On Monday, a group of students from the University of Costa Rica (UCR) will mobilize to demand better security in the facilities of that education facility, after reports of assaults on women in the last few weeks. The security staff of the UCR implemented a plan that gave results last Thursday when two subjects were […]
Archives for May 21, 2017
1,200 Costa Ricans live the crisis in the heart of Venezuela
Some 1,200 Costa Ricans experience the crisis developed in Venezuela since the beginning of April, when the clash between the government of Nicolás Maduro and his opposition increased. Without specifying the conditions in which they live, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that the circumstances of life are complex… The limitations on the quantity and […]
Río Cuarto de Alajuela, Costa Rica’s a new canton
Since Saturday, Río Cuarto de Alajuela is the new canton of Costa Rica. This was communicated by the Government through a press release. Río Cuarto is the 82nd canton of the country and it borders with Sarapiquí to the East, with San Carlos to the West and North and to the South with Valverde Vega […]
Luxury yacht designed by Steve Jobs navigates Costa Rica
A luxurious yacht designed by Steve Jobs, Apple’s co-founder, sailed around Costa Rica, according to the residents of the Gulf of Papagayo and Culebra Bay, who have been astonished by the presence of the yacht valued at $120 million. It’s a mansion on the water. It does not look like a yacht,” commented Rolbin Garcia, […]
Veterinarian denies malpractice in case of Thor the cat
Veterinarian doctor Alejandro Gómez used cable ties from a hardware store on a surgical procedure of a cat called Thor, which deeply annoyed the animal rescue Association Catrix. The cat was found by a couple from Limón in very bad condition, after being hit by a vehicle in the vicinity of the Zurqui tunnel. When […]
Two men rescued from shipwreck in Nicoya
Two men traveling on the Leidy 1 boat were rescued on Saturday night on the high seas by the National Coast Guard. According to Carlos Hidalgo, a spokesman for the Ministry of Security, at 5:50 p.m. a man called 9-1-1 asking for help because his boat was sinking.” The incident occurred just over seven kilometers […]