The beginning of an investigation in the lower house due to alleged pressure from US President Donald Trump to Ukraine to harm his political rival Joe Biden, is the first step in a dismissal process whose nature is political, not legal, and has uncertain repercussions. The Constitution provides that Congress may dismiss the president (vice […]
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Alvarado insists on being member of the OECD by 2020
President Carlos Alvarado reiterated to the Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), José Ángel Gurría, the government’s intention to conclude the process of joining this forum by 2020. This Tuesday, in the framework of the general assembly of the United Nations (UN), Alvarado held a meeting with Gurría. At the […]
Legislators prepare project for same-sex unions
Legislators from different parliamentary groups prepare a bill to regulate civil unions between people of the same sex and try to curb the entry into force of equal marriage by May 2020. The congressmen would try to adapt the legislation to the sentence of the Constitutional Chamber that gave 18 months, in November last year, […]
Heavy rains wreaked havoc in the province of Cartago
On Tuesday, heavy rains wreaked havoc on different streets in the province of Cartago, as shown in different videos. According to witnesses, several vehicles were trapped in the water, in what appears to be a river. Even in the Ochomogo sector the sewers collapsed which caused the road to flood. Also the area of Llano […]
Police rescued puppies in Puntarenas
Officers of the Operational Support Group (GAO) of the Ministry of Public Security (MSP) saved seven puppies that had been abandoned inside a bag, in a pipe. The incident was recorded on Monday in Barranca, Puntarenas, when police officers were alerted after crying and the movement of animals, in the community of Manuel Mora. When […]
Bolsonaro denies that the Amazon is “a world heritage site”
The president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, said on Tuesday at the UN General Assembly that it is a fallacy to say that the Amazon is a world heritage site” and that it isn’t the lungs of the Earth. The Amazon is not being devastated or consumed by fire as the liar press makes you believe,” […]