Puerto Rican, pineapple growers went to courts from that country with a single goal: to get an order from the Department of Agriculture (DA) to prohibit the importation of Costa Rican, pineapple seed. According to the complaint, Costa Rican seeds would be related to diseases that affect the Puerto Rican industry. National seeds are imported […]
Ana Zelaya: “I want to reach America before Trump takes office”
Ana Zelaya is terrorized due to the harassment her children suffer from gangs who control her neighborhood and she is determined to take them to the United States. She hopes, though, to get there before elected-President Donald Trump builds the wall he promised in order to curb the influx of undocumented immigrants like her. The […]
Costa Rica’s renewable energy plan will not stop
If the projections do not change, Costa Rica’s fame for its 100%, renewable energy plan will continue extending throughout the world. The behavior highlighted by the international media in 2016 could be repeated next year. According to the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE), the use of bunker fuel to produce energy will not have a […]
ICODER requested to investigate 5 officials from the municipality of San Carlos
Nidia Jiménez, legislator from Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC), informed that The Costa Rican Institute of Sport and Recreation (ICODER) requested the Public Prosecutor to investigate 5 officials from the Municipality of San Carlos for alleged irregularities in the construction of the athletic track for the last National Games. According to the complaint, ICODER provided 1,300 million […]
A Panaminian citizen swallowed 30 doses of crack
The Police Delegation of Barrio Mexico arrested a subject who swallowed 30 doses of crack. As reported by Carlos Hidalgo, spokesman of the Ministry of Public Security, it is a Panamanian surnamed Reyna, who after being caught on 5th Avenue to 6th Street, put the stones in the mouth. The individual became aggressive and then […]
Desamparados is being signposted!
The Municipality of Desamparados is signposting several sectors of the canton. The work has focused on horizontal and vertical signs to improve road safety in troubled places. Among the benefited sectors there are the pedestrian crossing from Fátima to Patarrá, the advanced stop line alongside Plaza de Gravilias and Sector 2 (Ebais) and the advanced […]