On Thursday morning, president-elect Carlos Alvarado participated in an activity with the national cooperative sector with the presence of Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize in Economics. There, he announced that in his government he will create the Presidential Council of the Social Economy, which could begin to be integrated after May 8th, once he takes office. […]
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Carlos Alvarado says he is satisfied with the cabinet
According to president-elect Carlos Alvarado, choosing the ministers and vice-ministers for the next four years was an arduous job, but he is satisfied with the decisions he made and will be presenting at Escuela Metálica in downtown San José. It has been a particularly different and arduous process and I am satisfied with what will […]
Chief of Plans and Operations of the OIJ will be the new Minister of Security
Michael Soto, Chief of the Office of Plans and Operations of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) will be the new Minister of Public Security, according to a source close to this process who wishes to remain anonymous. Soto, who has 26 years of experience in the OIJ, holds a law degree from the Universidad Santo […]
English tourist died while snorkeling in Guanacaste
An English tourist died on Thursday morning after being dragged by a wave and getting hit on rocks, while snorkeling at Playa Flamingo in Guanacaste. According to the Press Office of the Ministry of Public Security (MSP), the victim was 71 years old and was practicing this discipline on Catalina Island. crhoy.com
Solís last tour will be on May 7th in San Ramón
In 15 days, Luis Guillermo Solís will hand over power to Carlos Alvarado. A day before, on May 7th, the president will be in San Ramón delivering the new Professional Technical College of San Isidro, in that sector of the West of the country, as announced by the Minister of Communication, Mauricio Herrera. That will […]
Chancellery handles possible identities of Ticos murdered in Colombia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship (MREC) confirmed Colombian authorities provided two possible names and identification numbers of the people who would have been murdered in a farm in the department of Cundinamarca. Based on these data, the Costa Rican authorities initiated a process for the revision of fingerprints in the Civil Registry. In […]