On Monday, the former director of the Bank of Costa Rica (BCR), Francisco Molina, said he suffered intimidation from the government of Luis Guillermo Solis after reporting the cementazo case. The statements were made in the commission that analyzes the report of the Attorney General’s Office on the mediatic case. Both Molina and Mónica Segnini […]
Archives for April 2019
Businessmen ask the President not to delay economic reactivation any further
The business sector wants actions, not words, and they ask the president of the Republic, Carlos Alvarado and his cabinet to fulfill their promise to promote a reactivation of the national economy in its second year of administration. Representatives of business chambers asked the president to promote a better environment for the development of their […]
New national park will protect jaguars and tapirs in Guanacacaste
The new national park that will be created in June, in the protective and geothermal area Miravalles, in Guanacaste, will have the mission of caring for species that are in danger of extinction in the country, especially felines and tapirs. On June 5th – World Environment Day – the government will sign the decree for […]
Industries flunk Alvarado in the fight against poverty and unemployment
The Costa Rican president, Carlos Alvarado, did not pass the test in reducing poverty, fighting unemployment and simplifying procedures, according to the Costa Rican industrial sector, which described these aspects as the worst in the government’s management. The struggle to generate employment options was the worst of all, with an assessment of 4.8 points out […]
In 2018, 12 million hectares of rainforests were destroyed
According to the World Resources Institute (WRI), in 2018, the world lost 12 million hectares of rainforests, the equivalent of the surface of Nicaragua, including 3.64 million virgin forests, which represent an area equivalent to that of Belgium and that are fundamental for the climate and biodiversity. The most affected countries are Brazil, Indonesia, the […]
Party proposes denying automatic citizenship to children from foreigner parents
The New Generation Party (PNG) proposes an immigration reform to deny citizenship to those children born from foreigners in the country. According to the former presidential candidate and leader of that party, lawyer Sergio Mena, the change is necessary due to the high migration facing Costa Rica. Mena said that in the country there are […]