The Supreme Court of Elections (TSE) canceled the credential to Matina’s Mayor, Elvis Lawson Villafuerte, on Wednesday- The TSE made the decision after accepting a request from the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR), who also recommended banning him from holding public office for two years. The inspection body made Lawson responsible for not presenting […]
Archives for March 30, 2017
Turrialba’s volcanic activity is back!
Turrialba volcano started a new period of eruptions last Sunday and it has continued until today. According to the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI), the wind is going southeast, so Turrialba will have ash emanation today. Although the ash column has not exceeded 500 meters high, it has been constant and it […]
A Mexican surgeon will operate 12 Costa Rican patients
Twelve Costa Rican patients will be operated by surgeon Luis de la Torre Mondragón, who discovered a technique to correct a congenital malformation known as aganglionic megacolon or Hirschprung’s disease. Surgeries will be performed at Max Peralta hospital and they will be carried out within the framework of the 1st Symposium on Pediatric Colorectal Diseases […]
Student was caught with plush toy stuffed with drugs
The Public Force authorities made an unusual find on Wednesday afternoon. At a school in Barrio Escalante, San José, a 16-year-old minor had marijuana hidden in a stuffed animal. We bet on prevention and activate the ‘Genesis’ project that involves assistance to fully address the case. We also coordinate efforts with the parents,” said the […]
Only 5 presidents participated in the Tuxtla Mechanism for Dialogue and Cooperation Summit
Although the majority of Presidents and Heads of State of the countries belonging to the Tuxtla Mechanism for Dialogue and Cooperation Summit were expected to come, only 4 leaders visited Costa Rica, in addition to Luis Guillermo Solís. This meeting convenes the 10 Presidents or Heads of State of Mexico, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, El […]
$310,380 confiscated from Honduran man
Officers of the Drug Control Police (PCD) of the Ministry of Public Security seized $310,380 from a 29-year-old Honduran man named Peña. The man traveled with a firearm and intended to enter the country by Peñas Blancas, border with Nicaragua. Drug Control agents checked the container, which is why they discovered that the packages were […]