With the idea of offering people a more comfortable and efficient alternative, a company is providing water treatment service for swimming pools, pipes and irrigation systems as well as air purification using nanotechnology in Costa Rica. Sky Water Company works in water engineering and air conditioners using ultraviolet light. José Isaac Brenes, the products’ distributor, […]
Archives for August 2016
Legislator is against the elimination of imprisonment as a penalty for drug dealing
Gonzalo Ramírez, member of Partido Renovación Costarricense (PRC), doesn’t agree with the elimination of imprisonment for those involved in drug trafficking in small amounts. On the contrary, the legislator said that it is a crime that must be punished with intensity. This was his risponse to the statements delivered by 3rd Chamber magistrate and Vice President of […]
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
The United Nations System in Costa Rica requested to guarantee the right to education of indigenous peoples. The International Day of the World’s Indigenous People is celebrated on August 9th. According to official data, only 13% indigenous people graduate from college and 41% fall behind academically. We need to develop and improve as a country […]
Taxi driver’s union leader recorded video to mock police
The president of Unión Nacional de Taxistas (UTC), Rubén Vargas, recorded a video that was shared on social networks. It shows a man mocking the assaulted policeman who lost five teeth during the protest on Tuesday. This was accepted by Vargas who even confirmed the person in the video is Alexander Barboza Mora, his stepson. […]
Two months of pre-trial detention for attacking an officer
The Criminal Court of San Jose filed two months of pre-trial detention to taxi driver Quesada Navarro who broke several teeth to a Security Forces officer during the demonstrations held on August 9th. The information was confirmed by the Ministry of Public Security (MPS). It is thought that Quesada used a baton to hit officer […]
Beware! Aedes aegypti’s victims are increasing
The number of pregnant women infected with Zika virus continues to increase in the country. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Health confirmed that 17 pregnant women were bitten by mosquito Aedes aegypti. Last week 15 cases were recorded. Some days ago, the Ministry of Health delivered kits to pregnant women from cantons where most zica […]