Frente Amplio (FA) will submit a possible agreement with the Citizen Action Party (PAC) for the creation of a national government, after the electoral victory of Carlos Alvarado. Patricia Mora, legislator and president of the political group, said that so far they have not signed any agreement with the winning force. However, she said that […]
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Ash emissions are reported from Turrialba Volcano
Turrialba Volcano has maintained a constant emission of passive ash, as reported on Tuesday by the National Seismological Network (RSN). According to the report of the RSN, at least six events with a duration of 10 minutes to an hour were recorded. The eruptive columns reached, in some cases, around 500 meters above the active […]
Carlos Alvarado will not travel with Solís to the Summit of the Americas
The President-elect, Carlos Alvarado, will not travel with President Luis Guillermo Solís to the Summit of the Americas in Peru to be held on April 13th and 14th. On Tuesday, the Costa Rican president said he invited Alvarado to participate in the event with the presidents of America; however, according to the President-elect, agenda issues […]
Maduro asks Carlos Alvarado not to interfere in Venezuela’s affairs
The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, joined the presidents who greeted the elected president of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado. Through a communiqué shared by Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza, Maduro congratulates Alvarado Quesada and the Costa Rican people on democratic elections. He also calls for Costa Rica to build relations with the South American country […]
Two giants will watch over Costa Rican seas
Two patrol 110-feet long boats left the port of Baltimore in the United States and are expected to arrive in Caldera on April 26th to be integrated into Costa Rica’s surveillance force in the Pacific Ocean. The two ships will be the largest in the history of the Coast Guard service. They have the ability […]
Trump considers deploying the army on the border with Mexico
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is evaluating deploying the army on the border with Mexico, which he described as a “big step”, after discovering a caravan of Central American migrants moves through Mexico towards the United States. We are going to protect our border with our army,” said Trump during a meeting […]