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The OIJ found the suspect of killing 5 students in Liberia

February 3, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Authorities from the Judicial Investigation Agency detained the suspect of massacring five university students in Liberia. It is a man surnamed Ríos Mairena and he is 33 years old. The subject was a victims’ neighbor and he was family of the people who rented the house: this is how he had direct access to the […]

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Winds and and isolated rains are expected today

February 3, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Thanks to a high pressure system, there could be wind gusts from 60 km/h to 90 km/h in both Guanacaste and throughout the Central Valley, this would also make the sensation of heat to be much lower than normal. In addition, according to the report from the National Meteorological Institute (IMN), partial cloudiness will occur […]

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These women survived cancer and they want to rejoin society

February 3, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Leidy Hernández, a 30-year-old woman, did not know about her ability on craftsmanship. 8 months ago, in the midst of her therapies to fight colon cancer, she discovered her talent and now she wants to show her products. Leidy faces, like many women survivors of cancer, a new struggle: rejoining herself in a job, that […]

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More people are working from home to avoid traffic jams

February 3, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Workers from several public institutions have joined the modality of teleworking to avoid spending hours in the traffic jams generated by the closures on the bridge over Virilla River. After the decree allowing this modality, 758 people accepted the measure. They are people who had to cross the bridge. We are receiving information from institutions, […]

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Minister Mora insists on the need to reform bill 20.001 to guarantee equal opportunities for women

February 3, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Alejandra Mora, minister of the Status of Women and Executive President of the National Institute of Women (INAMU), insists on the need to reform bill 20.001 to guarantee equal opportunities in positions of political designation. Mora said that since the proportionality of women’s political participation in electoral processes has been applied, inclusion has increased. In […]

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The CTP can’t establish a fare since that is ARESEP responsability

February 3, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The Attorney General’s Office determined that it wasn’t the Public Transportation Council (CTP) responsability to authorize a special service from Alajuela to San José, which Tuasa intended to provide. The executive trip would have cost ₡ 1,200. However, the usual rate is 500 colones for trips with stops and ₡ 520 if it is a […]

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