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Archives for July 11, 2016

Anita: another victim of animal abuse

July 11, 2016 by Staff News Writer

5-month Anita lived a great cruelty and it is a recent victim of animal abuse: she was Ill-fed, scalded with boiling water and burnt with cigar butts. The unfortunate event was known on Sunday in Pérez Zeledón. According to Aprovida association, it is one of the cruelest cases in recent months. Its health is critical. […]

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Spect-CT scan will help to treat cancer

July 11, 2016 by Staff News Writer

A new equipment will benefit cancer treatment in Costa Rica.  In the coming weeks, The Caja costarricense del Seguro Social (CCSS) will operate a device that will detect the presence of tumors in insured people. It is an imager called Spect-CT scan, which uses a camera inside the body to show and warn about a […]

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Solís faced criticism, people want a law against animal abuse

July 11, 2016 by Staff News Writer

During his campaign, Luis Gullermo Solís promised penalties for those who commit animal abuse. However, the President now faces great criticism due to his bill’s slow process. This discomfort increased last Friday when the public found out about Duke, a puppy who received machete slashes and lost part of his snout as a consequence. The […]

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Jail for alimony would only be at night

July 11, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Failure to pay alimony would be punished with prison only at night, if the initiative by legislator Óscar López, from the Accessibility without Exclusion Party (PASE), is successful. The proposal would apply only to unemployed debtors and prison time would be between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. According to the legislator, that schedule would allow […]

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AyA assures arsenic is no longer a risk

July 11, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Yamileth Astorga, president of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA), ensures that the levels of arsenic concentration in the water people from Guanacaste and San Carlos drink are safe for their health, since it is less than 10 micrograms per liter, the maximum allowed by the WHO. To this date, the institution has purchased 6 arsenic remover […]

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Man arrested for having a baby sloth in his trunk

July 11, 2016 by Staff News Writer

On July 8th, a baby sloth was found in a box in the trunk of a vehicle. Thanks to a Security Force checkpoint located in Zurquí tunnel, officials were able to find the animal, that was later taken to animal rescue center Zooave in La Garita de Alajuela. The driver, a man named Chávez, was […]

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