José María Villalta, the head of the progressive Broad Front Party, said the selection of evangelical lawmaker Justo Orozco as president of the Legislative Assembly’s Human Rights Commission is a huge step backwards for the country.
The evangelical lawmaker says he wants to help Costa Ricans find joy in their lives. But critics call Orozco – the new president of the Legislative Assembly’s Human Rights Commission – hateful, homophobic and living in the past.
The Instituto Británico is closing its doors in June but other local language schools think they have what it takes to bounce back from the 2008 economic downturn.
President Laura Chinchilla embarked last Sunday on a two-week trip to Europe to discuss foreign investment opportunities, more trade liberalization, and environmental policy.
