Five men must serve a nine-year and 10 months sentence in prison, after the Quepos and Parrita prosecutors proved they are guilty of committing the crime of drug trafficking. The sentence was issued by the Criminal Court of the area on Monday afternoon. They are the Costa Ricans Rafael Duarte Ramírez and the brothers Michael […]
Do you want to be a drug enforcement cop?
The Drug Control Police (PCD) is recruiting new agents to work with the entity. The Ministry of Security explained that the entity fights against national and international drug trafficking. The positions are available to both men and women. The basic requirements are: -Being Costa Rican. -Having a B1 license. -Having a bachelors degree in secondary […]
Blood donation in Latin America is insufficient
Although the number of blood donors has increased in recent years, it is still far from the global goal: that all people donate repeatedly. This is revealed by a recent report of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), launched as part of the World Blood Donor Day, held every June 14th. According to the study, […]
FARC delivers weapons to UN in second phase of disarmament in Colombia
The FARC delivered a batch of rifles, guns, grenade launchers and rocket launchers to the UN mission in Colombia, in compliance with the second phase of the disarmament process envisaged in the peace pact signed by guerrillas and the government. It is a very important step to abandon weapons,” said President Juan Manuel Santos in […]
Poás gas plume reaches 1 kilometer
Poás Volcano is currently emitting a gas plume that reaches up to one kilometer in the sky. According to Guillermo Alvarado, from the National Seismological Network (RSN), seismographs mainly record LF earthquakes and several VTs. The tremor signal is small.” He added that the plume is quite vertical, with a height that fluctuates about 1 […]
Project to simplify adult adoption makes progress
On Tuesday, the Social Affairs Committee of the Legislative Assembly affirmed a bill to simplify the adoption of people over 18 years old. This initiative seeks to amend article 106 of the Family Code so that the age gap between the adopted person and the adopter is reduced to 10 years, as long as the […]