US President Donald Trump signed a decree on Wednesday aimed at ending the controversial separation of immigrant families at the border, reversing a practice that generated international contempt. I did not like to see families separated,” said Trump said at the signing ceremony in the Oval Office, after announcing earlier, in a dramatic change of […]
Archives for June 20, 2018
Mexico condemns cruel and inhuman separation of immigrant families in the US
On Tuesday, Mexico described as cruel and inhumane the US law of ‘zero tolerance’ that is separating thousands of children from their immigrant parents who illegally cross the common border into the United States, opening a new crack in the relationship with Washington under the administration of Donald Trump. On behalf of the government and […]
Government wants a complete ban on exploration for oil and natural gas
Carlos Alvarado, president of the Republic, will modify the current hydrocarbons law to completely eliminate any possibility that allows the exploitation of oil or natural gas. This was confirmed by Alejandro Muñoz, executive president of the Costa Rican Petroleum Refinery (RECOPE), whose main challenge is the transformation of the entity towards alternative fuels. One of […]
Country seeks cooperation to address Nicaragua’s migration
Although the government insists that the political crisis in Nicaragua has not yet affected Costa Rica, the country is negotiating international cooperation to deal with the arrival of immigrants to Costa Rica. On Tuesday, the chancellor and vice president, Epsy Campbell, said that the Executive Branch already channeled resources to increase personnel and adapt facilities […]
Upala suffers the consequences of rains again
The rains of the last days have hit Upala, an area that once again suffers with flooded houses and disabled roads, shortly after the passage of Hurricane Otto, which left its mark in November 2016. In the National Commission of Emergencies (CNE) they informed that the land between Brasilia and La Cruz collapsed due to […]
Costa Rica has 284 thousand hectares of wetlands
Costa Rica has a total of 284,635 hectares of wetland ecosystems. This data recompilation was possible thanks to the registry made by the National Inventory of Wetlands (INH) prepared by the Wetlands Project of the National System of Conservation Areas (Sinac), which ended in May 2018. To carry out this inventory, 146 specialists of the […]