The Christian Social Unity Party completed its provincial assemblies where they elected their candidates for legislators. These appointments must be ratified by the National Assembly of the group. However, the PUSC headings fail to comply with the gender parity rule of the Supreme Election Tribunal, which says that a single gender cannot head more than […]
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Gold miners claim to have found gold nuggets worth more than ¢1 million in Crucitas
In the last couple of months a lot of people have reached the area of Crucitas in Cutris de San Carlos with the intention of extracting gold. In this place, where there are more than 2,500 illegal gold miners, gold nuggets are starting to show up. This was assured by a source from the area, […]
A waterfall flowed over Route 27!
On Saturday afternoon there was a strong downpour in practically all the national territory, as a result of the tropical wave number 40. And route 27 did not escape from the ravages of nature. Through photos and video, users in social networks managed to capture an impressive waterfall that carried mud and stones that fell […]
Guanacaste inaugurates the largest solar park in Costa Rica
More than 2,100 homes in Guanacaste will benefit from clean energy thanks to the new Juanilama Solar Park. The park located in Belén de Carrillo, Guanacaste, comprises five hectares of an estate with 15 456 photovoltaic panels, owned by Coopeguanacaste, RL, which will generate 9 Gigawatts (GWH) of energy per year. Coopeguanacaste is proud to […]
Educational lag makes it difficult for students to learn
More than 30 years of lag in educational infrastructure give an expensive invoice to the learning of Costa Rican students. The Directorate of Infrastructure and Educational Equipment (Diee) of the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) recognizes that although efforts have been made to address this problem, much remains to be done. Recently, the Sixth Report […]
INA student denounces that he and his partner were left out of the trip to Abu Dhabi
Following the decision of the National Institute of Learning (INA) to maintain the 15-people delegation to participate in the technical studies Olympics in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, a student reported that he and a partner were removed from the trip. Josué Durón told the press that after a long process of selection, approval and […]