A prisoner that carried an electronic bracelet was stopped by the Public Force of Heredia with a caliber 38 revolver and 22 doses of crack cocaine. The residents of San Pablo de Heredia called the Public Force to complain about a motorized, armed man who was prowling the streets of the neighborhood Pastoras of La […]
Archives for July 2017
48 companies saved ¢ 2,170 million in water and electricity
Forty-eight companies in Costa Rica were awarded the Ecological Blue Flag in the category of climate change for their policies to reduce the environmental impact that allowed them to save ¢2,170 million in 2016. That amount saved is divided between water, electricity, fuel and paper. It even represents the gasoline expense of 1,087 vehicles in […]
Tourist almost died in kayak accident in San Carlos
Around noon on Sunday, the Red Cross received an alert through the emergency line 911, due to a water accident in the sector of Santa Clara, in Florencia de San Carlos. When arriving at the scene, the rescuers saw a man, apparently a foreign tourist, suffering a cardiopulmonary arrest. The rescuers worked several minutes to […]
Officials will receive training on sexual diversity issues
Different entities will initiate a strategy to train public officials on human rights and sexual diversity issues. To that end, they signed the letter of understanding of the training strategy for public officials in LGBTI human rights. The document was signed by the Vice-President of the Republic, Ana Elena Chacón, the Executive President of the […]