Pablo Bertozzi, director of the Prison Police, declared that the three prisoners who escaped from the Institutional Center are quiet and well-behaved. Moreover, Bertozzi assured that the escape could have been much greater and that if other immates had wanted to flee, they could have done it without problems. This is because they work in […]
Archives for March 2017
President Donald Trump presented his first budget project
President Donald Trump proposed drastic spending cutbacks in science, the environment and international aid in his first budget project that includes funds for the Mexican wall. The White House published a guide on the project that will be formally presented in congress for reading. The paper clearly outlines Trump’s priorities: the already massive defense budget […]
Federal judges suspended president Donald Trump’s new decree
Federal judges have suspended president Donald Trump’s new decree, which closes the borders of the United States to people from six predominantly-Muslim countries, and they promised a judicial battle. Hawaiian Judge Derrick Watson said that suspending the decree would avoid “irreparable damage” and ruled out that an emergency appeal could reverse his decision. The new […]
HNN needs to contact children with pending surgeries
There are children with pending surgeries in orthopedics, otorhinolaryngology, reconstructive procedures and urology. However, the National Children’s Hospital has not been able to find all of them. According to Olga Arguedas, director of the hospital, they have found telephone numbers and addresses that no longer belong to the 1,110 patients they are trying to contact. […]
3 inmates escaped from Pococí prison
On Wednesday night, three inmates escaped from the Pococí Institutional Care Center. According to the Press Office of the Ministry of Justice, the men are called Olman Espinoza Jiménez, Raudi Padilla Jiménez and Rodney Rubio Soto. Soto has a 7-year sentence for aggravated robbery and would serve his sentence until October 22nd, 2018, while Padilla […]
Authorities on alert over waves of Venezuelans
Hundreds of Venezuelan citizens who were in Panama have been entering Costa Rica through Paso Canoas with the intention of renewing the tourist visa to return to the neighboring country. However, Panamanian authorities made the decision to reject some of them. Faced with this, Costa Rican migration is on alert for a possible wave of […]