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Priest linked to abuses in OIJ cells found dead

October 29, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The judicial police confirmed the death of a 62-year-old man in one of the cells of the Judicial Investigation Agency in Limón. The finding was made this Sunday. The deceased was identified as Porras, an evangelical priest. The man was arrested last week and was linked to child abuse. The authorities believe that Porras took […]

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Exhibition on trans people was destroyed at the National University

October 25, 2017 by Staff News Writer

A group of six students from the National University of Costa Rica (UNA) reported the destruction of their photographic exhibition on trans people, which they placed in this school as part of a project. They believe this was an act of discrimination. In the images some trans people from Costa Rica are seen posing for […]

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One of the most wanted in Costa Rica was caught

October 25, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The Municipal Police of San José (MSJ) arrested Alfredo Fallas Garro, one of the 10 most wanted by the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ). Fallas Garro was on the list of the most wanted by the OIJ, which was released this week by the authorities. According to the Municipal Police, the arrest took place at the […]

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50-thousand-cubic-meter landslide affected Jorco’s riverbed

October 25, 2017 by Staff News Writer

There was a major landslide in Higuito sector on Wednesday, which covered Jorco River in San Miguel de Desamparados, as seen in the video. According to Gilberth Jiménez, mayor of Desamparados and president of the Municipal Emergency Committee, the collapse was 50,000 cubic meters that fell on Jorco River, which covered a part of the […]

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Costa Ricans’ data will be in the hands of official questioned by espionage

October 25, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Mario Redondo, legislator and presidential candidate for the Christian Democratic Alliance (ADC), denounced on Wednesday that the executive president of the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE), Carlos Obregón, made a decision that seriously jeopardizes the confidentiality of information of all Costa Ricans: transferring all the logical security personnel of the network to the administrative area, […]

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Peruvian coyote arrested with 6 Ecuadorians in Golfito

October 25, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The Border Police of the Ministry of Public Security arrested an alleged coyote in a mountainous area of Guaycará de Golfito, in the southern part of the country. The Costa Rican national is named Agüero who, according to official reports, was guiding six Ecuadorians to circumvent immigration controls, as well as various police checkpoints. This […]

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