After what happened on Wednesday with the legislator Ivonne Acuña, regarding the insults received in social networks by Rodolfo Gamboa, head of the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery of the San Juan de Dios Hospital, the National Restoration bench urges the approval of the project that imposes sanctions for this type of situations. The bill was […]
Archives for August 2018
Authorities report 51 abandoned dogs in the pilgrimage
The municipality of Cartago has 51 dogs that were abandoned during the pilgrimage of 2018. Rolando Rodríguez, mayor of the province, said that the city council has already started a program for citizens to adopt pets that were forgotten during the pilgrimage. Interested persons can contact the Municipality through social networks. The pets are in […]
President on therapeutic abortion: “my priority is the fiscal crisis”
On Thursday, Carlos Alvarado reiterated that signing the rule to approve therapeutic abortion is not his priority. Although he did not say it that way, when asked about the issue and the criticisms from the groups in favor, as well as the criticisms made by the church, Alvarado spoke about his priority. Today my biggest […]
Eruptive activity in Turrialba Volcano increased during the night
The eruptive activity in the Turrialba Volcano, located in Cartago, has been more sustained during the last days, reported the National Seismological Network (RSN). From Wednesday night, the tremors are of greater amplitude and the eruptive column has reached more height. Turrialba has maintained intermittent eruptive activity since July 23rd. It is characterized by passive […]
New substitute text of fiscal plan will be delayed one more week
Although it was scheduled for August 2nd, the new text of the fiscal plan will be delayed at least one more week. This was confirmed by the legislators who make up the commission that analyzes the issue, confirming that the deadlines were moved several days due to a delay in the discussion. The delay arises […]
Boat with tourists dips in Tortuga Island
A boat with at least ten tourists capsized in the area of Tortuga Island, according to Costa Rican coastguard officials. Diego Brenes, Coast Guard officer, confirmed that a boat was sent to assess the situation. According to official information, the boat would have run out of fuel and hit a reef, but its occupants are […]