A Canadian man was identified as the victim of a traffic accident that was reported in Guanacaste. The accident happened at dawn on Monday, and judicial agents removed the body of the victim, identified as Julien Clericali, 38, according to the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ). Clericali had been living here for several months and was […]
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Government did not apologize to environmentalist Paul Watson
The Costa Rican government did not apologized to Paul Watson, leader of Sea Sheperd, an organization that seeks to protect the oceans and sea fauna. Recently, Costa Rica withdrew the notice from Interpol’s red list against me and I received an apology from the new government. Now, with that behind me, I want to join […]
220 kilometers in an electric vehicle cost just 1,200 colones
In order to travel 220 kilometers in a conventional vehicle, users must invest at least 15,000 colones in gasoline; but an electric vehicle can travel that distance for just 1,200 colones. The economic savings is one of the advantages of this type of cars; the replacement of fossil fuels for renewable electric energy implies an […]
Strong earthquake shakes Dota
On Monday, a strong earthquake hit Dota at 10:59 a.m. According to the report of the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of the National University (Ovsicori-UNA), the quake had a magnitude of 3.8 and it was located 11.0 km North of Santa María, Dota, in San José, at a depth of only five kilometers. The preliminary […]
Albino Vargas, regarding Fiscal Plan: “The fight continues”
On Monday afternoon, Albino Vargas, secretary general of the National Association of Public and Private Employees (ANEP), said The fight against the Fiscal combo has been correct [and] morally up to the task, with great ethics,” after the approval of the Fiscal Plan in the National Assembly in second reading. In a video, the leader […]
President signs the tax reform law
At this moment I’m signing the Law of Strengthening Public Finance. I thank those who have supported the government in this effort, especially the legislators who managed to reach a consensus to make it a reality.” This was the message of the President of the Republic on Twitter on Monday night, after the approval in […]