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Archives for August 2018

Turtle-killing video is not from Costa Rica

August 8, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The recent viral video showing turtles being killed is true, but it is not in Costa Rica as it has been made to believe in social networks. The recording was made on the beaches of San Juan del Sur in Nicaragua, not on the beaches of El Coco in Guanacaste. Nicaraguan media reported that the […]

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Entities ignored health problems near open air dump for seven years

August 8, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The Ministry of Health, the Municipality of Oreamuno de Cartag,o and the Administrative Environmental Court ignored for seven years the complaints about an open-air dump that generates pollution and health problems for the residents of Blanquillo Urbanization. The Constitutional Chamber, after an appeal filed against the inaction of these institutions, ordered them to inspect and […]

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Condo security officer allied with criminals to kill 80-year-old German woman

August 8, 2018 by Staff News Writer

A security officer of a private condominium joined forces with a criminal group to assault and kill an 80-year-old German woman who lived in Piedades de Santa Ana. The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) arrested three people linked to the death of the woman identified as Rosemarie Dietich. She was a pensioner of a German bank […]

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People rescued beached whale at Playa Grande

August 8, 2018 by Staff News Writer

Last Sunday, dozens of people had one of the best experiences of their lives when they visited Playa Grande in Guanacaste. A baby whale ran aground in the sand of this beach in Santa Cruz and could not return to the sea. That is why a group o people united to push the animal back […]

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Constitutional Court would turn its back on the IACHR if equal marriage issue goes to Congress

August 7, 2018 by Staff News Writer

If the magistrates of the Constitutional Court decide not to resolve the issue of same-sex marriage and transfer this responsibility to the Legislative Assembly, they would be turning their backs on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, which in January forced the Costa Rican State to assure gay couples the same rights as heterosexual couples. […]

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Colombia and the USA reject involvement in the attack denounced by Maduro

August 7, 2018 by Staff News Writer

Colombia and the United States rejected any participation in the alleged assassination attempt of which Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said he was targeted on Saturday in Caracas, an act denounced by allies such as Cuba and Iran. Maduro, who assured that the attack was carried out with drones loaded with explosives, blamed the events on […]

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U.S. President Orders Navy Task Force to Caribbean to Counter Venezuela Threat

Costa Rica Government Silent on Travel Ban with Just 13 Days Left

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Legislators approve moratorium for registration of shareholders

President confirms gasoline give away for ethanol pilot project

Chinese company sells low cost smart phones in Costa Rica

Search continues for small plane missing in Drake

Farmers will march to the Ministry of Agriculture

IMN warns of dangerous UV radiation this Friday

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