On Thursday morning, 250 penitentiary policemen from all over the country graduated from various trainings granted by the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights, located in San José. The graduation took place in the gym of the Comprehensive Care Unit La Reforma, in San Rafael de Alajuela. The promotion was excellent, said Pablo Bertozzi, director of […]
Archives for March 2017
Puma that “visited” Ciudad Quesada was released in the wild
The puma that visited a backyard in Ciudad Quesada on Thrusday morning was released back in the wild the same day around noon. After a veterinarian evaluation, it was determined that it was a male of about 50 kilos of about 8 years old. No injuries were found, so it is suspected that he went […]
Trump allocates $ 2,600 million to start building the wall
According to the White House, President Donald Trump’s budget bill allocates $2.6 billion for the “planning, design and construction” of the controversial wall along the Mexican border. It also allocates $314 million for the recruitment and training of 500 border agents and 1,000 immigration agents. Regarding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the draft budget […]
Central America trembles for remittances due to deportation threat
Intipucá is a city that symbolizes the strength of Salvadorans based in the United States, who have transformed the city into a modern and dynamic community with their remittances. Now its residents fear that President Donald Trump’s immigration policy will cut them off. In Central America, especially in the Northern Triangle (El Salvador, Honduras and […]
A puma showed up in a backyard in Ciudad Quesada
Imagine going to you backyard and finding a puma. This is what happened to a neighbor of Ciudad Quesada, on Thursday morning. According to Fire Department, at around 5:00 a.m. the owner of the house saw the animal and called the authorities. Firefighters and the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) coordinated with a veterinarian […]
Solís declined to declare his support for a specific action of the OAS regarding Venezuela
Costa Rica’s president Luis Guillermo Solis declined to declare his support for a “specific action” within the Organization of American States (OAS) regarding Venezuela, which could be suspended from the agency. Two days after OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro recommended suspending Venezuela from the organization if it does not hold a general election shortly, Solís […]