The number of murders that occurred between January and February 2018 far exceeds the figures reported in the same period in 2017. With the two crimes registered in the last hours in Paso Ancho and Tres Ríos de La Union, the numbers reached 101 crimes, six more than during the past year (the most violent […]
Archives for February 28, 2018
MAG promotes export of Costa Rican avocado, while there is local shortage
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) reported on Monday on the advice it provides to a group of Hass Tarrazú avocado producers to export the fruit to Europe, despite the fact that the country has a shortage of this fruit, due to the restriction maintained to import avocado of Mexican origin. This situation has […]
Patricia Mora: “Celso Gamboa disrespects us and scolds us”
Don Celso Gamboa is disrespectful to come to the First Power of the Republic to scold us and demand that we don’t intervene because he is praises the division of powers.” With these words, Patricia Mora, from Frente Amplio, reacted to the demand made by the suspended magistrate of the Third Chamber of the Supreme […]
San José is committed to reducing the use of plastic
By 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans and 90% of that pollution in the sea comes from the land, from the cities. These data that draw an environmental crisis caused the city of San José to start the “Chao Plástico Dessechable” (Bye Disposable Plastic) plan. On Tuesday morning the Municipality […]
Authorities find 47 foreigners working with irregular status
The Professional Migration Police, together with the Ministry of Labor and the Costa Rican Social Security Fund, located 47 foreigners who were working irregularly in two companies subcontracted by Coopesa, a cooperative dedicated to the repair and maintenance of aircraft. The group includes Salvadorans, Guatemalans, Mexicans, and Venezuelans, who received salaries ranging from $420 to […]
Authorities found more than two tons of cocaine in boats in Punta Burica
The police authorities recently managed to confiscate two major lots of cocaine through the South Block promoted by Costa Rica, where Colombia, Ecuador and Panama participate, and which favors the joint patrol agreement with the United States. On Tuesday, the five suspects arrived in the country with approximately one thousand packs of cocaine each, 188 […]