A fire caused 10 thousand square meters of scrubland to burn on Wednesday night in La Garita de Alajuela. According to the Fire Department, there were no people affected. However, there is a concern that so far this year, more than 8,000 fire incidents have occurred in as scrublands, forests, garbage deposits and other outdoor […]

Telework is gaining ground in the country, since the institutional productivity of the entities that applied it increased by 20%. This is one of the main data revealed by the First Report on the State of Telework in Costa Rica. The study was presented on Thursday morning and it was conducted by the International Center […]

During an operation against illegal fishing carried out yesterday, some fishermen reacted aggressively. These people threw stones and beat five police officers of the Public Force. The incident occurred in Playa Manzanillo in the Gulf of Nicoya. According to Carlos Hidalgo, a spokesman for the Ministry of Public Security, they have a prisoner for aggravated […]

The Costa Rican Legislative Assembly condemned the dissolution of the Venezuelan Parliament by the Supreme Court of Justice of that country. The motion was approved with 27 votes in favor, but it had 12 against: 4 from the Citizen Action Party (PAC) and the legislative branch of Frente Amplio. In view of the decision taken […]

A new synthetic drug has caught the attention of national authorities. Isopentyl nitrite is now a threat mainly used in gay bars. National authorities report that the drug is already in neighboring countries, such as Panama. Although no cases have been detected in Costa Rica, it is believed that they could appear at any time. […]