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Chavarría: “cartels are training Central American criminals”

February 22, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Attorney General Jorge Chavarría assured that Costa Rican and Central American criminals are being trained in Mexican territory to learn the mothodology used by the cartels and then apply it in Central America. The complaint was made by Chavarría in an interview with El Universal Mexican newspaper. Chavarría revealed that Mexican cartels are recruiting Central […]

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AyA: “Bagaces residents can trust the water they drink”

February 21, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Being cocerned about the water they consume became a daily experience in some communities from Bagaces, Guanacaste. Arsenic in the precious liquid does not disappear. However, the Aqueducts and Sewers Institute (AyA) assure that its levels have lowered. We are continuously monitoring our arsenic-removing plants. When the concentration rises to more than 7, we immediately […]

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Drones are forbidden at La Sabana Metropolitan Park

February 21, 2017 by Staff News Writer

La Sabana Metropolitan Park offers a great scenery and it is much better if you look at it from the sky. Many people took advantage of the heights thanks to the drones. However, the Costa Rican Institute of Sport and Recreation (ICODER) had to place 2 signs to indicate that the use of drones is […]

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A man attacked a 5-year-old girl

February 21, 2017 by Staff News Writer

On February 20th, after 1:00 am, a guy met one of his friends to accompany him to drink some liquor. As the man did not want to drink with him, the subject went into his house and attacked his friend’s 5-year-old stepdaughter. The girl was asleep in her room when the man entered and attacked […]

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The National Electronics Award 2016 awarded the most outstanding projects

February 21, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The most outstanding projects in the electronic engineering career at national level were awarded by the Costa Rican Association of Electronic Engineering, as part of the National Electronics Award 2016. The “Diwö” research and development project was the first-place winner. Its official name is “Design of a control and data acquisition system for the Stellarator […]

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Legislators requested the Comptroller General to investigate the overpayment

February 21, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Legislator Sandra Piszk, from Partido de Liberación Nacional (PLN), asked the Comptroller General of the Republic to investigate the ¢ 30 million overpayment that vice-Minister of the Presidency Ana Gabriel Zúñiga received as a wage incentive without meeting the requirements. The legislator addressed a letter to Comptroller General of the Republic Marta Acosta, in which […]

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