The Costa Rican Government “welcomes, respects and abides by” the report of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (CIDH) revealed on Tuesday on the rights of the LGTBI population in the country. Vice-president Ana Helena Chacón said in a press conference that as of this moment the government studies the complete report with the purpose […]
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4 high-power anti-personnel mines found in Moravian farm
Agricultural workers found four antipersonnel mines one meter deep on a Moravian farm on Tuesday morning. Mariano Figueres, director of the DIS, explained that they Claymore mines, of horizontal explosion, were found inside the sack, and it is estimated they could have been buried there 20 years ago. Immediately, the pre-established protocol for this type […]
US experts UU recommend not taking tourist flights after plane crash
The accident that killed 12 people on December 31st in Guanacaste set off the alarms and put on the table the danger to those who travel on private tourist flights. James Hall, former head of the National Transportation Safety Board of the United States, recommended not using these services. These private tourist flights don’t have […]
This is how candidates would face emergencies
The first question that the six presidential candidates had to face in the debate this evening was related to the handling of emergencies. After two years with two of the strongest natural events in Costa Rica’s history, the question opened the second meeting, organized by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE). Rodolfo Hernández, from the Republican […]
OIJ raids Civil Aviation and Nature Air
As part of the proceedings of the investigation on the plane crash that occurred on December 31st in Nandayure de Guanacaste, the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) searched the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) and two dependencies of the company Nature Air, at the Juan Santamaría International Airport and at the Tobías Bolaños International Airport. […]
US revokes temporary protection for some 200,000 Salvadorans
On Monday, the United States put an end to the Temporary Protection Statute (TPS) for some 200,000 Salvadorans, who have 18 months to find another way to regularize their situation or leave the country. The TPS for Salvadorans had been adopted by the United States after the 2001 earthquake, but Secretary of Internal Security, Kirstjen […]