Foreign Minister Manuel Ventura traveled to Montevideo, Uruguay, to participate in the meeting of the International Contact Group for Venezuela. The foreign ministers of this group, made up of France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Sweden, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Ecuador, Bolivia and another country that will be announced shortly, will seek […]
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MINAE has 10 days to hand in environmental impact information
The Constitutional Chamber allowed a writ of amparo in favor of legislator María José Corrales, who had requested information on the environmental impact in Crucitas, in Cutris de San Carlos, to the vice minister of environmental management María Celeste López, of the Ministry of Environment (MINAE). The institution was able to verify that the legislator […]
Children must take their immunization record to school
There are 104,457 children between 15 months old and 10 years old who have not been vaccinated against the measles virus, one of the most contagious on the planet. From February 11th to March 31st, primary health care assistants – known as ATAPS – will arrive in the country’s schools in search of minors who […]
January inflation was 0.05%
The increase in the general level of prices during the first month of 2019 was 0.05%, according to a report issued on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC). Of the 315 goods and services that make up the consumer basket, 57% increased in price, 36% decreased in price and 7% did […]
UCR students found plastic in fish from the Costa Rican Pacific
Students from the School of Biology of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) identified 1,101 pieces of plastic in 30 fish analyzed in the Costa Rican Pacific. The plastic was found in the fish’s digestive tract. The students analyzed the species Opisthonema libertate, known as gallera sardine. These fish were chosen for the study because […]
Interpol arrested Russian citizen in Jacó Beach
Igor Grigorenko, a 44-year-old Russian, was arrested by Interpol officers in Jacó beach, Garabito. The man has come to Costa Rica dozens of times, according to the Immigration and Aliens Directorate. The foreigner had an international arrest warrant for the alleged crime of fraud. So far the authorities don’t know how the crimes were committed. […]