Students from public universities are not only going to protest on Tuesday, they will also do it on Wednesday. Through its social networks, the Federation of Students of the University of Costa Rica (FEUCR) announced that the protests in front of the Presidential House will be extended until Wednesday. The students, driven by the university’s […]
Archives for October 21, 2019
Nine countries commit to the rights of people of African descent
Costa Rica and eight other countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region committed to promoting public policies that promote full respect for the rights of people of African descent in the region. The “San José Commitment” was welcomed by Costa Rica, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Mexico, Uruguay and Venezuela, at the end of […]
Hondurans demonstrate to support their president designated as a narco
Thousands of government supporters marched this Sunday in the Honduran capital in support of President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was designated as drug trafficker in a trial against his younger brother, sentenced on Friday in a New York Court. More than 7,000 supporters of the official National Party (PN, right), according to estimates by journalists, […]
Trade unionists call for support to Albino Vargas, accused of instigation
With a video published on social networks, the leadership of the National Association of Public Employees (ANEP), headed in this case by the deputy secretary Wálter Quesada, called its affiliates to support Albino Vargas in the judicial case against him for the alleged offense of instigation. ANEP leadership asked its members to show up on […]
Three Americans were vicitms of a deadly crash in La Cruz
The driver of the trailer involved in the traffic accident in which four people died on Friday night was driving under the influence of alcohol. The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) confirmed that the subject, a Salvadoran, was tested twice. Both tests were positive. The event occurred in La Cruz sector in Guanacaste, where a trailer […]
Fugitive wanted by the FBI for 20 years was arrested in Escazú
A man who was wanted by the FBI for more than 20 years was captured while riding in a taxi in Escazu. The subject has pending charges with the US authorities for fraud in the states of Michigan and Oregon. The arrest was executed by the Municipal Police of Escazú, after being informed of the […]