The Municipality of Tibás is holding the traditional celebrations of San Juan Bautista, after 20 years of absence. The festivities seek to rescue the union of the residents of the canton. Some of the programmed activities are carousels, traditional games, artisans’ fair, dances, marimar, masquerade and San Juan race. The street in front of the […]
Suspect of human trafficking in Los Chiles was arrested
On Saturday, Border police arrested a Costa Rican man named Picado for crime of human trafficking, after guiding three Nicaraguans to Costa Rica. According to the authorities’ report, the Costa Rican attempted to take foreigners to downtown Los Chiles, passing through an unauthorized border area, in the Tablillas sector. The Nicaraguans named Pérez, Rodríguez and […]
Sancarleños seek to promote use of semi-urban vegetable patchs
Jacqueline and Joseph Vargas are two enterprising siblings from Venecia de San Carlos, who are interested in promoting a healthy lifestyle in Costa Rican. Therefore, they decided to create their own company to build and market semi-urban vegetable gardens. Their project consists of turning any small urban space into an ideal place for anyone to […]
Refugees in Costa Rica had a party this weekend
This weekend, the World Refugee Day and the National Refugee Day were held in Costa Rica with the IntegrArte Festival, held at the National Center for Culture (Cenac). Yesterday, hundreds of people were present at the activity. An entrepreneurship fair was held, which shows the work and contribution made by the refugees in the country. […]
Ministry of Security joins transparency network
The Ministry of Public Security signed the letter of commitment to citizenship before the Office of the Ombudsman to become part of the Inter-Agency Transparency Network that fights against corruption. The Deputy Minister of Public Security, Bernardita Marín Salazar, stated that this is the 71st institution to join this agreement. As part of this network, […]
Neighbors of Río Naranjo organize to recover park
The neighbors of Río Naranjo de Bagaces, in Guanacaste, are organizing to recover the park of the town, as they report it has been abandoned for the last six years. Marco Prado, president of the local Sports Committee, explained that the court is registered in the name of the association of community development, but that […]