A group of researchers from four state universities in the country joined forces to create bioplastics from banana and pineapple waste. According to these experts from the University of Costa Rica (UCR), the National University (UNA), the Technological Institute of Costa Rica (TEC), and the National State University at Distance (UNED), thousands of tons of […]
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Foreigner died in a car crash in Guanacaste
A Spanish man died on Sunday morning after overturning the vehicle in which he was traveling near Ostional beach, in Santa Cruz de Guanacaste. Geovanny Venegas, supervisor of the Red Cross reported that the accident was reported at 10:13 am, from Ostional, two kilometers from Santa Cruz. The 55-year-old man was expelled from the vehicle […]
Police charged tourists $600 for not carrying their passports
Two officers of the Administrative Police were arrested last Thursday while they were being investigated for the crime of concussion, as they charged two tourists from Canada $600 for not carrying their passports. The events occurred on November 14th when the police stopped the two Canadian tourists in Santa Ana de Belén in Carrillo, Guanacaste. […]
Government announces bill to modernize RECOPE
The Government of the Republic announced that in the coming days it will present a bill to modify the Costa Rican Petroleum Refinery (RECOPE) with a view to the decarbonization of the economy. From December 1st to April 30th, the Executive Power will have control of the Legislative Assembly through the extraordinary sessions. Alvarado said […]
Mexico and Central America reached an agreement to address migration
On Saturday, the governments of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras agreed to create a plan to address migration within the framework of the inauguration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador as the new Mexican president. We will work on the creation of a fund, with the fundamental objective of implementing the comprehensive development plan that […]
Costa Rica wants to host the world conference on climate change
Carlos Alvarado announced the government’s intention of having the country host the Conference of the parties (COP25) on climate change to be held from November 11th to 22nd, 2019. COP25 is the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Uncertainty about the venue increased, after Jair Bolsonaro, president-elect of Brazil, canceled the candidacy. The […]