Former president Laura Chinchilla was appointed as vice president of the World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid, an organization that has the mission of promoting democracy, its institutions, and values around the world. The entity is composed of former presidents and former prime ministers who have been democratically elected in their respective countries. I thank @CLUBdeMADRID […]
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In one month forest fires consumed more than 1,700 hectares
The forest fires consumed a total of 1,735 hectares of different areas of the country in just one month. According to the report of the Emergency Dispatch Office of the Fire Department, 98% of the affected area is in Guanacaste. This is due to the speed of the winds, dry vegetation, and high temperatures. The […]
Otto Guevara presented 1,200 motions to tax project
On Thursday, legislator Otto Guevara from the Libertarian Movement presented 1,200 motions to the bill that seeks to create new taxes promoted by the Executive Power. The legislator made the announcement after the special commission that studies the law of strengthening public finances decreed a recess, in order to give time to the congressmen to […]
Banco Popular officials sold Chinese cement on the internet
Since July 2017, the Public Prosecutor’s Office maintains that Banco Popular officials, who were arrested on Wednesday in a series of raids, sold Chinese cement through the Internet and institutional telephones. The Prosecutor’s Office requested six months of preventive custody against six people, four of them officials of the bank who are now suspects of […]
New app to create homes more environmentally-friendly homes
Households will now have the possibility of identifying if their actions are sustainable and friendly to the environment through a platform specialized in registering, free of charge and simply, the environmental indicators of households. The initiative Hogar Azul was created by the software company specializing in sustainability Susty. According to Julian Trussart, CEO of Susty, […]
Manager of the CCSS left his position to join the PAC campaign
On Tuesday, the Government Council met and accepted the resignation of Renato Alvarado from the board of directors of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS). He was representative of the business sector. Now he leaves to join the work teams of Carlos Alvarado’s campaign. Alvarado presented the resignation last week, and is already working […]