As on Thursday, anyone who wants to change their name on the ID card can do so at the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE). During this first day of the process, the institution received 118 requests. Andrei Cambronero, TSE spokesman, explained that people can request change at the headquarters and at the 32 regional headquarters. For […]
Archives for May 17, 2018
Hypertension: the silent enemy
May 17th marked the World Hypertension Day, a disease that in 2014 affected four out of 10 Costa Ricans and is associated with chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes. Although some people usually have warning symptoms such as headache, difficulty breathing, dizziness or heart palpitations, the fact is that in many cases the disease […]
Government will study suggestions on fiscal plan
The Executive Power announced this Thursday that it will begin the study of all the observations, suggestions, and even changes that the different political parties want to make to the fiscal plan that Carlos Alvarado inherited from Luis Guillermo Solís. The government created a commission of technicians from the ministries of the Presidency and the […]
Prosecutor accepts error in process that resulted in award for Jonathan Mauri
The Attorney General’s Office (PGR) accepted that a “material error” was made, which in the long run facilitated the delivery of the Claudia Poll sports prize for more than ¢200 million to swimmer Jonathan Mauri, brother of the former minister of Sports, Carolina Mauri. The “material error” consisted in a mistake regarding the name of […]
Nearly 250 homicides after deaths in Palmares and Cartago
It’s been 138 days since the beginning of 2018 and the judicial authorities already report 230 homicides in national territory. This was announced by Walter Espinoza, director of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ), after three bodies were found in Palmares and Cartago on Thursday morning. The first finding was in Ramírez Street, a road that […]
Crocodile scared residents of Puntarenas
On Thursday morning, a crocodile walked around Chacarita de Puntarenas like it owned the town. Dennis Salazar, supervisor of the Fire Department, reported that the animal was behind a house in the yard and the owners realized the danger it represented for other animals and for the neighbors. It is a medium-sized animal. The specialists […]