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If you are paying an alimoy, do not forget the school payment

January 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Those people who pay alimony must also pay the school payment before January 31st. This means that those who pay their children’s alimony, must deposit the money corresponding to the purchase of supplies and uniforms for 2017 school year. It doesn’t matter whether or not the worker receives a school wage, as established in the […]

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An artificial reef was installed in Hermosa beach

January 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

With the support of 8 divers from the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE) and waste electrical insulators, the installation of an artificial reef was started in Hermosa beach, Guanacaste. From December 2016 to January 2017, 52 structures were installed in the bottom of the sea, to an 8-and-9 depth. The results have been satisfactory […]

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AyA employees were kidnapped and their vehicle was set on fire

January 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Two employees of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) were kidnapped by four individuals who intercepted them to steal a vehicle. Carlos Hidalgo, a spokesman for the Ministry of Security, said the suspects were traveling in a black pickup and a black motorcycle. After the brief kidnap, the workers were left on the slope of Los Calderones […]

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The suspect of murdering 5 young people in Liberia is a 40-year-old man

January 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Walter Espinoza, director of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ), said that a 40-year-old man is the main suspect of murdering 5 young people in Liberia. He has a Chinese-letter tattoo on his back near the right shoulder. His height and nationality are unknown. Authorities did not give details of the suspect’s relationship with the victims, […]

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Young girl who survived massacre in Liberia is getting better

January 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The 14-year-old girl who survived the massacre in Liberia, where five university students lost their lives, is now stable. According to Vanessa Montiel, deputy director of the Enrique Baltodano Hospital in Liberia, the teenager remains stable and is getting better.” The young woman, a relative of one of the other victims, was in the house […]

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A bill aims to help visually-impaired people

January 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

A bill that would allow visually-impaired people to access and reproduce books and texts without being sanctioned was affirmatively ruled by the Disability Affairs Committee of the Legislative Assembly. Legislator Óscar Pérez explained that at present, that possibility does not exist because the Copyright Law does not allow to do so. The legislator indicated that […]

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