If the magistrates of the Constitutional Court decide not to resolve the issue of same-sex marriage and transfer this responsibility to the Legislative Assembly, they would be turning their backs on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, which in January forced the Costa Rican State to assure gay couples the same rights as heterosexual couples. […]
Archives for August 7, 2018
Colombia and the USA reject involvement in the attack denounced by Maduro
Colombia and the United States rejected any participation in the alleged assassination attempt of which Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said he was targeted on Saturday in Caracas, an act denounced by allies such as Cuba and Iran. Maduro, who assured that the attack was carried out with drones loaded with explosives, blamed the events on […]
Due to threats, human rights NGOs close their doors in Nicaragua
The Nicaraguan Association for Human Rights (Anpdh) closed its doors due to threats and harassment by armed paramilitary groups, who have committed various violent acts during the crisis of more than three months that hits Nicaragua. The organization works to rescue injured, arrested or harassed protesters during the protests against Daniel Ortega’s government. In addition, […]
Treasury: “gap in budget is bigger than what has been said”
The “gap” left by the administration of Luis Guillermo Solís is larger than what has been said so far. To fill it, the extraordinary budget of about ₡600 billion proposed by the government last week will no longer suffice. Now it will be necessary to send another additional budget, to complete some 900 billion needed […]
Businessmen accuse the government of being “monothematic” in the first 100 days
The business sector resents that in the first 100 days of the new government, the administration of Carlos Alvarado was focused only on the issue of the fiscal deficit and did not address with greater impetus other demands to improve competitiveness. That is the balance made by the Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations […]
Tourism authorities alarmed after murders of tourists
The National Commission of Tourist Security (Consetur) convened by the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) met on Monday, after the murders of two foreign vacationers in Tortuguero and Cóbano during the weekend. At the meeting, which began at 5.30 p.m. in the ICT, the Minister of Tourism, María Amalia Revelo, called on private tourism entrepreneurs […]