Last night, officers of the Public Force of El Roble, Puntarenas saved a woman who was about to be attacked by a man with a machete. The incident was reported on the public highway, near a site where the authorities carried out patrols. According to police reports, officers were alerted that a man armed with […]
Archives for March 27, 2017
80 thousand Costa Rican homes joined “Earth Hour”
A total of 80 thousand homes joined the global campaign “Earth Hour” in Costa Rican territory. Data from the National Center for Energy Control (CENCE) indicate that between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, 32 thousand kilowatts were saved in the country. The initiative seeks to give a break to the planet and it’s […]
Small ash plume above Turrialba Volcano
Turrialba Volcano resumed ash emission after several weeks of silence. According to the latest report from the National Volcanological and Seismological Observatory (OVSICORI), the colossus has been emitting a small plume of diluted ash since dawn on Sunday. The activity has been almost continuous, rising to less than 500 meters above the crater and traveling […]
“Everything points at fraud,” says minister on failed trip to Mexico
Hiding, not answering calls, not canceling the charter flight and not having made a reservation in Mexican hotels indicate that more than 200 Costa Ricans could have been victims of fraud by the travel agency Continental Travel. When Costa Ricans in Mexico realized that no one came for them, some called the hotel and realized […]
70 young people need shoes and you can help
A group of 70 young men from the juvenile jail in San Rafael de Alajuela do not have shoes. Now, there is a campaign to help those prisoners between the ages of 18 and 24, who have no shoes. According to the Ministry of Justice, many only have a pair of sandals that the institution […]
What does Costa Rica need to become the happiest country in the world?
A few years ago, Costa Rica stood out as the happiest country in the world in the World Happiness Report. But this year another study ranked the country in the 12th position, below countries like Israel, Holland, Switzerland and Norway. Roberto Pineda, a sociologist at the National University (UNA), explained that indicators such as crime, […]