Category: Politics
Politics, Guanacaste Votes
Jose Maria Villalta: “My government would declare education in a state of emergency”
Jose Maria Villalta is running for president of Costa Rica for the second time. Eight...
Region, Politics, Guanacaste Votes
Guanacastecans ask legislative candidates for proposals on development, employment, the childcare network and gender
Eleven out of the 26 candidates from Guanacaste who aspire to a seat in the...
The country’s presidential and legislative elections will be held on February 6. The Voice...
Region, Politics, Guanacaste Votes
Guanacaste communities can talk with legislative candidates for the province
An initiative will create forums for virtual dialogue between community representatives and each party’s...
A National Liberation Party (PLN) that has the most support in the province but is...
Nicoya, Politics
Former mayor of Nicoya under investigation for allegedly misusing public funds to take 35 officials on vacation
The Nicoya Prosecutor’s Office is investigating former Nicoyan mayor Marco Jimenez Muñoz...
José María Guevara spent the week before his appointment as a legislator of the...
What will happen to the road infrastructure projects that the construction companies MECO and H...
Nosara, Special Stories, Politics
Pedregal: Possible illegal actions would explain why we haven’t won some public work bids
In December of 2019, the National Highway Council (CONAVI- Consejo Nacional de Vialidad) opened the...
Nosara, Special Stories, Politics
MECO allegedly paid bribes to CONAVI to disqualify Pedregal and secure the asphalt bid in Nosara
In September of 2020, Route 160 was finally paved between Garza and Nosara, in the...
Nicoya, Human Rights, Politics
Legal loopholes allow family members to work at municipalities despite potential conflicts of interest
GuanaData, a project of The Voice of Guanacaste, investigates the public budgets of six municipalities...
For the first time in the history of municipal elections, Guanacaste will have eight new...
With Round One of the presidential election now over, Costa Rica is at a pivotal...
As Margaret Mead used to say in every speech, “Never doubt that a small group...
