The residents of the Central and South Pacific will have to take their umbrellas this Tuesday, because rains are expected for the evening and night. According to the National Meteorological Institute (IMN), the Central Valley and the North Pacific will have little rainfall due to an increase in the trade winds. The Caribbean and the […]
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500 Uber drivers disconnected to protest and demand their rights
From 4:00 am on Monday, May 1st, a group of 500 drivers from Uber disconnected from the platform. They did this to express their discomfort against certain situations in their daily work, such as the illegality in which the company operates. According to one of the coordinators of the activity, who asked not to be […]
Meet the new president of the Assembly in 9 phrases
The legislator of the Costa Rican Renewal Party Gonzalo Ramírez is the new president of the Legislative Assembly. In addition to his public function, Ramírez is an evangelical pastor and lawyer. His wife, Paula Vargas, is the deputy mayor of San José. Ramírez obtained 33 votes, beating the 24 votes obtained by Ottón Solís, legislator […]
Silvia Sánchez was vice president of the Congress for an hour and a half
Silvia Sánchez Venegas, legislator from the National Liberation Party, cherished the vice-presidency of Congress for 90 minutes. After a recess of one hour after the presidential election, at 7:07 p.m., the ballots were distributed in the Plenary for the next position, and 30 minutes later, the green-law legislator obtained her position as vice president. With […]
Independent Legislator Carmen Quesada wins first secretariat
The independent legislator Carmen Quesada won the first secretariat of the Legislative Assembly on Monday night. Quesada, a 47-year-old educator and representative of the province of Limón, got 39 votes. Her candidacy was promoted by the legislative branch of the National Liberation Party (PLN). Quesada was elected in 2014 as legislator for the Libertarian Movement, […]
Prisoner with tuberculosis burns his cell and suffers burns
A prisoner who suffers from tuberculosis burned down the cell in which he was held in Liberia prison. The subject now has burns on various parts of his body. David Delgado, from the Press Office of the Ministry of Justice, reported that the man, named Ugalde, was isolated in the cell and had to be […]