The Executive is taking it easy with the designing of the schedule for the list of priority projects that they want the Legislative Assembly to swiftly approve. The four government priority projects are: the public limited companies Act, the limits on extra wages, the Fiscal Rule, which is looking to put a limit on the […]
Ash is emanating from Turrialba volcano
Turrialba volcano keeps emanating ash and it is reaching almost a thousand meters high. Eliecer Duarte, expert from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) declared that this is the state of the volcano at the moment, but that they cannot determine when it started because their seismographs are damaged. He affirmed that […]
Police officers want better working conditions
Next Wednesday, the National Association of Public Employees (ANEP) called for a demonstration where different police groups will demand better working conditions. The actions are going to start at 10:00 a.m. in the National Park. According to Mainor Anchía, director of the local branch of ANEP in law enforcement, it is time for legislators to […]
Rotary Club donated 85 wheelchairs for disabled people
On October 15th, 85 wheelchairs were donated to people with disabilities, thanks to an initiative of the Rotary Club of Belén and the Rotary Club of Pleasanton, California in the United States. Those who benefited from the initiative live across the country in poverty or vulnerability conditions. The 85 wheelchairs are the first to be delivered […]
Landslide blocks a lane on Route 32
A lane on Route 32 was blocked by a landslide between San José and Limón, and the incident alerted the authorities of the Transit Police and the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT). Mario Calderón, director of the Transit Police, explained that the landslide occurred one kilometer from the Zurquí tunnel in San José-Guápiles […]
Minister of Finance is evaluating the possibility of transfering money from PANI to the Ministry of Security
The Ministry of Finance is considering the proposal from the Partido Unidad Social Cristiana of taking resources from the National Children’s Trust and give it to the Ministry of Security, that would use it to hire more police officers. Amid the discussion of the Corporation Act, this possibility arises from the urgency to have more officers. The goal is to […]