The Prosecution office of Hatillo requested a 70-year prison sentence for a man identified as Ronald Jacob Esquivel Rojas, whom is being accused of murdering his two babies. Esquivel, 27 years old, is accused of being responsible of killing his 15-day old son, in 2011, and his 4-month daughter, in 2014. The mother of the […]
20 tons of avocados stranded at the border
A truck carrying 20 tons of avocados remains stuck at the border between Costa Rica and Panama since May 6. The freighter transports avocados from Mexico to Panama, however, its entrance into Panama was denied after finding out the product was contaminated by a plague. The truck, driven by two Guatemalan citizens, tried to turn back […]
156 cell-phone lines by every 100 inhabitants
Costa Ricans are buying more cellphones, according to a study made by the Telecommunications Viceministry. In 2015, there were 156 cell-phone lines by every 100 inhabitants, which represents a 5 percent growth. Five telecommunication companies provided data compiled in the study. This information is being used to build the Digital Gap Index (IBD in Spanish), […]
Legislator would bar in-vitro fertilization to gay couples and single women
Although the chair of the Social Issues Legislative Commission, the representative Karla Prendas (Partido de Liberación Nacional) strongly supports in-vitro fertilization, she would restrict its use for gay couples and single women in a bill to regulate the medical procedure. Currently in Costa Rica, in-vitro fertilization is regulated by a 2015 presidential decree enacted that went into effect last […]
5 flights cancelled and one redirected for volcanic eruptions
Aeris, the company that runs the International Airport Juan Santamaría, reported on Friday that five airlines decided to suspend their flights into Costa Rica after the volcano Turrialba erupted. The airlines that cancelled their flights were: Southwest, Air Canada, Spirit, Aeromexico, a freighter from Tampa, and United redirected a flight toward Liberia. Copa Airlines, Avianca […]
Zika test to a newborn with microcephaly turned out to be negative
After testing a baby with microcephaly for Zika and getting negative results, the medical personal carried out a second study to completely discard the virus presence. A sample of spinal fluid was extracted by syringe from the newborn. The results will be ready by Monday, reported Rodrigo Marín, National Coordinator of Infectious Vectors for the […]