Due to the controversy related to the overpayment granted to Deputy Minister of the Presidency Ana Gabriel Zuñiga, President Luis Guillermo Solís issued a guideline to review wage bonuses throughout the public administration. The decision was signed by the president. As a result, every hierarch of ministries and autonomous and semi – autonomous institutions must […]
Legislators: “that is corruption”
Legislators from four political parties declared that the millionaire overpayment incentives that three vice ministers received are corruption since the officials didn’t deserve them. They declared so because president Solís assured that the payments granted to vice ministers Ana Gabriel Zúñiga, Ana Cristina Trejos, and Carmen Muñoz, who didn’t meet the requirements, are not corruption, […]
There was a whirlwind in Guanacaste
On February 23rd, At 2:10 pm, a new whirlwind took place in Guanacaste, specifically in Canas Taboga wit, in La Ines.The atmospheric phenomenon was captured by Gabriel Porras. It lasted about 5 minutes and it caused no harm. However, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, there were several small whirlwinds, informed Porras. Werner Stolz, head […]
A drug-trafficing gang took control of a woman’s assets
A woman who owns a house, a commercial space and two apartments located in Tirrases, Curridabat, lost her assets because a group of young people who are allegedly involved in drug trafficking took control of them. The victim, surnamed Castillo, informed that she doesn’t receive any money from her assets, instead, members of the “Pollo” […]
Young Wook Chun: “Costa Rica should be compared at a global level”
Very few people have had the opportunity to visit South Korea, however Costa Rica has a very important representative of that culture, who visited the facilities of DIARIO EXTRA to talk a little about the relations between his country and Costa Rica, as well as the progress after the visit of President Luis Guillermo Solís […]
Villalta: “La Platina won’t be more expensive”
Minister of Public Works and Transport Carlos Villalta assured that the 2-month delay to complete the works on La Platina bridge, recently explained by Alfredo González Flores, will not mean a greater economic cost. In October, a report from the Comptroller General’s Office (CGR) pointed out the constant changes in the terms and prices of […]