On October 2nd, four innocent people were killed in a shoot-out between “Ojos Bellos” and “Gato Cole” gangs, the strongest criminal groups in Limón. The fight killed an 11-year-old boy, a 15-year-old teenager and two mothers who were spending some time at the beach with their children. According to Wálter Espinoza, director of the Judicial […]
A campaign to have a clean city
Only in 2016, the local government collected more than 565 tons of waste from public roads. Rolando Rodríguez, mayor of Cartago, declared that despite the efforts made by the municipality to have a clean city, many people throw garbage in vacant lots, which end up becoming clandestine dumps. We need people to commit to not […]
The MEP highlighted four elements that allowed to reduce exclusion
The MEP highlights four elements that allowed to reduce exclusion. 18 Regional Directorates located throughout the country decreased the exclusion percentage. All educational levels recorded a decrease of 0.6%. When compared to 2015, the percentages had a decrease of 13.1% in night-education levels, 0.3% in elementary level an 0.8% in secondary level. What was the key? […]
In 2015, the Treasury’s auditor urged authorities to monitor foreign loans
In December 2015, the Treasury’s auditor urged authorities to monitor foreign loans. To date, that inspection is incomplete. According to Melvin Quirós, deputy director of Public Credit, some reccomendations have been implemented, but others haven’t. The official indicated that from the report, the provisions have been fulfilled and they’ve been able to: -Consolidate the Department […]
A 5-year-old girl was forced to eat soap
A 5-year-old girl was whipped with a plastic hose and she has scars on her back. The little girl was tied up, hidden in the mezzanine of the house and she had cigarrettes burns in her stomach and chest. In addition, she was forced to eat soap, her hair had fallen due to malnutrition, and […]
Denuncia Salud App, a new way to report pollution problems
With a 5-second video, you can report pollution problems, as well as terrible health services, plagues and more things that could affect your health. The Ministry of Health makes it easy through an application called “Denuncia Salud”. According to minister Fernando Llorca, after recording the video, the data is saved and allows you to add […]