The country looks like a leopard skin and every spot represents a complex cell of organized crime: drug trafficking, money laundering, human trafficking and corruption. The image was presented by the director of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ), Walter Espinoza , before the legislators of the Security and Drug Trafficking Commission in the Legislative Assembly. […]
Archives for July 8, 2019
Do you need a dental prosthesis? UCR dentists want to help you
Patients who require dental treatments may use the services of the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Costa Rica (UCR), which will offer very low cost care. Priority will be given to children under five to 11 years old, and to people who need total or partial removable prostheses. For minors, a birth certificate […]
Guaidó announces they will resume the dialogue with Maduro delegates
The Venezuelan opposition will resume the dialogue with delegates of President Nicolás Maduro, announced on Sunday the parliamentary leader Juan Guaidó, indicating that the new attempt will take place on the Caribbean island of Barbados on an unspecified date. We address the country and the international community in order to announce that, in response to […]
Costa Rican who sent six tons of cocaine in a banana container was caught in Austria
The Spanish National Police reported on the arrest of a Costa Rican with a Canadian passport in Austria. The subject is allegedly responsible for the shipment of six tons of cocaine hidden in a banana container in October 2018. The fruit was seized at a dock in Malaga in southern Spain, and it was confirmed […]
Ticos dressed in white to march for Democracy
A group of citizens met in San José for the “United for Costa Rica-Yes to Democracy” demonstration. They were wearing white clothes and waving flags and posters. The activity began at 11:00 am this Sunday, when the protesters left La Merced Park in the direction of Parque de La Democracia. They sang the National Anthem […]
Earthquake with epicenter in Guanacaste had a 5.5 magnitude
A medium-intensity earthquake was felt on Sunday night, with an epicenter in the Pacific area of the country. According to the National Seismological Network, the tremor had a 5.5 magnitude with a depth of 57 kilometers, and its epicenter was 31 kilometers south of the Guanacaste Cross. The Vulcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica […]