In January, thanks to an Executive Decree, teleworking for employees from the public sector was accepted as a palliative measure due to the closure of La Platina bridge. Last week, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT) enabled the passage in the 3 new lanes in Alajuela-San José direction and the 6 lanes should […]
Archives for March 29, 2017
Jardines del Recuerdo-Pozuelo road surface marking project will finish on March 30th
Jardines del Recuerdo-Pozuelo road surface marking project will last one more day. As consequence, works will finish on March 30th. The work will be carried out from 10 at night until 5 in the morning of the following day. According to Luis Carlos Gómez, from the National Council of Roads, by doing this, the entire […]
A woman was set on fire
A 19-year-old woman was severely burned after someone set fire to the lot where she was hiding to avoid being a rape victim in Los Guido de Desamparados. Apparently, the young woman is homeless and someone wanted to abuse her, so she got into the vacant lot and the perpetrator set her on fire. The woman […]
An alleged foreigner died in Manuel Antonio
On Wednesday morning, The Red Cross was informed of a man who presented behavioral alterations in a hotel in Manuel Antonio. However, when the ambulance arrived, the subject was dead. Although it has not been confirmed, apparently it is a foreigner who had been staying in a hotel in the area. The subject’s identification is […]
The bicycle comprehensive plan is almost ready
More than a month ago, after four cyclists’ death in Tres Ríos, President Luis Guillermo Solís asked to create a comprehensive plan to assist those who ride a bicycle . Last week, Deputy Minister of Transport Liza Castillo assured that the plan was waiting for its final revision. Minister of Communication Mauricio Herrera informed that the […]
The PCD arrested the most important drug dealer of Chiquita beach
Officials of the Drug Control Police (PCD) of the Ministry of Public Security arrested the most important drug dealer of Chiquita beach of Puerto Viejo, in Limón. He is a Costa Rican surnamed Brown and he sold drugs to domestic and foreign tourists. The subject, also known as “Duende”, had several firearms. Brown sold cocaine […]