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Archives for January 23, 2017

RECOPE has new heating system for tanks

January 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The Costa Rican Oil Refinery (RECOPE) hopes to downsize the use of energy in the bunker and asphalt storage process with the automatic steam heating system in the Moín Plant. The project was completed in August 2016 and it cost $ 385,000. The new system allows reducing the consumption of steam and fuels in this […]

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Beware! A man lost his teeth when an e-cigarrette exploded in his mouth

January 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

A young man lost part of his teeth when an electronic cigarette exploded in his mouth. He had been using it for about a year. Andrew Hall shared his tragic experience on Facebook and said that he did nothing he had not done before. He detailed that he lost at least 7 teeth and he […]

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Costa Rica received the Best International Adventure Travel Award

January 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Costa Rica finished its participation in the International Tourism Fair (FITUR) with a prize: the country received the Best International Adventure Travel Award, given by Oxígeno Magazine. Oxígeno has 23,000 readers per month, more than 50,000 monthly visits to its website, 28,000 fans on Facebook and 6,000 followers on twitter. Minister of Tourism Mauricio Ventura […]

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Residents of Cartago will protest against highway conditions

January 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Tired of the abandonment conditions of the Florencio del Castillo highway and roads in the center of the province, people from Cartago will now protest against the government on Thursday. Legislator Mario Redondo, from the Christian Democratic Alliance, confirmed that the demonstration will take place that day and that it will be on the road […]

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The OIJ: “that is not the person we are looking for”

January 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Through its press office, the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) ruled out that the photos that are circulating in social networks correspond to the suspect of committing Liberia massacre. According to Marco Monge, an official of the organization, experts said that the person has some similar features with the spoken portrait that officially distributed the OIJ, […]

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“Toca nalgas” was caught in Puriscal

January 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

A man of at least 45 years old was arrested on Saturday night for alleged sexual abuse against a minor of about 15 years old in the canton of Turrubares in San José, according to the local police. According to reports of several witnesses, the man, named Artavia, would have touched the girl without her […]

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U.S. President Orders Navy Task Force to Caribbean to Counter Venezuela Threat

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Legislators approve moratorium for registration of shareholders

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Farmers will march to the Ministry of Agriculture

IMN warns of dangerous UV radiation this Friday

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