During the last debate organized by Radio Monumental, liberationist potential presidential candidates José María Figueres, Antonio Álvarez and Rolando González approached easy topics and always showed their differences, instead of just attacking themselves. Human and fiscal right topics were not discussed. The 3 candidates were accused of presenting unclear ideas and not having concrete actions […]
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Fed up with holes, residents plant banana trees in road of San Carlos
Residents of San Carlos planted banana trees in the huge road holes in their community and they also invited the Municipality to the “Banana Fair” in an attempt to get them to visit the place. This unusual complaint and demonstration by the residents of Tres Esquinas de La Fortuna and neighboring communities occurred on Wednesday […]
Costa Rica’s economic stagnation and the increase of income inequality
After analyzing the macroeconomic indicators of the country, the Observatory of the Economic and Social Situation of the National University (UNA) concluded the Costa Rican economy is experiencing a period of stagnation and an increase in income inequality among inhabitants, despite the fact that there’s been a reduction in poverty levels. For 10 years, production […]
Solís is worried about the election campaign
Although it was expected, President Luis Guillermo Solís does not hide his concern about the election campaign, especially if that means that the regular processes of government affairs are affected. Many of the priority projects convened to the extraordinary sessions of the Legislative Assembly were not discussed in the first quarter on 2017. The interests […]
Fire consumed 10 thousand square meters of scrubland in Alajuela
A fire caused 10 thousand square meters of scrubland to burn on Wednesday night in La Garita de Alajuela. According to the Fire Department, there were no people affected. However, there is a concern that so far this year, more than 8,000 fire incidents have occurred in as scrublands, forests, garbage deposits and other outdoor […]
Institutional productivity increased 20% thanks to telecommuting
Telework is gaining ground in the country, since the institutional productivity of the entities that applied it increased by 20%. This is one of the main data revealed by the First Report on the State of Telework in Costa Rica. The study was presented on Thursday morning and it was conducted by the International Center […]