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President Trump pledged strong programs for immigration control

February 7, 2017 by Staff News Writer

US President Donald Trump pledged strong programs for immigration control as he faced a double judicial and political offensive and popular discontent against his order to ban immigrants from Muslim countries. In a visit to CENTCOM, the military command in charge of the Middle East and the fight against jihadist Islamic State, the republican president promised […]

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Nicaraguan walked through Guanacaste with two AK-47s

February 7, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Officers of the Public Force arrested a 34-year-old man named Martínez, who was traveling through the community of Cuajiniquil, La Cruz, in Guanacaste, with two AK-47s, ammunition, and a gun. The arrest was made in Playa Copal, when the officers carried out a patrol and spotted the man, who tried to flee, but was apprehended […]

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Traffic jams force firefighters to think about motorcycles and new stations

February 7, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Traffic jams have become a headache for citizens, but also for rescue units of the Central Valley. Road congestion has become a challenge, especially when one minute makes the difference in emergency care. For this reason, the Fire Department has designed different strategies to gain valuable minutes to provide a faster response. According to Rodrigo […]

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Colombian government will grant property titles to 10,000 families who abandoned cocaine cultivation

February 7, 2017 by Staff News Writer

An official source informed that Colombia will grant property title to 10,000 families who abandoned cocaine cultivation in three departments in the southwest of the country that account for 40% of these crops. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), which in November signed the peace deal after 52 years of confrontation, agreed to dissociate […]

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New bean variety is drought resistant

February 7, 2017 by Staff News Writer

A group of researchers has been developing a new bean variety for five years. This new resistant to terminal drought. The SEN52, called Nambi, was presented a few weeks ago. Néstor Cháves, a researcher at the Agricultural Experimental Station Baudrit Fabio Moreno of the University of Costa Rica (UCR), said that it was developed with […]

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Young people with special needs found a place to show their working skills

February 7, 2017 by Staff News Writer

In an increasingly cold and insensitive society, it is a pleasure to see how young people with special needs are incorporated into the working market. One Sunday morning, on a family visit to the Dinoworld exhibition at the City Mall, it was a pleasant surprise to see that the person who welcomed people and collected […]

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