The Legislative Assembly will have to deliver two daily reports to the Ministry of Health as part of the monitoring and control over what happened last week regarding cases of influenza type A. According to María Inés Solís, president ai of the Congress, staff of the institution was in the Assembly last Friday as well […]
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US gives ultimatum to Venezuela’s military to accept a peaceful change of leadership
On Monday, the National Security Adviser of the United States, John Bolton, urged the Venezuelan military to peacefully accept Nicolás Maduro’s exit from power, and reiterated that “all options” are on the table when asked about a possible military intervention. We ask the Venezuelan army and the security forces to accept the peaceful, democratic and […]
Help 200 children in the South Zone return to school
Some 200 children from the Southern Zone of the country need help to go back to school on February 6th. The volunteer program of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) is organizing a collection of school supplies for these children whose parents have a hard time to purchase the materials. The beneficiaries will be students […]
These are the last four news about the crisis in Venezuela
Venezuela is news throughout the world. The loss of power of Nicolás Maduro, the appearance of Juan Guaidó as leader of the opposition and the international reaction place him at the center of attention. These are the most recent news about what happens in this South American country. 1. Juan Guaidó leads strong opposition: The […]
Laura Chinchilla: Army must step aside in Venezuela
After the appearance of Juan Guaidó as opposition leader in Venezuela, former Costa Rican president Laura Chinchilla assures that the only support Nicolás Maduro has to stay in power is the army. What is the only thing missing in Venezuela? That the army steps aside,” said the former president in the show Enfoques this Thursday, […]
Union claims that project against strikes is “threatening”
On Wednesday, the Commission that discusses the project to make changes to the Labor Procedural Reform regarding strikes, held a working session with the leaders of the Confederation of Workers Rerum Novarum. Lenín Hernández and Mario Rojas, trade union representatives, described the project as a “lever for organizations, their leaders and freedom in general.” The […]