Last Thursday, two individuals stole a car from former minister of security, Jannina del Vecchio. The episode occurred in La Unión, Cartago. Apparently, the former public servant was entering her daughter’s house when 2 individuals approached her, threatened her with a gun, and took her gray car. The vehicle appeared in San Ramón de Tres […]
Archives for June 2016
Frente Amplio celebrates its anniversary
The political party Frente Amplio celebrates the Communist Party of Costa Rica’s 85th anniversary. The celebration includes a special activity in the Hall of Past Presidents of the Legislature. A tribute to leader Isaias Marchena, also known as “El Cabo”, who passed away 31 years ago, is one of the main events, as well as […]
Growing number of young people who attempt suicide or self-harm
A growing number of people, mainly young twenty-somethings, enter emergency rooms of hospitals for self-inflicted injuries by suicide or self-harm attempts. Data from the epidemiological surveillance system of the Costa Rican Department of Social Security show that during the first 20 weeks of 2016, 840 of this cases have been reported. Six out of ten […]
MAG’s two options to restore avocado trade
The State Phytosanitary Service (SFE) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) has two options to solve the conflict that started more than a year ago, when Costa Rica closed its borders to the imports of Hass avocados from Mexico. The proposals are that Mexico defines the areas free from the sunblotch plague and […]
Electric buoys near the HNN
The National Power and Light Company (CNFL) will place electric buoys in the power grid between Avenues 4 and 6, lanes 28 and 30, near the National Children’s Hospital (HNN) to simplify the landing of helicopters with critical cases. These devices are part of the visibility requirements of the Civil Aviation Authority for the Padre […]
Appeal court acquits Luis Milanés, businessman linked to millionaire scam
Goicoechea’s Court of Appeal reversed a 15-year sentence issued last December against the Cuban-American businessman Luis Angel Milanés Tamayo, who was accused of swindling millions against foreign investors. According to the judges, the issue had already been taken care of in a 2012 trial, when Milanés got a 3-year sentence. The new ruling also confirmed […]