Authorities from the Judicial Investigation Agency detained the suspect of massacring five university students in Liberia. It is a man surnamed Ríos Mairena and he is 33 years old. The subject was a victims’ neighbor and he was family of the people who rented the house: this is how he had direct access to the […]
Archives for February 3, 2017
Food Program might reach Castella this year
The Food Program for Children and Adolescents (PANEA) of the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) could reach the Conservatory of Castella in 2017. Roberto Montero, director of the institution, said they expect it to help 80% of the 435 secondary students and, in the second half of the year, 606 elementary schools. Lilliam Jiménez, representative […]
Late arrivals will be justified in these schools
The road problems that led to the closure of La Platina on the first day of school motivated the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) to take actions. One of them is that, while this section of the General Cañas highway is regulated, 31 thousand students from 77 educational centers will be able to justify their […]
Winds and and isolated rains are expected today
Thanks to a high pressure system, there could be wind gusts from 60 km/h to 90 km/h in both Guanacaste and throughout the Central Valley, this would also make the sensation of heat to be much lower than normal. In addition, according to the report from the National Meteorological Institute (IMN), partial cloudiness will occur […]
These women survived cancer and they want to rejoin society
Leidy Hernández, a 30-year-old woman, did not know about her ability on craftsmanship. 8 months ago, in the midst of her therapies to fight colon cancer, she discovered her talent and now she wants to show her products. Leidy faces, like many women survivors of cancer, a new struggle: rejoining herself in a job, that […]
Neutering campaign to benefit animal victims of Hurricane Otto
The National Association for the Protection of Animals (ANPA) and community leaders from Upala and Guatuso organized a neutering campaign for the animals in the communities of Canalete, Upala, Katira and Guatuso. The National Animal Health Service (SENASA) was worried by the overpopulation of dogs and cats that inhabit these communities after Otto’s emergency. According […]