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Federal judges suspended president Donald Trump’s new decree

March 17, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Federal judges have suspended president Donald Trump’s new decree, which closes the borders of the United States to people from six predominantly-Muslim countries, and they promised a judicial battle. Hawaiian Judge Derrick Watson said that suspending the decree would avoid “irreparable damage” and ruled out that an emergency appeal could reverse his decision. The new […]

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Prisoners build dormitories with their own resources

March 16, 2017 by Staff News Writer

With their own resources, 48 prisoners working in the TO Project, built their dormitories in the Center of Institutional Attention of Cartago. The modules have a capacity for 48 people and were raised and financed by the population that participated in the project called TO, which cooperates with the prisoners since 2009. We are committed […]

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20 drug gangs have been dismantled in 2017

March 16, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The investigations carried out by the Drug Control Police (PCD) officers resulted in 20 drug gangs being dismantled in Costa Rica. As reflected by statistics of the PCD, 15 of these gangs operated locally and eight of them were family-based. The other 5 gangs operated internationally. For the authorities of the PCD citizen’s denunciation is […]

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More questioning for Ana Cristina Trejos

March 16, 2017 by Staff News Writer

On Wednesday, Juan Marín, legislator from the National Liberation Party, questioned the appointment of Ana Cristina Trejos on the board of the Banking Mortgage Bank (BANHVI) in the Legislative Assembly Marín believes this appointment may be illegal based on what is stated in Article 15, paragraph C of the Law of the National Financial System, […]

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3 possible cases of microcephaly by zika

March 16, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Data from the Ministry of Health revealed on Wednesday show that there would be 3 possible cases of microcephaly associated with zika. The first case is a baby in Puntarenas, whose test results were negative, even though his mother had the virus last year. There are 2 probable cases in the province of Puntarenas. One […]

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Toucan was rescued in Puntarenas

March 16, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Officers of the Public Force carried out an unsual rescue in Monte Verde, Puntarenas. They received a domestic violence report from a farm in San Luis, and they found a toucan that was injured and could not fly. The officers had to walk about 500 meters inside the property and while doing so, a person […]

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