A few days before OPEC’S biannual meeting, UAE’s Energy Minister, Suhail al Mazruei, said the oil market is adjusting its direction towards a price that is fair for consumers and producers. The minister stated that the market has been correcting upward since the beginning of the year” with a price increase of 80% since January. […]
Archives for June 1, 2016
Solís on abortion: “I don’t see why we have to involve the Pope”
The legislators who went with President Luis Guillermo Solis to visit the Vatican, delivered a letter to Pope Francis to urge the president not to favor abortion. Solis acknowledged that the action “caused surprise” because it is not a regular mechanism used to convey the concerns of legislative bodies. The president stated that the only […]
Seismic swarm detected in Ciudad Colón, Santa Ana and Escazú
Since early April, the National Seismological Network (RSN) has detected 26 earthquakes in Escazú, Santa Ana and Ciudad Colón. This swarm of earthquakes has been characterized by magnitudes between 1.8 and 3.3 degrees, with an average depth of less than 13 km. The trend in the epicenters suggests that Salitral and Escazú Faults could be […]
Public employment is a “hot potato”
“Let others burn” seems to be the government’s strategy on the future of the bill aiming to limit wage bonuses to state employees. The Presidential House preferred to leave the “hot potato” to the Legislative Assembly. However, the executive branch denies indifference on the subject. Labor organizations maintain the strike threat if reforms to restrict […]
9 politicians are ready for the Presidential race
Two years have passed since Costa Ricans elected a new president, but now at least nine politicians dream of being the successor of Luis Guillermo Solís. In the National Liberation Party (PLN), two candidates (former President Jose Maria Figueres and former deputy Sigifredo Aiza) have already confirmed their aspirations. On the other hand, former governor […]