Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and former president of Chile (2006-2010 / 2014-2018) will visit Costa Rica next week, said President Carlos Alvarado on Tuesday. Bachelet will arrive on Monday, December 2nd and will meet with Alvarado on Wednesday 4th. During the days before the meeting with the President, the UN […]
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Donate a coat for the homeless
Do you want to donate a coat for the homeless? If so, the “Donate a coat for a friend” campaign invites you to help those who need it most to fight the weather conditions of the Christmas season. The campaign for people living in poverty is led by the telephone company Kölbi, of the Costa […]
Costa Rica silenced Nicaragua at the OAS
Montserrat Solano, representative of Costa Rica before the Organization of American States (OAS) gave a diplomacy lesson to the delegate of Nicaragua, Ruth Tapia, during the Permanent Council of said organization. The representative of the totalitarian regime of Daniel Ortega said that the Government of Costa Rica demonstrates once again hypocrisy and ignorance, as well […]
App workers burn bags in protest
A video shows the moment when delivery workers of the Glovo app burn the bags in protest to the claims they have been making since last week. The app’s collaborators took to the streets, this time near San Pedro de Montes de Oca, to show their discomfort. They had previously taken the General Cañas highway. […]
New Minister of Finance will take office this Tuesday
The new Minister of Finance, Rodrigo Chaves Robles, will take office this Tuesday, November 26th. The Minister of Communication, Nancy Marín, confirmed on Monday morning that the new head of public finance will participate this Tuesday in the session of the Governing Council, the weekly meeting that the President of the Republic holds with his […]
Government issues credit for $550 million for electric train
The Executive Branch began to chart its priorities for the month of December in Congress and the $550 million loan for the development of the Fast Passenger Train (TRP), known as the electric train will have a special priority. From December 1st until April 30th, extraordinary sessions will take place in the Legislative Assembly; in […]