Former president Laura Chinchilla Miranda scolded Channel 6 journalist, Hernán Barrantes, after he a controversial caption on a selfie. Barrantes was working in Corozalito de Nandayure, on the site of a plane crash where 12 people died. He took a selfie and posted it on Twitter. Corozalito de Nandayure. I had to receive the New […]
Archives for January 2, 2018
UNA promotes initiative to counteract climate change
In November, The National University (UNA) launched the “Costa Rican network of local governments in the face of climate action,” a project that seeks to reclaim local climate initiatives. The Paris agreement, as well as initiatives within the National Development Plan 2015-2018, motivated the UNA, along with other institutions such as the Municipal Development and […]
Students seek to promote the local development of Alajuela
Students majoring in Ecological Tourism in Grecia’s Campus of the University of Costa Rica (UCR), seek various proposals to promote the local and sustainable development of Alajuela. One of the initiatives is safeguarding the historical cultural and hydric heritage of the province, until the creation of new ecotourism routes. The students found conservation and sustainability […]
Costa Ricans were rescued after shipwreck in Bocas del Toro
At least 23 tourists, including several Costa Ricans, lived moments of desperation in the waters of the Panamanian Caribbean on New Year’s Eve. The tourists were traveling in two marine taxi boats that were reported missing on the afternoon of December 31st, on the shores of Bocas del Toro. The Panamanian newspaper La Prensa reported […]
OIJ recognizes difficulty in recognizing bodies of aerial tragedy
The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) continues the investigations into the plane crash in Corozalito de Nandayure, Guanacaste. Michael Soto, head of the Office of Plans and Operations (OPO) of the OIJ, confirmed that the remains of the 12 victims were referred to the Judicial Morgue in San Joaquín de Flores, Heredia, for the analysis to […]
Red Cross: 1346 people died violent deaths in 2017
According to the Red Cross, more than 1300 lives were violently extinguished in the last 12 months in the national territory. The figure exceeds the 2016 statistics by 66 cases. We have to work on the issue of prevention, so that people respect traffic regulations. We do not have a culture of prevention. We do […]