President Carlos Alvarado said on Thursday that there are many people who want to discuss the issue of abortion now because it is the only way they can make themselves visible. According to Alvarado, he has a commitment to the issue of therapeutic abortion, but he has four years to get around it. In 2017, […]
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Businessmen defend Uber
The business sector gave its support to the service provided by the Uber transport company, whose operation is debated by the owners of taxi concessions. We must live in realities and one of those realities is that Costa Ricans appreciate this type of service, so we believe it’s convenient to regulate the service and that […]
At least 17 gang members from El Salvador have applied for refuge in Costa Rica
At least 17 Salvadorans from gangs known as maras have tried to enter the country and obtain refugee status. This was announced on Wednesday night by the director of the Migration Police Elías Quesada, summoned to the Security Commission together with the director of Migration Raquel Vargas, to explain the attention that the entity is […]
Taxi drivers end protest after agreement with the government
On Wednesday night, after more than five hours of meeting between the Presidency and the taxi drivers, these transporters agreed to suspend their demonstrations. Representatives of the union assured to be satisfied with the agreements reached with the Executive Power. The group insists on regulating and intervening in the way Uber operates. Minutes before 10:30 […]
President of Chile will make an official visit to Costa Rica
The President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, and his wife Cecilia Morel, will make an official visit to Costa Rica on July 9th, and they will be received by President Carlos Alvarado and the First Lady, Claudia Dobles. The reception will take place in the Presidential House in the morning hours of Monday. This will be […]
Legislator asks the President to revoke the appointment of ethical guarantor at the UN
The appointment of the government’s ethical guarantor, Rodrigo Alberto Carazo, as ambassador to the United Nations (UN) does not satisfy National Restoration legislator Jonathan Prendas. On Wednesday, Prendas sent a letter to President Carlos Alvarado requesting that the appointment of the official be reversed. Carazo, who was Ombudsman from 1993 to 1997, led a lawsuit […]