During March and April the company HP performs actions to recycle technological products. The activities include a recycling campaign for supplies, called “Reciclatón”, which promotes the recycling of used original toners, through its HP Planet Partners program. They are also receiving printers used in partnership with Office Depot, Intcomex and Dataformas. The activity seeks to […]
Archives for March 2019
Ombudsman office: increase of 24% in water rates is harmful
The Ombudsman’s Office asked the Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP) not to approve the proposed fixed rate that would increase the price the drinking water service by 24%. The Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) asked the regulator for an adjustment in the rates for the service and for a fixed charge for the aqueduct […]
Students from Isla Chira caused a mercury spill that triggered an emergency
A group of students was responsible for the spill of mercury that caused an emergency on Monday night in Isla Chira, located in the Pacific. In the Facebook profile of Liceo Chira, it was confirmed that some of them took the dangerous metal home. They were asked not to touch it, not to share it […]
Legislators to investigate state responsibility in murder of indigenous leader
Legislators of the Human Rights Commission will investigate the responsibility of the State in the murder of the indigenous leader, Sergio Rojas. He was killed on March 18th at night, after he was shot at least six times on his back. The motion to open that investigation was approved this Tuesday in the legislative forum, […]
Costa Rica expresses concern over the arrival of Russian aircraft to Venezuela
The government joined the concerns of a sector of the international community that is sees the shipment of Russian military aircraft to Venezuela with suspicion. Through an official statement, the Foreign Ministry joined the concern expressed by the Lima Group in this regard. This group is made up of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, […]
Child abducted in the US might be in Costa Rica
The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) and the Interpol office in Costa Rica issued a report to try to locate the American child Arden Oliver Fuss, who is 7 years old. The child had been abducted by his own mother, Aledria Lichau, after a hearing held in a family court located in New York on June […]