Ziad Akl, brother of Elías, the man killed on Monday morning in Escazú, was arrested on Monday afternoon at the international airport Juan Santamaria when he was trying to flee to New York. Another man, Elías’ bodyguard, also died in the shooting, while a minor was injured in front of the Mount View School of […]
Archives for May 2017
Lebanese man had fake Israeli passport
Elías Akl is the name of the Canadian man of Lebanese origin who died on Monday morning after being shot by hit men when he was leaving his daughter at the Mount View school in Escazú. Although authorities are investigating the motives behind his death, a new precedent came to light in the afternoon. At […]
Students receive uniforms thanks to Telethon donations
About 5072 students from 49 schools in Upala, Guatuso, La Cruz and Golfito have benefited from the delivery of uniforms purchased with part of the donations collected during the 2016 Telethon. The students of the Canalete Highschool in Upala were the most recent beneficiaries of these donations. In February, President Luis Guillermo Solís signed a […]
2-meter crocodile captured in Pérez Zeledón
The Fire Department captured 1.70-meter crocodile in the sector of Dora Obando, in San Isidro de El General. The incident occurred at 4 p.m. on May 13th. According to local media PZ Actual, it is not very common to observe this type of animal in that place. After being trapped, the reptile was handed over […]
3 global situations that might affect Costa Rican economy
Beyond the debate about the growing fiscal deficit within the country and the urgent need for a tax reform, Costa Ricans’ economy can also be affected by events that happen abroad: the US government’s economic policies, the Venezuelan crisis, and the European consolidation. Each one of these events, to a lesser or greater extent, poses […]
Scientist find link between zika and deafness
A recent study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States and conducted by Agamenon Magalhães Hospital in Brazil shows a link between the development of deafness in babies and women who have suffered zika during pregnancy. Daniel Salas, Health Surveillance of the Ministry of Health, said that in […]