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The National Customs Service has held tons of goods since October 2015

November 8, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The National Customs Service has held several tons of goods since October 2015 due to several irregularities. This action is the result of a management plan started by the Monitoring of Customs Division in 2015. As a result, it was possible to stop the entry of goods, mostly online purchases, from companies which have not […]

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The construction of the new bridge on Virilla River will start in January, 2017

November 8, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Companies interested in building a new 3-lane bridge on Virilla River, on Route 32, could submit bids until November 7th. On the same day, at 2:00 pm, the received bids were presented and studied in order to award the project. According to Oldemar Sagot, an engineer from the Executive Unit of the National Roads Authority, […]

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Drugs and bodies were found in a house in Quepos

November 8, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) confirmed that 3 out of the 4 dead bodies found in a house in Pueblo Real, Quepos, were in the garage of a house. One of the victims’ last name is Flores. Outside the house, another 32-year-old man, surnamed Azofeifa Valderrama, was found. In addition, there was a significant amount […]

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The Costa Rican Democracy’s Day was celebrated

November 8, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The highest authorities of the national government met on Monday to commemorate The Costa Rican Democracy’s Day, where they discussed the challenges that face the democratic system. According to President Luis Guillermo Solís, this date reflects a need to strengthen the democratic system in which social pacts, transparency in institutions and possible reform of the […]

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A man was sentenced to 3 years in prison but he will not go to jail

November 8, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The Criminal Court of San José sentenced to three years in prison a bus driver surnamed Campos Campos for Marlon Evans Salazar’s death, which occurred in May 2013 in Paseo Colón. Campos was convicted for the crime of involuntary manslaughter. However, he will not go to jail because he will enjoy the conditional execution of […]

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An expensive joke: a man will have to pay 51,300 dollars for telling there was a bomb in a plane

November 7, 2016 by Staff News Writer

An Indian citizen, who threw a false bomb alert at the international airport of Geneva, will pay 51,300 dollars to the police to offset the costs of his joke. The police will send the fine to the 39-year-old man who lives in Montreux, on the shores of Leman Lake. His identity has not been revealed. […]

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