The results of the elections continue to make progress. On Sunday night, 46.70% of the votes had been counted and an almost probable second round was on the table. Before the first results, the president of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, Luis Antonio Sobrado, gave a message to the citizens highlighting the electoral process and asking […]
Archives for February 4, 2018
Analysts: many prefer to keep their vote private
Many of the people who voted on Sunday to elect a new President and the 57 legislators preferred to keep their vote private, according to analysts Sergio Araya and Claudio Alpízar, after evaluating the Election Day. Araya, coordinator of the political projects of Konrad Adenuaer Foundation in Costa Rica of, said he was struck by […]
This disease killed almost five thousand people in 2016
February 4th marks the World Day Against Cancer. In 2016, 22,601 deaths were registered in Costa Rica, 4,857 of which were due to malignant tumors (cancer). The World Health Organization (WHO) explains that cancer is a process of uncontrolled growth and spread of cells. It can occur almost anywhere on the body. The tumor usually […]
Water resource management needs changes
The concern about the mismanagement to the water resource in the country sounded the alarms in the University of Costa Rica (UCR) which, as a result of this concern, created an Observatory of Water and Global Change. According to data from the most recent State of the Nation Report during 2017, 91% of the population […]
Analysts believe religion played a decisive role in campaigns
The discussion about life and family issues based on religious motivations played a decisive role in the electoral campaign that ended this Sunday. This was recognized by analysts Claudio Alpízar and Sergio Araya, who agreed that the debate was polarized after the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered the Costa Rican State to recognize the […]
According to kids, the new president of Costa Rica is…
Rodolfo Piza was elected President of the Republic of Costa Rica in the children’s elections, which took place on Sunday, in the Multiplaza Shopping Centers Curridabat and Escazú. Piza obtained 26.69% of the votes. The polls were opened between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm at each shopping center, so that children could also participate in […]