Legislator Abelino Esquivel, from Restauración Nacional Party, called for the resignation of president of the National Emergency Commission (CNE) Ivan Brenes. The request was made in an intervention in the legislative plenary where he reiterated his indignation because of the emergency decree to deal with the damages caused by Hurricane Otto in Matina. In addition, […]

According to the Fuel Chamber, the global decline in oil production will cause Costa Ricans to pay more for gasoline. Global oil production is going to be reduced by $ 1,2 million barrels a day. That will cause less supply in the market despite the fact that demand will always be the same, which will […]

In Paraíso of Sixaola, life is not so paradisiacal for Sonia, Juan Francisco and their 9-year-old son Jeremy. Health problems, lack of employment and livelihood affect this family. Sonia Corea is 39 years old, she is hypertensive and she is struggling with a leg injury, as slipped over her floor. Her partner, Juan Francisco Benitez […]

A group of lawyers denounced on December 14th the alleged absence of the pension fund of the Bar Association, which should have been established since 1963. According to lawyers Didier Carranza and Mario Piedra, since 1964 a stamp was approved and it was going to be used for the lawyers’ pension, but to date there […]

Legislator Ligia Fallas, from Frente Amplio, changed her chair in the Plenary of the Legislative Assembly because, according to her, they were bought decades ago and they are for men. The Legislator explained that she wrote a missive requesting a change of her chair to the Board of Congress, “based on a gender condition,” but […]