In order to reduce traffic accidents, College of Physicians and Road Education Board agreed to implement further changes in the process to perform the physical exam to obtain driver’s licenses. It will include an online course, so that only the doctors who passed it have the authority to make the medical examination. This update will provide […]
Archives for August 18, 2016
Legislator wants to change INAMU into a Family Institute
Fabricio Alvarado, a Christian legislator, is working on a bill to eliminate the figure of the National Institute for Women (INAMU) and, instead, establish a Family Institute. A complaint has been made by the Legislature against the institute and also against Alejandra Mora, Minister of Women. Alvarado’s reaction is due to a case of violence […]
National roads in debt with wildlife
Apparently, having a rich flora and fauna –among the most diverse in the world-, it is not enough for Costa Rica to have animal passageways on its roads. An analysis from the Ombudsman pointed out the absence passageways for wildlife as “another road component.” The entity had access to data that shows that in the […]
Judge loosens precautionary measures for ‘Macho Coca’
Following a hearing held on August 8th, a judge issued a change of action against a man named Bell, also known as ‘Macho Coca’, who is under investigation for apparent drug offenses. Bell, who was arrested in October 2015, was released on precautionary measures on April 8th, on the condition he complied with the following […]
Another earthquake shook the southern area
Only 16 minutes after the strong earthquake that shook several locations in Central Valley, Pérez Zeledón and the North, another tremor of 4.6 magnitude was recorded 7 kilometers northwest of Laurel de Corredores, in the South. The Vulcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica National University (OVSICORI-UNA) reported that the quake occurred at 10:22 a.m. […]