The intention to reform some points of the decree related to special services such as transport of students and workers is bothering the bus drivers’ union. The rules that regulate this activity haven’t been updated in the last 10 years. The Public Transport Council created a proposal for reform to open consultation. However, student transportation […]
Archives for January 2017
Smoking costs the country ¢ 129 billion per year
While smoking and its associated diseases are costly to the country and to the Health Ministry every year, tax collection does not cover even 30% of that annual expense. According to an investigation by the Institute of Clinical and Sanitary Effectiveness (IECS) of Argentina and the Ministry of Health, with the participation of the Costa […]
A Costa Rican student won a internship in America!
Cindy Rucabado’s dream is still alive: she wants to be a nurse, now more than ever since she was chosen for a scholarship that will allow her to do an internship in the United States. To get there, she had to overcome a series of obstacles. Since she was a child, she fell in love […]
Couple suspected of stealing bulls was arrested
A couple was apprehended “in flagrante” on Thursday morning on suspicion of stealing and transporting 15 bulls. The incident occurred in the neighborhood El Aguacate, District Nuevo Arenal in Tilarán, Guanacaste. The driver, named Pérez, was accompanied by the other subject, named Arias. According to the police report, the authorities received a complaint from a […]
First day of Palmares ended with arrests and confiscations
The first day of the Palmares celebration ended with an arrest and confiscation of drugs and liquor. At 5 p.m. on Thursday the Ministry of Health and the Municipality of Palmares had made 50 confiscations of unauthorized sale of alcohol and barbecue. Those who incurred in this contravention must carry out administrative procedure and pay […]
Alleged hitman arrested in Alajuelita
On Wednesday night, officers of Fuerza Pública arrested a man suspected of being a hired killer. The man is a 35-year old Costa Rican national named Madriz, who was track-follwed by the police for several days. The subject was located in La Chorotega in Alajuelita, where he was intercepted by surprise and arrested immediately, without […]