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New political party promises to fight for animals

December 2, 2016 by Staff News Writer

A new political party will seek seats in Congress in 2018 and from there it will fight for the welfare of animals. The group, called Partido Animalista San José, was formed on Tuesday and began working on the requirements to enroll in February 2017 before the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE). Alejandro Fonseca, president of the […]

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Farewell crowd for Luis Alberto Monge

December 2, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Hundreds of people outside the Metropolitan Cathedral said their goodbyes to former president Luis Alberto Monge, who died last Tuesday because of a cardiorespiratory arrest. After completing the State Funeral, many citizens stood in front of the Church to applaud the former Costa Rican leader during the period from 1982 to 1986. The religious ceremony […]

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Luis Alberto Monge’s letter to Solís

December 2, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Days ago, president Luis Guillermo Solís received a letter from former president Luis Alberto Monge, in which he apologized in advance for his absence in the celebration of the anniversary of the abolition of the army. Monge’s reasons for his absence were health issues. Death surprised the former president on November 29th. Solís read the […]

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Image of President Solís improves after the emergency

December 2, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The work of President Luis Guillermo Solís commanding the Emergency Operations Center in the past two weeks, due to Hurricane Otto, improved his image before the public. The public opinion found in the comments of social networks are mostly positive, regarding the actions of the President and his government team to face the crisis initiated […]

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Thief disguised as Police Officer was arrested

December 2, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Three subjects assaulted a shop selling household appliances on Wednesday, but Police caught up to them while they were fleeing with the goods and a police uniform in San José. The Public Force received an alert of assault in Importadora Monge in Avenue 8 and after the deployment, they stopped a taxi, with a man […]

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Children in Cartago blow their imaginations with robotics

December 2, 2016 by Staff News Writer

On Thursday morning, students from Cacique School in Guargo, Cartago, presented a prototype of a smart house, a robotic arm to solve Rubik’s Cube, cars that move to the beat of the music, others with advertising messages against smoking and a smart wheelchair with entertainment screen included, among other things. Children in vulnerable situations and […]

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