Costa Rica will be assessed on its progress and promotion of human rights. On Monday, the State will be evaluated by another 92 nations in the framework of the session of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations Organization. The government must give an account […]
Archives for May 2019
US gives Costa Rica a low score in aviation security
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States Department of Transportation announced on Monday that Costa Rica does not comply with the safety regulations of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The country was assigned a Category 2 rating, based on a re-evaluation of the country’s civil legislation made last year, according to an […]
Rincón de la Vieja erupted once again
As it’s usual in recent months, Rincón de la Vieja volcano maintains periodic eruptive events. The most recent eruption occurred during Saturday morning, as reported by the National Seismological Network (RSN) and the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (Ovsicori). The event, registered at 7:21 am, was captured by the cameras of the RSN. […]
Uber allows trips outside the GAM
Uber works in Costa Rica, between lights and shadows, since August 21st, 2015, but only in the Greater Metropolitan Area. Since then, the company has operated with the big question of whether the services will one day be available in other parts of the national territory far away from the Central Valley and now, it […]
Latin American former presidents condemn torture in Venezuela
Twenty-four Latin American presidents condemned the attack on Parliament and the torture of Venezuelan political and military prisoners. The former heads of State and Government of the Democratic Initiative of Spain and the Americas (IDEA), aware of the kidnapping of the first vice president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, Edgar Zambrano, conducted by the […]
Authorities found drugs in semi-submersible vessel in Corcovado beach
On Saturday morning, the authorities located a semi-submersible vessel on a beach in Corcovado, in the South Zone of the country. Apparently, it contained more than a thousand kilos of cocaine that were being transferred on the high seas. After a persecution, the criminals left the vessel, informed police sources. Agents of the Drug Control […]