The company requires staff on areas such as customer service, management, finance, business support and software development, among others. Amazon’s customer service center has been operating in Costa Rica […]

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A consultation regarding Improper Relations Law was sent to the Constitutional Court

September 13, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Twelve legislators signed an Improper Relations Law`s consultation to the Constitutional Court. This law punishes with imprisonment relationships between adults and minors. Lawmakers who signed the document are Otto Guevara, Natalia Díaz, José Alberto Alfaro, Aracelly Segura, Michael Arce, Juan Luis Jiménez Succar, Juan Marín, Danny Hayling, Gerardo Vargas Rojas, Luis Vásquez, Jorge Rodríguez and […]

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A 13-year-old young man will receive The Central American Torch of Liberty

September 13, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Today, Pablo Morales Ceciliano will receive The Central American Torch of Liberty. He is a 13-year-old young man, bookworm who also has the best point average in his classroom at Liceo Experimental bilingüe de La Cruz. Morales declared that he is very excited and proud. His speech will be inspired on the slogan: “Freedom to […]

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Christiana Figueres is not longer a candidate to the UNSG

September 13, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Representatives from different political parties lamented Costa Rican Christiana Figueres’ retirement as candidate to the Secretary-General of the of the United Nations (UN) and they agreed that it was due to geopolitical reasons. Figueres made the announcement on Monday afternoon at a press conference in the Foreign Ministry, after the negative results in the primary […]

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