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Archives for May 2018

Two people arrested for stealing fuel from Matina oil pipeline

May 28, 2018 by Staff News Writer

Two men were arrested Sunday for stealing fuel from the Matina pipeline. Officers of the Public Force arrested the suspects and confiscated some instruments that they apparently used to commit the crime. The delegation of Matina got the alert and immediately went to the site, where they got a strong smell of fuel. When they […]

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Costa Rica will preside permanent council of the OAS in July

May 28, 2018 by Staff News Writer

Starting on July 1st and for a period of three months, Costa Rica will assume the Presidency of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS). The Chancellor of the Republic, Epsy Campbell, told the press on Thursday that Costa Rica’s alternate ambassador to that agency, Rita Hernández, will be the permanent ambassador […]

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Spectacular jaguar sightings in Parismina

May 28, 2018 by Staff News Writer

Two jaguars put on quite a show this weekend in the sector of Parismina, Limón. The photographs, which were shared on the Facebook page “Parismina Fishing Team”, show the greatness of nature and the beauties of Costa Rica. The jaguars can be seen walking through the beach sector and then eating what seems to be […]

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Health: “It is very difficult to think we are going to eradicate Zika”

May 24, 2018 by Staff News Writer

Daniel Salas, director of Health Surveillance at the Ministry of Health, recognized that zika will be hard to eradicate, after confirming the first case of a baby with microcephaly associated with the virus and another, who has a congenital infection as a result of the virus. Both girls were born in Limón and like them, […]

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Impact of sport fishing to be studied by FECOP

May 24, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The Costa Rican Fisheries Federation (FECOP) will conduct a study on the impact of sport fishing on the national economy. The organization wants details on how this activity contributes to the development of coastal communities and the tourism sector. It will contemplate an economic and social analysis. According to Henry Marín, a sociologist and project […]

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Project aims to create registry of space objects

May 24, 2018 by Staff News Writer

Pedro Muñoz, from the Christian Social Unity Party (PUSC), presented a bill to create the Registry of Space Objects under the National Registry. The initiative aims to provide greater legal security to that industry. We need to promote actions and structures that foster spatial development, an example of this is the satellite created by the […]

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