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Archives for November 17, 2016

The Imagination Festival will arrive on November 18th!

November 17, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The Imagination Festival, an event that will offer dance, theater, music and literature, will start on November 18th at the National Theatre. According to the organizers of the event, the Festival will open a space so that independent artists and regular people can connect during 3 days when contemporary and avant-garde performances will be mixed. […]

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Taxi drivers distributed drugs in Alajuela and Turrúcares

November 17, 2016 by Staff News Writer

In 15 raids conducted by the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ), an organization dedicated to drug dealing in Alajuela and Turrúcares was dismantled. The operations have as results 15 arrested people. They are informal, taxi drivers who took advantage of their work to distribute the drug, mostly crack and cocaine, to customers. Turrúcares is a rural […]

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Costa Ricans were affected by at least 3 monthly, power outages

November 17, 2016 by Staff News Writer

According to the Public-Service Regulatory Authority (ARESEP), subscribers from the national electricity were affected by at least 3 monthly, power outages. That was the result of an analysis made during the first half of the year in more than 14,000 subscribers from several electricity companies. The study took data from 2081 power-flow studies: 9% showed […]

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Leader of Partido de Liberación Nacional asked her colleagues not to go to Nicaragua

November 17, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Maureen Clarke, head of Partido de Liberación Nacional (PLN), asked her legislators not to be part of the paid trip promoted by the National Assembly of Nicaragua in order to visit that country over the weekend. Clarke declared that she sent a note to the 18 congressmen, which was addressed to her by former Minister […]

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Do you like classic cars? There will be an exhibition in Escazú

November 17, 2016 by Staff News Writer

At least 170 classic cars will be exhibited next weekend in Escazú as part of the Expo Auto Antiguo 2016. The most traditional brands like Ford, Toyota, Chevrolet, Land Rover, Mercedes Benz and BMW will participate in the event, as well as already disappeared brands like Packard, Hudson and Austin Healey. The models of the […]

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Costa Rican police officer will accompany the peace process in Colombia

November 17, 2016 by Staff News Writer

A Costa Rican policeman will be part of the observers who will be responsible for monitoring and verifying the weapons surrender, the  ceasefire and the halt in hostilities, as part of the peace process that is taking place in Colombia. It is Gilbert Brenes Gómez, an officer from the Public Force who has been working […]

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