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Archives for November 16, 2016

A year ago, a Costa Rican couple disappeared when they were trying to reach America

November 16, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Since April 15th, 2015 no one has heard from Rafael Garbanzo and Edith Alfaro, a Costa Rican marriage that tried to reach the US by sea from the Bahamas. Although their location is still a mystery, a new clue, that could explain everything, appeared on November 16th. The Immigration Police and the Public Ministry arrested […]

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Costa Rican politicians are worried about Donald Trump

November 16, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Elections in the United States and Republican Donald Trump’s victory get all the attention in the world and Costa Rican politicians are not the exception, especially presidential candidates, who, in 2018, will be in the way of the American president. Some of the respondants are concerned about the promises Trump did during his campaign, and […]

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“Coyote Chino”, a human trafficker, was captured

November 16, 2016 by Staff News Writer

On November 16th, the Investigation Unit from the Immigration Police along with the Prosecution Against People Trafficking and Smuggling of Migrants, detained a suspect of illegally taking Costa Ricans to the United States from Pérez Zeledón. The subject, surnamed Barboza, is suspect for the crime of people trafficking and he is been under investigation since […]

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Rich countries keep underestimating the zika virus!

November 16, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The zika virus invaded Latin America a year ago, but rich countries keep dangerously underestimating it, as reported by Brazilian expert Adriana Melo, who discovered the relationship between the virus and microcephaly in newborns of infected mothers. We have to remember that we now know that there are other ways of transmission, such as sexual […]

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Promise to revamp Festival of Light

November 16, 2016 by Staff News Writer

On Tuesday morning, the Municipality of San José promised to restore the luster to the traditional Festival of Light with 14 floats and 15 bands. Last year the Festival was not great. Employees, not politicians, organized it on their own (…) we were like orphans,” said Jorge Villalobos, director of the activity. In 2014, there […]

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“Don’t be afraid. It’s just a finger”

November 16, 2016 by Staff News Writer

This is the message of a campaign for prostate cancer awareness that joins many other activities with the same purpose to be held in November. Do not be surprised if you see road ads like the one in the picture. The idea is to make men understand the importance of prostate examination to prevent this […]

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