The Junta de Administración Portuaria y de Desarrollo Económico de la Vertiente Atlántica (JAPDEVA) is working on project “Puesto 5-7.” If achieved, Costa Rica could be a cruise terminal in the coming years. After Costa Rican cruises’ good response, the enterprise is aiming to create a specialized area to assist these ships. Currently, cruise ships […]
Archives for July 2016
Ciudad Neily and Golfito will celebrate a great festival
Ciudad Neily and Golfito will host more than 600 artists. They will participate in the Festival Nacional de las Artes 2016 (FNA16). The festival will take place from August, 5th to August,14th. There are 250 shows planned. The activities in Golfito will be carried out in Pueblo Civil’s park and gym, Casa Roland, Colegio Técnico […]
A leatherback sea turtle was found ready to be butchered
On Tuesday, officers from the National Coast Guard Service found a leatherback sea turtle that was tied up and ready to be butchered. According to the Ministry of Public Security, the officers were patroling several sectors that are used by hunters to kill endangered species, when they found the turtle at about 2:00 a.m. It […]
Fire in Ávila motorcycle store
There was a fire in Ávila motorcycle store located in Palmares. It was confirmed by the Fire Monitoring Department. According to the information, the building of 500 square meters was more affected in the second floor where the fire consumed 300 square meters. Fortunately, the first floor was not affected. The alarm was given at […]
Legislature approves reforms against terrorism and money laundering
With 39 votes in favor, the Legislature approved in the first reading an important legal reform to criminalize terrorism financing and to fight money laundering. These amendments reform the Law on narcotics, psychotropic substances, unauthorized drugs, related activities, money laundering and terrorism financing, preventing Costa Rica from falling into the black list of countries that […]
Court gives way to peace in Colombia
The president of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, celebrated on Monday the decision of the Constitutional Court to endorse a plebiscite as a mechanism of countersignature of the final agreement with the FARC guerrillas to end half a century of armed conflict. Colombians have been given the green light to approve the peace agreement with our […]