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Kivú received its Christmas gift: a new home

December 7, 2016 by Staff News Writer

After many requests and legal appeals, national authorities decided to move lion Kivú to a new house: Zoo Ave rescue center animal, in Alajuela. Undoubtedly, this change is a Christmas gift, because it was made to offer a better quality of life to Kivú, an 18-year-old lion at Simón Bolívar Park. Its new home will […]

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Panamanian teacher’s murderer could be hiding in Costa Rica

December 7, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Panamanian authorities found a body in an area of Chiriquí and they are sure that it is the remains of 41-year-old Diosila Martínez Villareal, a physical education teacher who disappeared more than 20 days ago. They alleged murderer is the woman’s boyfriend, also a teacher, who has fled the country and is hiding in Costa […]

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Epsy Campbell: “condemning the PAC is a wake-up call”

December 6, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Legislator Epsy Campbell from Acción Ciudadana Party (PAC), stated that condemning the political group before the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) for the crime of major fraud is a “wake-up call”. The legislator said that the party accepted the sentence with responsibility, but she added: we are certain that the convicted people were not interested in […]

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50 victims of the fire in León XIII were relocated

December 6, 2016 by Staff News Writer

More than 50 people who were affected by the fire in Tibás on November 26th, saw a light of hope on December 2nd, when they were relocated. They managed to leave the shelter. Tibás’ Mayor Carlos Cascante informed that 15 families received a check so that they can pay the rent of a house for […]

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Piza confirmed his presidential candidacy

December 6, 2016 by Staff News Writer

On December 5th, secretary general of Unidad Social Cristiana Party (PUSC) Rodolfo Piza confirmed that he will nominate his name as presidential candidate. Rodolfo Piza explained that he will not leave his position on the PUSC Executive Committee because he has pending tasks to complete; he also confirmed that his chief of campaign will be […]

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Entrepreneurs are resenting the absence of public-employment projects

December 6, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations of the Private Business Sector (UCCAEP) criticized the Government for the absence of projects related to public employment. This is a contradictory signal from the Government. The coming months are crucial for progress in the discussion of issues of national interest, and the absence of this kind of […]

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