In the coming days, members of the Parliament will vote the new Water Bill and in case of approval, people who damage water sources must pay penalties, fix their mistakes and compensate the affected ones. On national broadcast, president of AYA (Aqueducts and Sewage system), Yamileth Astorga, minister of agriculture, Felipe Arauz and minister of […]
Archives for July 2016
Taxi drivers against deputy minister for using Uber
Two members of the Union of Costa Rican Taxi Drivers (UTC), infiltrated the company UBER and claimed to have evidence that the newly appointed Deputy Minister of Transport, Liza Castillo, uses UBER’s services. With this lady we went from bad to worst. It got us thinking we don’t really know in whose hands we are […]
Immigrants are entering Costa Rica through Panama border
The Ministry of Security affirmed that, according to unofficial information, Panamanian authorities are allowing African immigrants to cross to Costa Rican territory. This is a wake-up call due to the vulnerability that exists, especially on Panamanian side. Irregular immigrants are crossing the border without any regulation, expressed the Ministry’s press office. People without legal documents […]
Costa Rican purchased reptiles online and ship them from the U.S.
A Costa Rican national from San José, used a website to acquire two living reptiles and sent them from the United States through a parcel delivery company. The package arrived on Thursday but remained stored along with other suspicious shipments until it was discovered by agents of Fiscal Control Police (PCF). The package came under […]
“Pura vida” in the sky
The traditional, Costa Rican phrase ‘Pura Vida’ will reach the sky. The new, Costa Rican, domestic airline, Air Costa Rica, decided to use the phrase to stamp it on the sides of the four planes that will start operations this year. The first aircraft that will have the phrase is the Boeing 737-300 with a […]
Drug dealer arrested during raids in Grecia
After a month of investigation and surveillance, agents of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) in Grecia, executed an operation that involved the arrest of a 29-year-old individual, suspected of selling drugs in the area. The man was arrested on Wednesday at about 6:00 p.m. in Barrio Peralta, specifically on a sugar cane and coffee plantation. […]