On Sunday, North Korea conducted its sixth nuclear trial, which it described as “successful”. This was the most powerful of all and they claimed to have tested a hydrogen bomb. The blast generated a 6.3-degree tremor in that area and was felt in China and South Korea. In addition, the action was condemned by the […]
Archives for September 4, 2017
UNA banned the use of plastic straws and packages in cafeterias
Since September 1st, cafeterias from the National University (UNA) have banned the use of straws and disposable plastic packaging in food services. This was agreed on August 9th in a regular session of the Institutional System of Cafeterias and Allies of the National University (SISAUNA), taking into account the environmental problem generated by disposable plastic […]
Comptroller: country faces a “critical fiscal juncture”
Costa Rica faces a “critical fiscal juncture,” according to the conclusions in a recent report prepared by the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR), which analyzes the fiscal and budgetary developments of the public sector in the country. This state, the document says, is due to a high level of public debt and its constant […]
Body found by authorities could be African child
On Monday morning, officials from the Ministry of Public Security and the Red Cross located the body of a child, which they presume could be a 4-year-old African child identified as Samuel Bienga Fernand, missing since last Friday in Bahia Salinas, in La Cruz, Guanacaste. The discovery occurred at 09:24 a.m. on a beach located […]
Romanian tried to traffic eggs with drugs
A Romanian national named Milcea will spend the next four months in pre-trial custody as a suspect in the crime of international drug trafficking. The accused was arrested on August 30th, when he was about to leave Costa Rica, on a flight bound for Madrid, Spain. After a nervous attitude at the airport, he was […]
Costa Rica celebrates first day of condom use promotion
On Monday morning, authorities celebrated the first day of promoting the use of the female and male condom, and the water-based lubricant. Since 2011, Costa Rica has had a policy of sexual health, which seeks to provide the elements for the safe exercise of sexual rights. The decree to promote condom and water-based lubricant opens […]