Poás volcano surprised Costa Ricans in recent days with constant eruptions seen from different points near the crater. Luckily for scientists and visitors, a report published by the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) determined that there is no recent evidence of ballistic blocks or magma bombs emanating from the volcano. Poás had […]
Archives for January 2019
Costa Rica joins the list of Fully-fledged Democracies in the world
Increased public support for democracy, which improved the scores of political participation and political culture, allowed Costa Rica to enter the list of “Fully-fledged Democracies” of the world in 2018, according to an index prepared by the British magazine The Economist. This list is made up of some twenty countries, mainly European, and Uruguay was […]
Venezuela asks Costa Rica not to intervene in its internal affairs
By means of a letter delivered this Wednesday in front of a painting honoring Simón Bolívar, the Venezuelan government raised its annoyance and rejection towards “the intervention of Costa Rica in its internal affairs.” The document was delivered personally by Jorge Arreaza Montserrat, Venezuelan Foreign Minister and former Vice President of that country, to Danilo […]
Advisor in the Ministry of Labor gets promoted to Deputy Minister
On Wednesday, President Carlos Alvarado Quesada sworn in Ricardo Marín Azofeifa as the new Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Security in charge of the Labor area. Marín will replace Juan Alfaro López who was appointed as deputy minister of the Presidency. Marín Azofeifa will be in charge of the ministerial directorates that have a […]
Chancellor: “I intend to recover our reputation and prestige”
The new chancellor of the Republic, Manuel Ventura, arrived on Wednesday in the Yellow House, headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with a message of change and positivism for its officials, after only a few weeks ago they were even threatened with layoffs over irregular action and illegal appointments during Epsy Campbell’s leadership in […]
Fuel prices to drop on Thursday
On Wednesday, the official newspaper La Gaceta published a sharp reduction in the price of fuel, so it will be enforced as of Thursday at midnight. Super gasoline will cost 596 colones per liter (41¢ reduction), regular gas 581 colones (¢45 reduction), while diesel will be 534 colones (¢53 reduction). The reduction in prices is […]