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Green burials: a new way to help the enviroment

January 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Deciding how and where to be buried is not a topic that everyone likes to talk about, but there are options and the green burials are the new trend that is gaining ground. According to the Ecology Global Network, the world population now exceeds 7 billion people, with approximately 150,000 deaths a day. This means […]

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“El Gato”, the new drug that threatens young people

January 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

There is a new drug known as El Gato. Its target are adolescents. Authorities are worried because of the number of young people who have been assisted in the last weeks due to the use of Ketamina. This drug represents the diversification of drug traffickers who are looking for new products and markets. It is […]

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If you are paying an alimoy, do not forget the school payment

January 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Those people who pay alimony must also pay the school payment before January 31st. This means that those who pay their children’s alimony, must deposit the money corresponding to the purchase of supplies and uniforms for 2017 school year. It doesn’t matter whether or not the worker receives a school wage, as established in the […]

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An artificial reef was installed in Hermosa beach

January 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

With the support of 8 divers from the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE) and waste electrical insulators, the installation of an artificial reef was started in Hermosa beach, Guanacaste. From December 2016 to January 2017, 52 structures were installed in the bottom of the sea, to an 8-and-9 depth. The results have been satisfactory […]

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The suspect of murdering 5 young people in Liberia is a 40-year-old man

January 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Walter Espinoza, director of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ), said that a 40-year-old man is the main suspect of murdering 5 young people in Liberia. He has a Chinese-letter tattoo on his back near the right shoulder. His height and nationality are unknown. Authorities did not give details of the suspect’s relationship with the victims, […]

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A bill aims to help visually-impaired people

January 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

A bill that would allow visually-impaired people to access and reproduce books and texts without being sanctioned was affirmatively ruled by the Disability Affairs Committee of the Legislative Assembly. Legislator Óscar Pérez explained that at present, that possibility does not exist because the Copyright Law does not allow to do so. The legislator indicated that […]

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