Two fugitive women were captured by the Public Force in two different operations. The first of them was detained in Belén de Carrillo (Guanacaste), along with her accomplice. The police apprehended them when they took products from a supermarket. The women, surnamed Guillén and Agudelo, were investigated in the police file system, which revealed that […]
Archives for January 2017
Franklin Chang: “nostalgia struck today. A dream came true 31 years ago”
It’s been 31 years since Dr. Fanklin Chang Díaz made his first space trip with the STS-61-C mission. The first Costa Rican who was part of NASA made 7 trips and his first mission took place from January 12th to January 18th, 1986. At that time, Chang and his colleagues were responsible for deploying the […]
5 subjects were performing illegal fishing in Nandayure
Officers of the National Coast Guard Service (SNG), in Puerto Coyote in Nandayure, Guanacaste found five people who were performing illegal fishing. The incident happened on January 12th. The arrested subjects are surnamed Salas, Chaves, Talis and Rodríguez. One of the vessels was called Pataraya I, registration P-12295. The SNG confirmed that one of the […]
Digital civil certifications, a service that avoids queues
The digital civil certifications is a service offered by the Supreme Election Tribunal (TSE), through its website, since October 18th 2016. And it has the virtue of avoiding long lines and saving time. According to Luis Guillermo Chinchilla, senior official of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, digital civil certifications are a service that the TSE the […]
A seism shook Ciudad Neily
According to the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (Ovsicori), an earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on Richter scale shook Ciudad Neily on January 12th. As informed by the report, the seism occurred at 5:45 pm and it was located 4.8 kilometers west of Corredores, Puntarenas. It had a 5-kilometer depth. diarioextra.com
F.U.S.I.O.N.A.R: Ottón Solís’ proposal
According to estimations made by legislator Ottón Solís, unifying the four financial superintendences that currently exist in a single one would generate a saving of $ 10 million per year (5,611 million colones at the current exchange rate). He proposed a bill on that regard. The legislator introduced the initiative called F.U.S.I.O.N.A.R., which aims to […]