Legislator Ligia Fallas, from Frente Amplio, changed her chair in the Plenary of the Legislative Assembly because, according to her, they were bought decades ago and they are for men. The Legislator explained that she wrote a missive requesting a change of her chair to the Board of Congress, “based on a gender condition,” but […]
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UN chose another Costa Rican police officer to participate in Colombia´s peace process
Another Costa Rican policeman was chosen by the United Nations (UN) to participate as an observer in the peace process in Colombia. He is part of the group of police officers who will participate as observers to verify and monitor the abandonment of weapons, ceasefire and hostilities in the South American country. José Gómez has been […]
Abandoned girls find new hope in Alajuela
For 33 years, “Hogar Siembra” in San Rafael de Alajuela has received girls and young women victims of abandonment and it has helped them to become women who, when they turn 18 years old, will be independent. What we want is for girls to leave the institution as women with a labor, housing and technical […]
Paracito Bridge opened with a huge hole in the rail
“Construction error” were the words used by Pablo Contreras, Building General Manager of the National Highway Council (CONAVI), to describe the enormous space left on the guardrail of the bridge opened on Wednesday. I do not understand how they open that bridge like that. A child can fall through that gap and it’s rather dangerous,” […]
ICD: “there was a greater presence of synthetic drugs in 2016”
As confirmed by the Costa Rican Drug Institute (ICD), 2016 was characterized by a greater presence of synthetic drugs or the type known as ‘gourmet’. Products such as K2, synthetic cannabinoids or cathinones (known as bath salts) were the most common drugs seized by the authorities. Drug traffickers are looking to innovate and differentiate their […]
There was a car accident: was it Uber’s fault?
Glen Muñoz hired a driver and allowed him to use one of the vehicle he owned to work within Uber application. Everything was great until the driver was involved in a traffic accident in which he was responsible. During the procedures to collect the insurance, Glen discovered that the driver, who had spent several months […]