The Center for Social Rights of the Migrant Person (Cenderos), foresees that in the coming months there will be a new migration flow to Costa Rica from Nicaragua, which will force the government to declare a humanitarian crisis. Adilia Eva Solís, spokeswoman for Cenderos, believes that the issue of assistance to migrants is somewhat complex […]
Archives for October 16, 2019
The US accuses man for laundering money from Costa Rica
The United States Department of Justice accused a man of at least five money laundering offenses through sports betting that were handled from Costa Rica. The authorities pointed out that it is a man from Chicago who ran the illegal sports betting business and also would have hidden the income during a bankruptcy process. The […]
Nearly 450 cases of mumps have been confirmed in prisons
From mid-September to date, health authorities account for 437 cases of mumps in the country. Of the total affected, 357 are prisoners and 80 are prison officials. In order to prevent the spread of the virus, the judicial and health authorities decided to extend the prohibition of visits in several prisons. As part of the […]
Costa Rica has its first Biomedical Research Center
The country has a new Biomedical Research Center, which will enhance scientific contributions in health. This center, jointly built between the Costa Rican Agency for Biomedical Research (ACIB) and Fundación Inciensa (Funin), will be inaugurated on Friday, October 18th, at Finca La Flor, located in Liberia, Guanacaste. According to Dr. Paula González, Director of ACIB, […]
Family received an unexpected visit from a cougar in Puntarenas
A cougar decided to visit a family on Tuesday morning in El Alto de Capulín, in Puntarenas. The animal was in the courtyard of the house, located 500 meters from Palenque Lagunilla. After observing it, the owners of the house called the authorities to ask for help. Firefighters from the Garabito station moved units M-10 […]
Territory of Zaguates is looking for human behind brutal aggression against defenseless puppy
Territory of Zaguates asks the population for help to locate the person responsible for a brutal assault on a puppy. Apparently, a man was walking with three fight dogs that will have attacked the defenseless puppy. Please, if someone has the complete information on this disgusting person, send it to us. If you are afraid […]