The Spanish National Police identified a new type of drug shipment from Costa Rica to Europe. Drug traffickers sent the drug hidden in postal packages that first go through Miami to later reach Europe. The shipment was discovered several days ago. However, the Spanish authorities stopped the receiver last Thursday once he arrived to pick […]
Archives for October 28, 2018
Jaguar population thrives in Tortuguero
A jaguar was seen touring Tortuguero National Park on Sunday. The recording was broadcast by the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE). The institution explained that everything happened during a visit of Minister Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, along with park rangers. That morning they saw four jaguars in the middle of the patrol work. MINAE celebrated […]
Five thousand plants will decorate sustainable garden in Liberia
The Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT) works together with the Institutional Assistance Center of Liberia (CAI), in the production of some five thousand plants that are required for the sustainable garden that will be built next year under the overpass in Liberia, Guanacaste. The sustainable garden will have seven thousand square meters and […]
Native US teachers teach English to 100 young people from Puntarenas
On October 26th, 100 young people from Puntarenas began taking English lessons, taught by native teachers from the United States. All of them will be trained in this language in the framework of the National Employment Program (Pronae) of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MTSS) and the Aliarse Foundation. We feel great enthusiasm […]
Volunteers collect garbage and plant trees in Limón
On Saturday, two groups of volunteers came together to give a hand to nature in the Caribbean. One of them picked up garbage and another planted hundreds of trees. The personnel of Fuerza Pública joined the community, the Bandera Azul group at Cieneguita beach, the State University at a Distance (UNED), the University of Costa […]
Seven out of 10 MEP employees are still on strike
Nearly seven out of ten officials of educational centers including teachers, janitors, cooks, administrative staff, among others, still haven’t returned to the classrooms, according to the most recent report of the Ministry of Public Education (MEP). The attendance report on October 25th indicates that 29,501 employees are absent, compared to 12,435 who are working. In […]