The Chamber of Fuel Businessmen created what they call a National Commission to stop the illegal traffic of gasoline and other hydrocarbons. Engineer Alberto Mesén, president of the Chamber, said that the Commission will be in charge of training police bodies on these irregularities. Likewise, they will follow up on the procedures, as well as […]
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Research Center promotes soil conservation
A group of students from schools in San Isidro and Carrizal de San Pablo de León Cortés, San Juan and San Miguel de Grecia and the School of Poás de Alajuela, joined the efforts of the Center for Agronomic Research (CIA) of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) for promoting the importance of soil. According […]
Congress elects 12 substitute judges for Court IV
The Legislative Assembly elected 12 substitute magistrates for the Constitutional Chamber on Wednesday. In the second round, the following candidates proposed by the Judicial Branch were elected: Martha Esquivel: 39 votes. Anamari Garro Vargas: 42 votes. María Lucila Monge Pizarro: 40 votes. Ana María Picado Brenes: 39 votes. Hubert Fernández Argüello: 44 votes. Alejandro Delgado […]
Study warns of rapid warming in the Arctic
An increasingly warm Arctic, where temperatures rise twice as fast as in the rest of the planet and with an ice that melts at an alarming rate are the new norm, warns a global scientific study published on Tuesday. In 2017, the winter ice around the North Pole suffered the largest reduction ever recorded, said […]
Bancredito’s future remains uncertain
Bancrédito will come out of financial intermediation on December 31st, and the outlook is still obscure as to what will happen to the entity. The bill to transform it into a development bank is stuck in the Legislative Assembly and it seems difficult to move forward in a week and a half, since the legislators […]
Cementazo in videos: the route of $30 million
Every week, and even every day, new information about the cement scandal emerges. The cementazo case is one of the most notorious cases of corruption in the history of Costa Rica. An investigation by CRHoy.com revealed possible irregularities, both in the process of banking procedures and in the entry of cement into the country. Sinocem […]