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Archives for February 2019

Guatemala held 64 migrants from Afghanistan, Congo and Cameroon

February 18, 2019 by Staff News Writer

Guatemalan police held 64 migrants from seven countries, most of them from Africa and Cuba. Authorities suspect they were going to the United States, after entering through the border with Honduras. Police spokesman Jorge Aguilar told reporters that the foreigners were located at kilometer 230 near the border with Honduras called Agua Caliente, east of […]

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Poás and Turrialba volcanoes show constant activity

February 18, 2019 by Staff News Writer

Photographs and videos show that Poás and Turrialba volcanoes, in Alajuela and Turrialba, Cartago, have a constant activity. Ash, gases and volcanic fog has been seen in the colossus the last couple of days. Guillermo Alvarado, volcanologist from the CNE said that one of the most important eruptions from Turrialba Volcano occurred last Friday. The […]

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Government asked Maduro’s diplomats to leave the country

February 15, 2019 by Staff News Writer

The Costa Rican government announced it asked three diplomats from Nicolás Maduro’s regime in Venezuela to leave the country. This was announced on Thursday morning by the President of the Republic, Carlos Alvarado. Alvarado did not specify the term his government gave to the councilor Nabil Mora, to the second secretary; Angélica María Ramírez, and […]

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Treasury reports 12,856 affected by mysterious mass affiliation to cooperative

February 15, 2019 by Staff News Writer

The National Treasury, which is in charge of paying Central Government salaries, reported on Thursday that 12,856 public employees were affected by a massive affiliation to Cooperativa de Producción Agropecuaria y Servicios Multiples de Pocora RL (Cooproaserpo RL). According to the Treasury, attached to the Ministry of Finance, the first half of February, paid yesterday […]

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Three Chinese people arrested with fake passports

February 15, 2019 by Staff News Writer

Three Chinese citizens identified with the surnames Tong, Leung and Woo were arrested by immigration authorities at the Juan Santamaría airport because they were carrying fake passports. The foreigners went to immigration control and handed in passports from Taiwan for processing. The officer, when reviewing each of the documents, realizes that the passports are not […]

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Personal trainer denounces sexual harassment by former president Óscar Arias

February 15, 2019 by Staff News Writer

Patricia Volio, a personal trainer, said in her social networks that she was sexually harassed by former President Óscar Arias. She’s the 10th woman to make this kind of statement about the former president. Volio wrote on her Facebook wall that after a lot of thinking she decided to go public, even though a lot […]

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