Randall Quirós, former Minister of Public Works and Transport (MOPT) has been assigned as campaign manager to the presidential candidate from the Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC), Rafael Ortiz. Quirós, who led the MOPT during the presidency of Pacheco de la Espriella (2002-2006), is supporting Ortíz instead of Rodolfo Piza, general secretary of PUSC. The […]
President’s whirlwind trip to the United States: migration and security issues
President Luis Guillermo Solís will travel on Sunday for a meeting with Vice President of the United States, Joseph Biden, on bilateral relations between Costa Rica and the United States, to be held on Monday. Solís will be back in the country by August 23th. Security, migration and climate change will be the central topics […]
Guatemala confirmed 2 cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome and a microcephaly case
On Wednesday, Guatemala confirmed the first cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome and also a case of microcephaly associated with Zika virus syndrome in a newborn. It was informed by the officials of Roosevelt Hospital, the largest in the capital. We have a 70-year-old patient and a girl of five year old diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome. The […]
Police makes 120 confiscations a day to street vendors
The Municipal Police of San José, is making almost 120 daily confiscations to street vendors located in the public spaces from the capital city. Since May 2nd, they are working hard to remove the illegal sellers from the streets and boulevards and until June, nearly 2,000 confiscations were made. At this time, the regular number has decreased […]
President Solís: “I will not invite Putin to have lunch”
The United Nations General Assembly will be held in late September, and President Luis Guillermo Solís is going to promote the candidacy of Christiana Figueres as UN Secretary-General. Costa Rican Embassy in New York received instructions from the President to make the arrangements for him to meet with all possible organizations and other Heads of […]
OVSICORI: After quake aftershocks aren’t ruled out
A local seismic fault caused the earthquake felt in the entire country, but mainly in the Central Valley. The main event was reported at 10:06 am, with magnitude 4.7 degrees and had a depth of 20 kilometers. It was reported at 7 kilometers west of San Marcos de Tarrazú. Floribeth Vega, from the Vulcanological and […]