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Archives for June 5, 2017

With 43% of votes, Rodolfo Piza declared himself the winner of PUSC

June 5, 2017 by Staff News Writer

This country must regain confidence. It is a time of joy but also of reunion… We open the doors and we do not ask where they come from but where they want to go and if they want to join us.” With these words of union and conciliation, Rodolfo Piza came out to speak last […]

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Immunization campaign against the flu begins on Monday

June 5, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The vaccination campaign against influenza virus will start today. A total of 1 million 300 thousand doses will be applied in a period of six weeks, in the largest vaccination effort ever made in the history of this country. Leandra Abarca, coordinator of the CCSS Immunization program, explained that vaccines have already been distributed to […]

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Arrest of alleged pedophile generated multiple confidential alerts

June 5, 2017 by Staff News Writer

This case could be just the tip of the iceberg. The arrest of a man suspected of raping a 9-year-old girl and uploading sexual content to the Internet generated multiple alerts received by the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) through confidential channels. These warnings referred to other similar cases involving child pornography. The subject, arrested on […]

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Young people forced to improve their qualifications to adjust to the market

June 5, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Changes in the Costa Rican labor market require employers to hire young people with experience and a higher level of academic preparation, according to the results obtained by the Second Quarterly Business Survey “Pulso Empresarial”, released by the Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations of the Private Business Sector (UCCAEP). According to the document, […]

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Organized crime keeps recruiting police officers in CR

June 5, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Criminal organizations are targeting Costa Rican police officers. The intention is to have them obtain information and even follow up on specific subjects. The most delicate case was unveiled this week. Two policemen from the delegation of Mercedes in Heredia handed a Colombian man to several subjects that killed him. A video shows how the […]

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Flames engulfed a house in Desamparados

June 5, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Minutes before midnight, a fire completely consumed a house in Desamparados. The fire brigade received the alert at 11:54 p.m. on Sunday and the fire was controlled at 12:12 a.m. but there was not much to do, the flames had consumed the entire structure. There were no people affected and so far the causes of […]

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