Suny Rodríguez, a 40-year-old honduran and her 9-year-old son Angelo sued the US government in a federal court for having been illegally detained and for inhuman treatment. In January, 2015, Rodríguez, her partner José Rafael Sánchez and their son were arrested by US border authorities shortly after crossing illegally from Mexico. Rodríguez told authorities she […]
Archives for August 19, 2016
OVSICORI officials had to be rescued
Officials from the Guanacaste Conservation Area (ACG) and the Red Cross are on their way to rescue two officials from the Vulcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica National University (OVSICORI-A), who reported having health problems at Las Pailas, North of Liberia. Alejandro Masis, director of ACG, explained that the officials were located, but could […]
Olympic medalists come together for a good cause: animal rescue
Besides being sports stars, many athletes, including Olympic medalists, have something else in common: their participation in the campaign called Vaciar los albergues (Empty the Shelters), through which 20,000 pets have found a home. Río medalists in 2016, such as Simone Biles, Ryan Lochte, Katie Ledecky, Michael Phelps and other elite athletes, managed to be […]
Desamparados will have an environmental technology center
Next year, Desamparados will have an environmental technology center, which will treat and use 25 monthly tons of recyclable material collected by the Municipality. In will be located in Patarrá, in a land donated by the Banco Hipotecario La Vivienda (BAHNVI). It is expected that the center also includes training, induction and prevention areas, recyclable […]
The initiative to transform the DIS is progressing
The Legislative Assembly’s commission on Security and Drug Trafficking ruled in favour of the proposed project for the transformation of the Intelligence and National Security Office (DIS) into the Strategic Intelligence Office (DIEN). The DIEN will serve as a guiding and specialized institution in this matter. However, it won’t follow any discriminatory actions based on […]
The Country has a deficit of 1,600 police officers
Public safety is crucial in any country and Costa Rica is not an exception. Today there is a shortfall close to 1,600 police officers, according to estimates of the Ministry of Security. For this reason, President Luis Guillermo Solís is asking for the expedite approval of the bill on taxes for public limited companies, which […]