Puerto Viejo: un arrecife que sigue vivo y un proyecto que nunca estuvo listo

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A 674 million colón dock project in Puerto Viejo faces rejection because it threatens a resilient coral reef called El Chino.

The episode opens with host Eduardo Carmona introducing the final report of the week by Diego Delfino. The lead story focuses on Puerto Viejo, where the Comptroller General of the Republic disapproved funding for a dock project proposed by Habdeba. The rejection cites basic gaps, lack of agreements with the MOBT and Talamanca Municipality, and unclear institutional responsibilities. The project aims to support artisanal fishing and tourism but is planned at the site of the El Chino coral reef, which community groups and researchers argue is still alive and resilient. The environmental viability approval for the project was expedited without proper community access to files and relied on outdated scientific information, leading environmental lawyer Walter Brenes Soto to request its annulment. This is not the first attempt at such infrastructure in the area, with past initiatives rejected for similar issues. The story connects to broader national concerns about coastal management, particularly regarding proposed reforms to the Maritime Terrestrial Zone Law. The episode then shifts to other news: a group of seven lawmakers, led by Dani Vargas, presented a bill to regulate dignified death for terminal patients, excluding euthanasia and focusing on palliative care and patient autonomy. The plenary session to hear the Central Bank president's annual report was cut short due to quorum breaks. Internationally, Donald Trump made a controversial comment about Pearl Harbor to Japan's Prime Minister, the International Court of Justice admitted Guatemala's intervention in a territorial dispute between Belize and Honduras, and Brazil implemented a new law to protect children from harmful online content. The episode concludes with credits and a preview for the next report.

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