Three Costa Ricans are among the more than 1,300 gang members arrested in the largest operation against gangs by US authorities in recent years. The police action carried out in the last six weeks throughout the territory of that country was executed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Hundreds of criminals are being prosecuted […]
Archives for May 2017
Legislators approve project against animal abuse
On Thursday, the Legislative Assembly approved in first reading the bill that punishes animal abuse with jail. The initiative, which had 46 votes in favor, entered the legislative stream almost six years ago and has faced a road full of stumbling and questioning from the Constitutional Chamber. The new replacement text was the result of […]
UCR Forum on Venezuela was criticized for being pro-Maduro
A “conversation” about the situation in Venezuela , organized by the School of Sociology of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) generated a wave of protests in social networks and in the UCR. The activity promised a conversation “from progressive positions” on the situation of Simón Bolívar’s nation. One of the guests was the Venezuelan […]
Poás ejects rocks up to 600 meters in the air
The rocks ejected by Poás Volcano in its recent eruptions reached 600 meters in height, with speeds of up to 200 km/h. This was determined by a ballistics analysis carried out by Volcanoes Without Borders scientists (VSF). According to the conclusions, the path that connects the viewpoint of the active crater with the Botos lagoon […]
Immigration policeman was part of Cuban coyotes
How does an immigration police officer end up being part of a suspicious group of human smugglers? The answer is a no-brainer. A criminal organization made up of three foreigners used the Costa Rican civil servant, Rodríguez, to aid Cuban migrants with fake passports go through the Juan Santamaría airport. Rodríguez was informed of who […]
Marviva says government yields to shark fishers
The Marviva Foundation denounced that the Government is yielding to the pressures, threats and interests of shark fishers. According to the Foundation this is obvious by the fact that a new Executive Decree transfers the preservation of threatened sharks to the Ministry of Agriculture and INCOPESCA. INCOPESCA will now determine whether or not a species […]