In Costa Rica, some 323 thousand tons of plastic materials are consumed annually, of which more than 50% are single-use products that end up being washed away by rivers and marine currents offshore. Faced with this problem, the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE), the United Nations Development Program in Costa Rica (UNDP), the Ministry […]
Archives for July 2018
Criminals impersonated police officers to steal a car in Orotina
Authorities of the Public Force and the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) are trying to find several individuals who impersonated police officers to commit a robbery under the method known as “bajonazo” in Orotina. The event occurred on Saturday afternoon in the border area between Orotina and Pozón. According to the report by the Press Office […]
Limón comes alive with inspiring graffiti
On July 5th, nine students from the Caribbean headquarters of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) joined and used their talent and creativity in order to paint a large graffiti on the external walls of the Cocorí hotel, located on Bonita Beach in Limón. The initiative was born from a campaign called “Movamos Limón”, promoted […]
Legislative vote annulled over black and white spheres
The intervention of two legislators from Limón prevented a vote with black and white spheres to decide if a motion of censorship against the minister of Education Edgar Mora was approved on Thursday night. Eduardo Cruickshank and David Gourzonk protested at the time the legislators were called to vote, which establishes the black spheres as […]
The CCSS is not asking for confidential information
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) warns that the institution is not asking for confidential information related to mortgage loans. Pension Management authorities made the clarification this Thursday. They emphasized that they do not send messages by electronic means requesting personal information for alleged procedures for a credit. Several pensioners asked about publications on […]
Legislators demand actions against gender violence in Congress
On Thursday afternoon, the legislators signed a joint statement in which they ask the Board of the Legislative Assembly to take various measures to protect possible victims, such as: -Guarantee the protection of those who denounce acts of violence, as well as confidentiality, so as not to re-victimize people. -Establish accompanying tools for whistleblowers. -Request […]