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Archives for January 11, 2017

Lawyer arrested for introducing drug in jail

January 11, 2017 by Staff News Writer

A lawyer was arrested on Tuesday morning, on suspicion of introducing drug in San Sebastián prison. According to David Delgado, from the Press Office of the Ministry of Justice, they confiscated 150 grams of drugs that the woman was carrying inside her body. The woman was inspected before visiting an inmate. Authorities are now studying […]

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Man arrested on suspicion of human trafficking in La Cruz

January 11, 2017 by Staff News Writer

On Monday, the Border Police arrested a man suspected of being a human smuggler (coyote) in a border area of the canton of La Cruz, in Guanacaste. According to preliminary information, several agents were patrolling the area near Papaturro and caught three people who entered the country illegally. An adult woman, a 15-year old teenager […]

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CCSS defines care plan for IVF

January 11, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) has set the protocol with which IVF is applied in the country. Fiorella Bagnarello, coordinator of IVF Commission in the Fund, explained how to operate these processes. The protocol included the arrival of new medicines and supplies to the country, which are in the process of registration. Seven […]

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Cold front will stay until Wednesday

January 11, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) reported that the conditions of the cold front that affects the country will remain until Wednesday morning. The front is going to continue today and it will begin to move away tomorrow. However, conditions will be improving gradually, and the gusts are not as strong,” said Juan Diego Naranjo, meteorologist. […]

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Dog rescued in the middle of Hurricane Otto reunited with family

January 11, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Last Saturday the community of Upala witnessed the return of the dog Russell, who was reunited with his family after being rescued by Ricardo Hernández, from the Red Cross, amid relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Otto. Russell was stuck in the mud and a girl in tears asked the rescuer to save him: […]

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