From September to date, Ana Gabriela Ross Foundation, has received several calls from people who were defrauded or tried to be defrauded on behalf of that organization. Victoria Ross, president of the foundation, declared that victims were called to inform them them that they have supposedly won half a million colones and a flat screen. […]
Colombian won a Costa Rican competition
On November 3rd, the first stage of the 24th edition of Ruta de los Conquistadores took place. Great emotions were part of the 10-kilometer route. Colombian Luis Mejia was the first competitor to reach the finish line with a time of 4 hours, 36 minutes and 32 seconds. About 400 competitors took the start in […]
President Sac: “I’m innocent”
Salvadoran president Antonio Saca (2004-2009) declared himself innocent of the charges of illegal association, embezzlement and money laundering committed by allegedly diverting 246 million dollars from public funds to private accounts. Saca, his private, former secretaries, Elmer Charlaix, Julio Rank and César Funes, were accused on October 31st before the Fourth Court of Peace of […]
Beware! Alajuela-San José road will be closed at 2pm
Today, at rush hour, the trusses of one of the Virilla Bridge’s new rail, in General Cañas highway, will be moved to the place, forcing the closure of Alajuela-San José road. The closure will take place from 2 pm to 4 pm, from the junction of EPA in Belén for heavy trucks, while light vehicles […]
Health 2.0: a new trend among patients of this century
From your cellphone you can keep track of what you eat, the way you exercise, schedules of your medications and there are applications that help you “to be sure” about some symptoms … That useful it is “Health 2.0”! The patient from the XXI century is increasingly used to search for valuable information on diagnoses, […]
A police officer was part of a gang that stole vehicles
The Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) confirmed that the security forces’ police officer linked to a car-theft gang had been working for the institution for 8 years. Castillo Meléndez is 33 years old and he worked along with 2 other subjects under this criminal scheme. Pablo Calvo, head of the OIJ in Heredia, reported that authorities […]