Matina’s Public Force Officers rescued a sloth wounded with a machete and her offspring on Monday night while they were carrying out patrols in the community of La Trocha, in the district of Batán, Limón. Both animals were found by officers, after they received the alert of a subject that attacked them with a machete. […]
Archives for May 2017
OIJ official responsible for hit-and-run was sent on vacation
The head of the Liberia Office of the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) who was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and for apparently running over a woman, will remain on vacation for the rest of this week. On Tuesday it was announced that the First Judicial Circuit of San José left him free […]
Poás, Turrialba and Rincón de la Vieja volcanoes show intense activity
The volcanoes Poás, Turrialba and Rincón de la Vieja remain in constant activity, the latter recorded an eruption after 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, while the former are emanating gases and steam. Eliécer Duarte, an expert at the Volcanology and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) explained that in the last few hours, Poás Volcano has […]
Dollar goes over ¢ 600 for the first time
At 1 p.m., Banco Lafise became the first entity to bring the sale price of the dollar to ¢ 600, a level the country had never achieved before. Since mid-April, the exchange rate started an upward rally that has not stopped. Yesterday, the Foreign Currency market (Monex) registered a strong demand for foreign exchange that […]
16 red macaws adorn the Costa Rican sky
This weekend, the organization Animal Rescue Zooave released 16 red macaws in the Nicoya Peninsula, which were born thanks to the work done at the Center for Reproduction of Endangered Animals. The objective is the reintroduction of this species in the area, since its populations had decreased considerably,” said Magali Quesada, deputy director of Zooave. […]
Gang suspected of assaulting bank clients was finally caught
On Tuesday morning, the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) arrested four people suspected of being part of a gang that robs bank customers. They are linked with 17 cases and an economic loss for a total of 22 million colones. -In Curridabat the OIJ arrested a 42-year-old man, who apparently was one of the leaders of […]