The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office requested Freddy González’ preventive detention, former cooperative coordinator of one of Antonio Álvarez Desanti’s moviments. González was arrested on March 28th after 18 raids conducted in 11 cooperatives. He is accused of being the leader of a criminal structure that diverted more than ¢ 9 billion from the cooperatives. He is […]

In January, thanks to an Executive Decree, teleworking for employees from the public sector was accepted as a palliative measure due to the closure of La Platina bridge. Last week, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT) enabled the passage in the 3 new lanes in Alajuela-San José direction and the 6 lanes should […]

Jardines del Recuerdo-Pozuelo road surface marking project will last one more day. As consequence, works will finish on March 30th. The work will be carried out from 10 at night until 5 in the morning of the following day. According to Luis Carlos Gómez, from the National Council of Roads, by doing this, the entire […]

A 19-year-old woman was severely burned after someone set fire to the lot where she was hiding to avoid being a rape victim in Los Guido de Desamparados. Apparently, the young woman is homeless and someone wanted to abuse her, so she got into the vacant lot and the perpetrator set her on fire. The woman […]

On Wednesday morning, The Red Cross was informed of a man who presented behavioral alterations in a hotel in Manuel Antonio. However, when the ambulance arrived, the subject was dead. Although it has not been confirmed, apparently it is a foreigner who had been staying in a hotel in the area. The subject’s identification is […]

More than a month ago, after four cyclists’ death in Tres Ríos, President Luis Guillermo Solís asked to create a comprehensive plan to assist those who ride a bicycle . Last week, Deputy Minister of Transport Liza Castillo assured that the plan was waiting for its final revision. Minister of Communication Mauricio Herrera informed that the […]