diarrhea is not only uncomfortable, it can be a warning: you should change your health habits. According to doctor Ana Teresa Abreu, a gastroenterologist from Sanofi pharmaceutical company, the main causes of diarrhea are a poor diet, lack of hydration and stress. According to the doctor, there is a direct communication between gut microbes and […]
Lucky: another dog attacked with a machete
On Wednesday, a dog named Lucky was savagely attacked in Salitrillos Aserrí. A man hit it with a machete on the back. Francia Ramírez, Lucky’s owner, explained that her dog escaped from the house and started fighting with another animal. Then, an angry neighbor took the knife out from his belt and attacked her dog. […]
27 drug laboratories were destroyed in Colombia
National Police confirmed that Colombian authorities destroyed 27 clandestine drug laboratories and seized 615 kilos of cocaine as well as supplies used for cocaine’s production. It ocurred during an operation near the border with Ecuador. Deputy director of the anti-narcotics police squad, Colonel Ricardo Alarcón, explained that as part of the operation, which involved several […]
There’s strength in numbers: three groups, one movement
Three groups decided to join forces and created the Movimiento de Convergencia Cívico Nacional (National-Civic Convergence Movement). Their slogan is “there’s strength in numbers” These groups are Foro x CR, Ya no más RECOPE and No a los privilegios y abusos de los sindicatos costarricenses (No to privileges and abuses from Costa Rican unions). The […]
Desamparados wants more security
On July 24th, a 4-year-old girl was victim of a shooting. It occurred in San Miguel de Desamparados. The bullets aimed at a man, but they reached her when she was watching a soccer game. According to community leaders, this situation highlights the violence they are living in. Jesús Corrales, Committee of Sports and Recreation’s […]
There is a new law against animal abuse!
Representatives from different political parties, activists and the Presidential House celebrated the approval, in first reading, of the new Animal Abuse Law. The initiative was approved with 50 votes in favor. Only 4 people voted against it: three members from Movimiento Libertario (Otto Guevara, José Alberto Alfaro and Natalia Díaz) and Partido de Liberación Nacional’s […]