The State, the National Registry and Agropecuaria Volcán SA are listed as defendants in the dispute over 166 of the 14,083 hectares that make up Rincón de la Vieja National Park. The complaint was lodged by Walter Brenes, activist and lawyer specializing in environmental issues at the Energy Law Firm (ELAWF). Brenes, among other things, […]
Archives for May 9, 2019
Almagro criticizes “failure” of the Contact Group and asks for military intervention in Venezuela
On Wednesday, the OAS Secretary General, Luis Almagro, criticized the “failure” of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Venezuela to meet the deadline that had been set to promote elections, and asked to intervene to stop the violence in the South American country. The GIC, formed by European and Latin American countries, was launched on […]
Government satisfied with plan on Uber
In the middle of a wave of dissatisfaction and protests by taxi drivers, the Executive branch clings to the idea that they fulfilled their contribution to solve the existing conflict with Uber operations in the country. The mobile application, which facilitates the private transportation of people by contacting them with drivers, has been operating in […]
UNA research reveals microplastic presence in edible fish
The study is part of the university thesis of Nefertiti Sibaja, a student at the School of Biological Sciences of UNA. Preliminary investigations have already set off the alarms for some time: “Before this thesis, UNA researchers have fpund microplastic in fish, here in the Las Baulas Marine Park, in Guanacaste, despite being a protected […]
Contravention or crime? Discussion over street sexual harassment
Legislators are engaged in the discussion to determine if street sexual harassment should be classified as a crime or as a contravention. A majority of the women’s commission’s legislators during the period 2018-2019 are inclined towards contravention. This was established by a recent substitute text, which states that the victim must submit the name and […]