Legislators Sandra Piszk, from Partido de Liberación Nacional (PLN), Rafael Ortiz, from Partido Unidad Social Cristiana (PUSC), and Otto Guevara, from Movimiento Libertario (ML) declared that the Government’s decision, headed by President Luis Guillermo Solís, of abandoning the UN General Assembly when Brazilian president Michael Temer was about to deliver his speech, reflects ignorance about the foreign […]
Minister defends Costa Rica’s action at the UN
The controversy generated by the decision of the Costa Rican delegation of abandoning the General Assembly of the United Nations was defended by Manuel González, minister of Foreign Affairs, in a post on his Facebook page, which stated that the delegations are not obliged to listen to all the representatives in New York. The President decided […]
Costa Rica delegation abandoned the UN session when Temer started his speech
President of the Republic Luis Guillermo Solís, First Lady Mercedes Peñas and Foreign Minister Manuel González abandoned the session of the Assembly of the United Nations when Michael Temer, president of Brazil, started his speech. Representatives of Ecuador, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Bolivia and Cuba did the same. Temer took office after Dilma Rousseff’s deposition. She is accused of […]
Ashes can damage vehicles’ brakes and air filters
In addition to the tips on how to protect the eyes, the skin and the respiratory system from the ash fall, there are some recommendations regarding vehicles. They can save people’s lives and it is important to know about them: Excessive presence of ash not only damages the vehicles’ paint, it can also affect the way they […]
Bill aims to promote pedestrians and cyclists’ rights
Members of Partido de Liberación Nacional (PLN), president of Congress Antonio Álvarez, and legislators Ronny Monge and Julio Rojas, presented an initiative to promote pedestrians and cyclists’ rights by including the recognition of non-motorized mobility, such as bicycles, skates and skateboards into the Law of Traffic on Public Roads and Road Safety . The bill includes […]
Experts foresee greater eruptions in Turrialba’s volcano
A Turrialba’s volcano greater eruption could generate more ashes over the Metropolitan Area, similar to the ash fall that took place from 1963 to 1965 during Irazú’s volcanic activity. This was determined by experts from OVSICORI and the National Seismological Network during the Governing Council. They also informed that a greater amount of ash would be […]