On Wednesday afternoon a light vehicle hit the train. The accident happened in the sector of Rio Segundo in front of Santiago supermarket in Alajuela. According to the communications department of the Red Cross, the driver of the vehicle, who was aware and oriented, only have minor bruises. The patient did not need to be […]
Police stops illegal logging in Guatuso forest and wetland
A complaint received in the police delegation of the Public Force allowed the officers to stop illegal logging activities in El Bosque de San Rafael neighborhood in Guatuso on Tuesday. According to the police report, the alert was received at 10:20 a.m., so the agents immediately went to the place. Upon arriving at the site, […]
Organizations against reforms on Animal Abuse Bill
The inclusion (or not) of wildlife in the animal abuse bill confronts non-governmental organizations working on environmental issues. While the Conservation Federation of Costa Rica (FECON) asked for them to be excluded, Preserve Planet maintains its firm position that they should be included in the bill. FECON has a fixed position in the controversy generated […]
Security officials deny shooting against Vice President Fallas
On Tuesday, security officials denied that the vehicle in which Vice President Helio Fallas was traveling was involved in a shooting that occurred on Monday in Montes de Oca and ensured that Fallas’ life was never in danger. The Public Force denies that the Vice President of the Republic, Mr. Helio Fallas Venegas, traveled in […]
Oil reaches the lowest price of the year
Crude oil fell to its lowest price of the year in New York on a market worried about the offer on the eve of the United States release its weekly report on crude oil reserves. The light sweet crude (WTI) price fell 88 cents to $ 47.34 on the last day of contract deals for […]
These are the changes of the new Costa Rican passport
The Immigration Department started printing new passports, which come with three changes aimed at increasing the security measures of the documents. The following pictures show the changes: This is the F series and it has been printing since the beginning of March. The lot consists of 400 thousand passports. In 2016, only 267,346 passport requests […]