The Citizen Action Party (PAC) began an offensive in the search of votes for the candidacy of legislator Ottón Solís to the presidency of the Legislative Assembly. The parliamentary faction made Solís’ aspirations official and announced that it will meet with the other benches to look for support. The announcement was made by Solís, the […]
Archives for April 26, 2017
Public Force seized firearms, cash, marijuana and 2,000 doses of crack
Law enforcement officials seized several firearms, marijuana bombs and more than 2000 crack doses yesterday morning in Santa Rica neighborhood, known as El Infiernillo, in the San José district of the central canton of Alajuela. During the raid, officers of the Public Force integrated into the Operational Support Group (GAO), seized 2060 doses of crack, […]
Firefighters caught 15-kilo snake!
This weekend a unit of the San Antonio de Belén Fire Department captured a snake of impressive dimensions in the vicinity of Panasonic Building. According to the Fire Department, the animal had a length of 2 meters and weighed 15 kilos. It was captured in a house… So far this year, the institution has handled […]
Man amputated by the train died yesterday
The man who was run over by the train at 5:40 a.m. this Monday died on Tuesday, as confirmed in the press office of the Calderón Guardia Hospital. The victim entered the medical center at 6:15 a.m. in critical conditions and was immediately admitted to the operating room. The subject lost a leg (initially it […]
CR is still in danger of being added to FATF black list
Last week, the project that includes amendments to the Law on Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances, Drugs of Unauthorized Use, Related Activities, Legitimation of Capital and Financing of Terrorism was approved in the Legislative Assembly. With this, an important step is taken not to fall into the black list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). […]
New Poás eruptions are expected in the short term
Volcanologists from the Volcanology and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) argue that new eruptions may occur in the Poás Volcano in the short term. In a report issued on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m., scientists confirmed that in the previous 24 hours there were “few and small” groundwater discharges. In addition, some internal earthquakes were […]