The president of the Republic, Luis Guillermo Solís, insists that representatives at the Legislative Assembly put off legal reforms for public employment and calls them to debate new taxes. The Presidente aired those opinions in a letter sent this Monday to the president of the Legislative Assembly, Antonio Álvarez Desanti. Solís was answering a letter by the […]
2 factors will determine if government inaugurates road to San Carlos
The 20 pending property expropriations and the delays in the construction of three bridges – for the obstructions to start working the track across the wetland ‘La Culebra’- will be crucible points to determine if the Government will inaugurate the road to San Carlos in the first months of 2018, as it is has projected. Even […]
Costa Rica will consult IDH Court for rights of sexual diverse people
The struggle for the rights of sexual diverse people in Costa Rica will have a new chapter, this time at the Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (IDH Court). The government announced on Tuesday that it will go the international tribunal to determine if the American Convention of Human Rights (CADH) protects the right for name-changing corresponding to gender identity. Currently, […]
High seismic alert for possible new eruption of Turrialba
High seismic activity in the internal part of volcano Turrialba leads volcanologists to believe that a new ash eruption might occur. The tremors are related to a high circulation of fluids inside the volcano, reported the Red Sismológica Nacional (RSN) and the Observatorio Vulcanológico and Seismological of Costa Rica (Oviscori). Turrialba has made several ashes emissions […]
UCR uses money from Seismological Network for selling services
A 10-year old law urges Comisión Nacional de Emergencias (CNE) to provide funds to Red Sismológica Nacional (RSN) for buying equipment and thus strengthening the seismological and volcanic surveillance across the country. However, Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR), where RSN functions, has invested part of that funds in setting up two labs oriented for selling […]
Cnfl leads petitions for projects of self generation
After the enactment of the executive decree that regulates the distributed generation of energy for self-use, the National Commission of Energy Conservation (Conace) reported that it has received 28 petitions for connecting these system into the distribution networks. Distributed generation allows to produce your own electricity from clean energy systems like solar, wind or biomass. […]