At least six earthquakes have shaken the Pacific coast and one more to the province of Alajuela this Sunday, December 29th, according to data from the National Seismological Network (RSN). The last movement was perceived at 5:05 pm, 11 km southwest of Ceiba, with a magnitude of 4, 42 km deep. These are the other […]
Authorities score against drug traffickers
The National Coast Guard Service finished emptying 2,500 liters of diesel from the semi-submersible boat confiscated on December 25th in Costa Rican Pacific waters. The operation was carried out by the Police in order to protect the environment, to prevent possible fuel spills from contaminating the sea or the ground where the semi-submersible rests after […]
Authorities discovered marijuana lab while trying to help alleged victim of robbery
A man was arrested on suspicion of committing the crimes of marijuana cultivation and illegal possession of a permitted weapon. The Deputy Prosecutor’s Office against Drug Trafficking and Related Crimes managed to order a month of preventive detention against the man named Octaviano Novoa. The precautionary measure was accepted by the Extraordinary Criminal Court of […]
OVISOCORI: 603 earthquakes were registered in November
More than 600 earthquakes were registered in November, according to a report by the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) of the National University (UNA). The 602 events had local magnitudes that ranged between -1.0 and 5.4, but only 11 were reported as perceived by the population through the website and the different […]
San José Municipality employees ended strike
The employees of the Municipality of San José ended the strike that started on Monday. The workers, mainly urban cleaners, ended the protest after the municipal authorities promised to give them full new uniforms no later than January 13th, 2020. The delivery, said Gerardo Chacón, head of the Department of Material Resources and Services of […]
Security says it has no legal competence to evict Venezuelan residence
The Ministry of Public Security it has “no competence” to solve the request to evict a property belonging to the Venezuelan state, which is located in Los Yoses, canton of Montes de Oca. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs had ordered the eviction of this property since last October. The property was given by the regime […]