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Archives for April 3, 2017

Alert: Inmate of special regime escaped prison!

April 3, 2017 by Staff News Writer

On Saturday morning, an inmate named Hernández Molina escaped the Center of Semi-Institutional Attention San Luis. Hernández is doing time for aggravated robbery and, as confirmed by the Ministry of Justice, the individual remains in the center during the week under a trust regime, while on weekends he is allowed to leave. However, this Saturday […]

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PLN has no results!

April 3, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Partido de Liberación Nacional (PLN) suspended the count of voting results to elect a presidential candidate without declaring a winner. Albis González, president of the PLN Internal Electoral Court, explained that the decision was made because the staff in charge of data digitization was very tired since they have been working long days. He said […]

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PLN candidates changed their faces after the last vote cut

April 3, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The faces of the liberationist pre-candidates José María Figueres and Antonio Álvarez Desanti changed completely after the third vote cut on Sunday night. After the first results the face of Antonio Álvarez was of complete happiness, while the followers of Figueres left their seats and the few that remained had long faces. However, this trend […]

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Cartago emulates unique model to disappear stray dogs

April 3, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Once again Costa Rica stands out at a regional level, as it is the only country in Central America that has a place to give special attention to stray dogs, while educating about animal welfare. About 15 minutes from the ruins of Cartago, near the industrial park Z, the Municipal Center for Animal Care Education […]

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A young man reported an alleged abuse of authority

April 3, 2017 by Staff News Writer

A young man identified as Victor Wu Liu reported an alleged abuse of authority by police officers at a restaurant in Pavas. It all happened on Saturday, at around 11:00 p.m., when, without apparent reason, several officers of the Ministry of Public Safety’s Operational Support Group (MSP) asked several clients to leave the place and then […]

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RSN reports aftershocks on Sunday afternoon

April 3, 2017 by Staff News Writer

After the strong earthquake of 5.8 degrees on the border between Costa Rica and Panama, the National Seismological Network (RSN) reported – at least – 2 replicas of considerable intensity after the main telluric movement. One of them was registered at 6:36 p.m. with a magnitude of 3.9. It had a depth of 15 kilometers. […]

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