President Luis Guillermo Solís sworn under oath to be accountable to the legislators who investigate if there was influence peddling in the granting of a $30 million loan from the Bank of Costa Rica (BCR) to the Chinese cement importer, Juan Carlos Bolaños. Before Solís’ intervention, the Department of Technical Services of the Congress reiterated […]
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INEC presented tool to improve access to information
The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC) introduced the VISOR social map system (version 2.0) with the support of UNICEF. It is an online tool that encourages transparency and accountability, as well as citizen participation in decision-making. It also provides geo-referenced demographic and socio-economic information. The social maps show the 75 priority districts within […]
Presidential Commissioner for Human Rights resigns for political crisis in Guatemala
The head of the Guatemalan Presidential Commission for Human Rights (Copredeh), Víctor Godoy, reported on Saturday that he will resign his position in rejection of the failed expulsion of a UN anti-mafia commissioner by order of Jimmy Morales. Godoy said he made that decision because he “does not share the president’s position” by declaring on […]
SINAC could receive support staff from NGOs
The National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) could receive support staff from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for conservation areas. This is the proposal set in a bill that was affirmatively issued on Thursday by the Environment Committee of the Legislative Assembly. The initiative would help to monitor and protect the national parks, wildlife refuges, biological reserves, […]
Migrants from shipwreck had been housed in the country
The African and Haitian migrants who were on a shipwreck on Friday night in Bahía Salinas, in the North Pacific of Costa Rica, had been housed in La Cruz de Guanacaste before the accident. This was confirmed by the Ministry of Public Security. At least 50 people from different countries were traveling in two boats […]
Costa Rica also raised its voice against North Korea
Costa Rica showed its rejection to the North Korean nuclear test, which launched a hydrogen bomb on Sunday. The blast generated a 6.3-degree tremor in that area and was felt in China and South Korea. Foreign Minister Manuel González made his remarks at the closing of the VIII Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of […]