On Sunday, officers from the Border Police and the Ministry of Public Security intercepted a truck in La Gamba de Golfito (south zone), carrying a cargo of cocaine. As confirmed on Monday morning by the Press Office of the Ministry of Public Security, the contraband was hidden under a false floor in the vehicle. The […]
WHO: Pollution kills 1.7 million children
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than a quarter of the deaths of children under five years old are attributable to environmental pollution. Each year, environmental risks -pollution of indoor and outdoor air, passive smoking, unsafe water, insufficient hygiene- kill 1.7 million children under five years old worldwide: – 570 thousand children die […]
These are the 6 nationalities banned by Trump’s new immigration decree
On Monday, President Donald Trump signed a new decree that temporarily bans immigrants and refugees from six predominantly Muslim countries from visiting the United States. The decree bans people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. However, those who have valid visas and residence permits will be able to enter the country, according to […]
Public policy to protect wetlands
Costa Rica has more than two thousand wetlands that already have a public policy to protect them, thanks to a year and a half work done by the Ministry of Environment and Energy and the National System of Conservation Areas, with technical and financial support from the United Nations Program for Development and its Wetlands […]
SVA transferred 2 native children to medical centers
A 10-year-old girl who was bitten by a snake and a 9-month-old baby with a burnt limb were taken to medical centers by the authorities of the Directorate of Air Surveillance Service (SVA) from the Ministry of Public Security. The SVA moved these two native minors in the police helicopter, which delved into the towns […]
Fines for illegal transport services are still suspended
The Regulatory Authority for Public Services (ARESEP) suspended the fines related to unauthorized public transport service delivery (including Uber), and they remain so. Illegal actions in transport of persons can be punished by the Traffic Law (immediate fine) or ARESEP Act (administrative fine). However, since last year, ARESEP reported that no sanction could be issued […]