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Indigenous culture inspired 100% Costa Rican videogame

October 13, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Indigenous culture: its legends, beliefs and history were the breeding ground for a 100% Costa Rican videogame. “El camino de Useköl” (the path of Useköl) is the name of this brand creation from the cultural products company Juegos Ditsö, which works to publicize the richness of legends and beliefs of the peoples of Costa Rica […]

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Investigation on questionable van intervention

October 13, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) is investigating law enforcement officers who intervened a seemingly irregularly van with commercial goods in Hatillo. The complaint came at the hands of the Public Force during Tuesday morning. Juan José Andrade, director of the Public Force, ordered a disciplinary investigation. The man also ordered the patrol used by […]

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INCOFER could offer an electronic payment system by the end of 2017

October 13, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The electronic fare is considered essential to update the public transport services, because transfers can be done and even different transports such as buses and trains can join the initiative. For this reason the Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles (INCOFER) is studying the possibility of implementing an electronic payment system. Maybe our trains and stations are not suited […]

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Alleged smuggler and 3 illegal inmigrants were arrested

October 13, 2016 by Staff News Writer

On October 12th, Border Police officers arrested a smuggler and several undocumented people. The first case took place in Los Chiles in Alajuela, where police officers realized that several people were passing through a non-enabled place. When the officers intercepted them, in a sector known as cevichito, they found out that they were Nicaraguan citizens. […]

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Reasons to be interested in the American elections

October 13, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Within four weeks, US citizens will choose Barack Obama’s successor. These elections have not gone unnoticed. Republican candidate Donald Trump has been in the eye of the controversy due to his constant attacks to minority groups and his radical ideas. After their last debate, both Trump and democratic candidate Hillary Clinton were negatively criticized. However, […]

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San José goes pink! Be part of the Breast Cancer Crusade!

October 13, 2016 by Staff News Writer

It is common to see San José full of pink color in October. On this occasion, the Breast Cancer Crusade will take place on October 16th at Paseo Colón. It intends to urge all women to prevent cancer. Organizers aim to raise awareness in men and women in order to prevent breast cancer. We do […]

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