The Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó said on Monday that people who had promised to support a military uprising against the government of Nicolás Maduro last Tuesday did not comply with the agreement. However, he is optimistic about an early political change. There is conversation (…) with all civil and military officials,” said Guaidó. Guaidó, […]
Archives for May 2019
International Contact Group opposes military intervention in Venezuela
The International Contact Group opposed a military intervention in Venezuela to put an end to the crisis in that country. The Group met this Monday and Tuesday in Costa Rica. President Carlos Alvarado and Federica Mogherini, Vice President of the European Commission, participated in the activity. The activity called for representatives of 12 countries and […]
Legislators raise their voice against education agreement between Costa Rica and Cuba
Some legislators feel the memorandum of understanding on education, signed by the leaders of Costa Rica and Cuba in that area, is worrisome. The document was signed by Édgar Mora, Minister of Public Education and Danilo Sánchez, ambassador of Cuba to the country on April 29th. Mora argued that this is an agreement to exploit […]
Landslide changes the color of Lake Irazú
Many are the factors that modify the appearance of the Irazú volcano lake, in Cartago. It even depends on the rains and that is why at some times of the year it may even disappear, as explained by the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI). Recently, the lake went from being almost a […]
ICD: “Growing cannabis for self-consumption is illegal”
On May 4th there was a march held in the Morazán Park in favor of medical cannabis. Hours later the respective authorities showed their concern. Bernando González, from Costa Rica Cultiva, stated that they were demonstrating in favor of cannabis home cultivation for medicinal use. Guillermo Araya, director of the Costa Rican Institute on Drugs […]
Fruits reduce the impact of chronic diseases
Fruits are essential in meals, but they also help reduce the impact of chronic diseases and boost the economy of Costa Rican families that are engaged in fruit growing, mainly in rural areas, according to the United Nations Organization for Food and Agriculture (FAO). Kattia Jiménez, from the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and […]