On Monday, the First Section of the Contentious Administrative Court of the Second Judicial Circuit of San José declared without place “in all its extremes” the lawsuit filed by Pro-Zoological Foundation (Fundazoo) that administers the Simón Bolívar Zoological Park against the Costa Rican State. The animal that died on February 17th, 2017, returned to the […]
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Project punishes street sexual harassment with up to three years in prison
The Women’s Commission ruled file 20299, Law against Street Sexual Harassment, which now passes the text to the Legislative Plenary for final voting. The project establishes, among other things, jail from six months to three years for sexual harassment in the streets. It proposes a substitute text to the original project, which describes street sexual […]
Costa Rica supports dialogue in Bolivia
The Costa Rican government supported a dialogue that guarantees social peace and a way out of the political crisis in Bolivia after the resignation of former president Evo Morales. Through a statement, the Foreign Ministry said that the country is following with attention the serious events that have been unleashed in Bolivia and expressed its […]
Tsunami alert is false
A tweet that warned of a tsunami in the Pacific caused fear in various sectors of the population. However, this was denied by the National Emergency Commission and the National Tsunami Monitoring System (Sinamot). So don’t believe it. A plane from the US Department of Defense detected a possible tsunami about 600 miles from the […]
Costa Rican salaries increased 4.3% this year
Costa Rican salaries increased 4.3% from September of last year to September this year, according to the Survey of the Salary Information Business System (SEIS), referring to the second semester of the year, prepared by PwC Costa Rica. With the study it was determined that the growth in wages for the year 2019 (4.3%) maintains […]
New Ebais in Ciudad Quesada will benefit 8,500 people
People insured in Dulce Nombre de Cedral, in Cuidad Quesada, will receive medical attention at the newly opened Ebais. It is a modern building, duly equipped, with all the conditions for better attention and with the capacity to meet the needs of the more than eight thousand inhabitants of Cedral, San Ramón and Dulce Nombre […]