Archives for November 2017

The Presidential House decided to leave the decision of denouncing or not the cementazo case in the hands of the Bank of Costa Rica. In Zapote, they assured that the board of directors, recently appointed by the Governing Council has the responsibility to make this decision. The BCR has not presented any civil lawsuit to […]

At 3:58 on Tuesday afternoon, a constrictor snake was found in the outskirts of a house in the sector of La Guápila. The place is located in San Felipe de Alajuelita. According to the Fire Department, it is a large animal that was on the public road. Once the officials remove it from the place, […]

The forecast for this Tuesday is that little to partial cloudiness and warm temperatures will prevail in the coastal areas of the country. According to the National Meteorological Institute (IMN), they estimate a slight weakening in the trade winds over the country, generating the entry of moisture from the Pacific. This may cause greater cloud […]

The Municipality of Escazú is promoting a plan to place 60 cameras in different areas of the canton with an investment of 191 million colones. The electronic devices will be in the accesses and exits of Escazú, downtowns, as well as financial zones and of high density population. A group of Korean specialists already supervises […]

Nearly twenty foreigners were rescued by officers of the Public Force while in a bus used for people trafficking in Quepos. In a press release, the Ministry of Security reported that a roadblock stopped a man who was driving a bus that exceeded its passenger capacity and transported 18 people whose immigration status was irregular. […]

A social experiment was enough to show the indifference of the people in cases of abuse against senior citizens. With videos, a campaign of the Ombudsman’s Office seeks to raise awareness about the responsibility of the entire society regarding this problem, which is on the rise. “Indifference is also violence” is the name of this […]