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Archives for January 16, 2017

Senior citizens from Quepos will have a new home

January 16, 2017 by Staff News Writer

An agreement between the Welfare Association for the Elderly San Francisco de Asís from the community and the Joint Institute for Social Aid (IMAS) will improve the quality of life the senior citizens of Quepos with the construction of a new home. With this project, the facilities of the association will be moved to a […]

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Escazú, Alajuelita and Desamparados will have no water on Monday

January 16, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) announced that the cantons of Escazú, Alajuelita and Desamparados will suffer an interruption of the water service on Monday. The suspension will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., while performing interconnection work with 300 mm pipes on Bermúdez River. The areas to be affected in […]

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Man caught smuggling pills for erectile dysfunction

January 16, 2017 by Staff News Writer

A man smuggled a big kit with erectile dysfunction pills, contraceptives and various types of antibiotics from Nicaragua, but authorities caught him when traveling through Los Angeles de La Fortuna, in San Carlos. A motorcyclist named Vásquez was arrested on Saturday after the authorities found 400 units of these drugs in a bag while searching […]

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Costa Ricans won’t need a visa to travel to United Arab Emirates

January 16, 2017 by Staff News Writer

According to the Chancellery of the Republic, the UAE will eliminate the visa requirement for all Costa Rican citizens. Prior to the visit of President Luis Guillermo Solís, Foreign Minister Manuel González held a bilateral meeting with his emirate counterpart, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, in which he agreed to eliminate this requirement. In addition, […]

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UNA dismissed vice-president charged with 30 counts

January 16, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The deputy vice-president of the National University (UNA), Hernán Alvarado Ugarte, was removed from office on January 1st. Alvarado was reported to the Office of the Public Ethics at the University Comptroller for allegedly doing private consulting work with other entities while serving as full-time teacher at the institution, before being appointed as Vice-President. According […]

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Authorities remain vigilant against crack

January 16, 2017 by Staff News Writer

After confiscating a historical amount of crack stones, the national authorities remain vigilant against the vulnerability of young people in high-risk areas. In 2016, security authorities seized more than 210 thousand crack stones and they have a zero tolerance policy, especially because of the effects that this drug causes in people. One of the strongest […]

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