Twelve legislators signed an Improper Relations Law`s consultation to the Constitutional Court. This law punishes with imprisonment relationships between adults and minors. Lawmakers who signed the document are Otto Guevara, Natalia Díaz, José Alberto Alfaro, Aracelly Segura, Michael Arce, Juan Luis Jiménez Succar, Juan Marín, Danny Hayling, Gerardo Vargas Rojas, Luis Vásquez, Jorge Rodríguez and […]
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4.1 quake shook Central Pacific
A tremor shook the sector of the national Central Pacific on Monday night, at 7:09 p.m. According to the National Seismological Network (RSN) the earthquake’s epicenter was 9km north of Quepos, with an intensity of 4.1 degrees on the Richter scale. It was 25 km deep and it was reportedly felt in Quepos, San Marcos […]
Experts discuss solutions to socio-environmental conflicts
Costa Rica is the host of the II Latin American Congress on Environmental Conflicts (COLCA) to be held from September 12th to 16th, 2016, in the City of Research at the University of Costa Rica (UCR), with experts from the region. They will discuss the importance of further studying if the relationship between human rights […]
UN launches development goals campaign in Costa Rica
On Monday, the UN representative in Costa Rica launched a campaign that aims to inform and raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (ODS). With the slogan “Do not leave anyone behind” authorities seek to inform the public about shared responsibility in the implementation and fulfillment of these objectives. The ODS offers a great opportunity […]
A 13-year-old young man will receive The Central American Torch of Liberty
Today, Pablo Morales Ceciliano will receive The Central American Torch of Liberty. He is a 13-year-old young man, bookworm who also has the best point average in his classroom at Liceo Experimental bilingüe de La Cruz. Morales declared that he is very excited and proud. His speech will be inspired on the slogan: “Freedom to […]
A crocodile got into a Cariari’s highschool gym
On Monday afternoon, the Fire Department took care of an incident with a crocodile at Liceo de Cariari (Cariari’s highscool), in the Province of Limón. The meter-and-a half animal crawled its way to the gym of the school. Firefighters managed to catch the animal and took it to a safe place. There were no students […]