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Get ready for a year full of politics

January 2, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Although some of the names of the presidential candidates for 2018 were revealed since 2016, politics will explode this year. 2017 will experience a first semester of infighting within each party, and a fully pre-election second semester, paving the way towards what will be the elections of February 4th, 2018. Today it seems far away, […]

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You didn’t study or lose weight in 2016? Don’t let it happen again!

January 2, 2017 by Staff News Writer

It happens in the best families: the last days of each year we are filled with purposes that fade away in January as quickly as your Christmas bonus. Dieting, studying, saving money to finally go on vacation or changing jobs, are always listed every year. If every year you set the same goal but don’t […]

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Police seized 2,000 crack stones and 100 grams of cocaine in Belén

January 2, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Fuerza Pública officers seized 2,000 crack stones and 100 grams of cocaine in Belén, Heredia on December 31st. According to the Department of Communications of the entity, the Police Delegation of Belén received an alert call and, in response, they sent a unit to the street parallel to the company Firestone, where they stopped a […]

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Coast Guard intercepts boat with 756 kilos of cocaine

January 2, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The Coast Guard confiscated 756 kilos of cocaine in was made in Punta Burica, near Panama. The drug was traveling in a boat with no flag and 3 foreign subjects on board. The detainees were identified with the surnames Perea and Torres, both Colombian nationals, while the captain of the boat is an Ecuadorian citizen […]

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Man tried to run over police officer to flee with smuggling of liquor

January 2, 2017 by Staff News Writer

A man named Rodriguez, who was traveling with about 1,700 units of liquor illegally brought into the country, was arrested by the security forces. The incident occurred on Saturday morning in Limoncito of Coto Brus, during a roadblock performed by the security forces in the border with Panama. Rodríguez not only disrespected the stop sign […]

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Vehicle restriction starts again on Monday

January 2, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The holidays are over and reality is back, so the vehicle restriction resumes on Monday, January 2nd. Today, the vehicles whose plates end in 1 or 2 cannot enter downtown San José. The authorities of the Transit Police suspended the ban on December 26th, preceding the activities that were developed in San José and the […]

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