Gerardo Alonso Ríos Mairena, a 34-year-old bricklayer, was sentenced to 216 years in prison for the murder of five university students, which occurred in the La Victoria neighborhood of Liberia in Guanacaste. In the trial against the subject, which began on January 22nd, the Deputy Prosecutor’s Office of Liberia requested a total of 215 years […]

Several people have requested to adopt the newborn baby that was abandoned in the cathedral of Cartago. However, it is not about asking for it, but about qualifying to be her family. Elizabeth Ballestero, technical manager of the National Board of Children (PANI) explained that the girl is well, in very good health, and is […]

On Tuesday afternoon, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) and the Organization of American States (OAS) signed the observation agreement for the national elections next Sunday. The document was signed by the president of the TSE, Luis Antonio Sobrado and by Andrés Pastrana, former president of Colombia, who is the head of the OAS mission in […]

The Fire Department has a new tool to face emergencies. The USAR Group of the Fire Department is testing the new equipment to search for trapped people in collapsed structures. The practice was carried out at the facilities of the National Fire Academy in San Antonio de Desamparados,” reported the fire department. In that place, […]

The Swiss airline Edelweisss announced that it will add a third weekly flight in September. Currently, the Airbus A340-300 operates the route on Tuesdays and Fridays, and from September onwards it will also fly on Sundays. The company reported that it transported approximately 80% European and 20% Costa Rican passengers in its first nine months […]

The Chamber of Exporters of Costa Rica (CADEXCO) and the Chamber of Ship-owners and Vapor Agents (NAVE) have been waiting five months for the commissioning of two gantry cranes in Moín. According to the representatives of both Chambers, the cranes that were valued at $16 million are not yet in operation, although they had to […]