In less than a month, more than 700 migrants, Haitians and Africans, were transferred to the new temporary care center called “El Cruce”, located in La Cruz de Guanacaste. They have been gradually evicted from several public spaces in the area of Peñas Blancas, on the northern border with Nicaragua. All of the migrants are […]
Archives for October 2016
UCR joins international call to stop violence
The University of Costa Rica (UCR) joined the international amnesty call for actions to be taken against violence in Central America international. This request comes after a recent research by Amnesty International (AI) published last Friday, which reveals the situation of the inhabitants of some Central American countries, specifically: El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. The […]
Rising river affected homes in several areas
The Red Cross is assessing the conditions of 20 people who remain isolated by the flood in Aserrí, Salitrillos, Lourdes and other areas of Desamparados. According to Alexander Morales, from the monitoring central of the Red Cross, the officials are studying whether the people affected need any medical attention. Also, Guillermo Montoya, from the monitoring […]
Do you drink too much alcohol?
Near 391,100 Costa Ricans consume alcohol in a hazardous or dangerous way, which means that after drinking liquor, their physical, emotional or social welfare or those around them could be in danger. According to the latest conducted by the Institute on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (JAFFA), this figure represents 25.2% of Costa Ricans who consume […]
Citizens took the law into their hands and hit 4 alleged thieves
Citizens from Islita area in Puntarenas were fed up due to the constant thefts of the engines from the fishermen’s boats. As consequence, several people took the law into their own hands and started to hit and shoot those suspected of committing crimes. Apparently, the locals found two men trying to steal and they shot […]
Meeting wants to promote the use of Bike-technology in Costa Rica
National and international promoters of using bicycles as more than a mean of transportation are meeting in Costa Rica in the First Meeting of Innovative Bike-technology. This activity started on October 12th and it will end on Friday 21st. The main objective is to provide spaces that allow to exchange experiences on appropriate technologic, self-manageable […]