Movimiento Libertario celebrated the decision of the Supreme Electoral Count (TSE) to authorize the collection of signatures to convene a referendum to decide Costa Rican Oil Refinery (RECOPE) future. According to libertarians, the proposal to convene a popular consultation is based on a project presented by that political group, whose objective is to open the […]
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Solís: “the CCSS is not an independent institution”
Due to the Costa Rican Social Security Fund decision to increase workers’ contribution to the Disability, Old Age and Death Regime by 1%, the Government decided to convene a tripartite panel to discuss this decision. Minister of Labor Alfredo Hasbun was appointed to lead the table on behalf of the Executive. However, the CCSS didn’t […]
Solís got tired of the criticism against his government
Some legislators at the Legislative Assembly have recently criticized the work of the Executive Power and President Luis Guillermo Solís, mainly for their decision to remove the discussion on the salary regulations from the agenda. Sandra Piszk, Ottón Solís, Maureen Clark, Rosibel Ramos and others have showed their disagreement with the government’s work because they […]
Netanyahu: “it was all a misunderstanding”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to calm Mexico down by suggesting that the crisis that prompted his statement on the wall that Donald Trump wants to build on the southern border of the United States is just a “misunderstanding”. On January 28th, he twitted this: President Trump is right. I built a wall along […]
“Sueños de una noche de verano” was awarded twice!
Sueño de una noche de verano” play, presented in 2016 at the National Theatre, received two National Awards of Culture. Its director, Luis Carlos Vazquez, received the award for Best Director, and Francisco Alpízar received the award for his work as costume designer. According to the jury, Vázquez did an incredible job, a direction not […]
Kivú is not ok: he is depressed
Patricia Madrigal, Environment deputy minister, confirmed that lion Kivú is still depressed, he doesn’t want to eat or drink water and has lost weight in recent days. She added that authorities took some water in which they added food supplements and medicines to help him. He has had some lack of appetite in recent days. […]