For Hidalgo Hernández it was not enough to steal cars by “bajonazo” (getting the owner out of the car). He also enjoyed threatening and targeting his victims. Now, he will spend the next 39 years in prison. The Criminal Court of San José handed down the sentence last Friday against the 39-year old man, who […]
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Regulation seeks to improve helmet quality to avoid road deaths
Most of those killed on the road this year were motorcyclists. According to figures from the Traffic Police, 168 motorcyclists died in a crash between January and November. The Road Safety Council (COSEVI) wants to change the figures. The institution seeks to improve the quality of helmets and make motorcyclists stop choosing them based on […]
Trade unionists protest against public employment project
A small group of unionists protested in front of the Legislature against the bill that seeks to limit wage bonuses in the public sector, even though the initiative was not convened by the Executive to extraordinary sessions. The demonstrators were activists from the Unitary Union and Costa Rican Union Block (BUSSCO) and from the National […]
A woman is collecting signatures to close Simón Bolívar Zoo
A Costa Rican young lady is collecting signatures through Change.org platform to close Simón Bolívar Zoo. She stated in her petition that she sees with pain animals in captivity’s suffering. According to her, places like Simon Bolivar Zoo are just an evidence of human cruelty. She declared that Depriving wonderful species of their freedom for […]
After an overcharge complain, Uber charges 10,000 colones extra
After a complaint for being overcharged, Karina Monge thought that Uber would give her money back but instead, the application charged her 10,000 colones more. On December 5th, she explained that the company charged her 72,000 colones for a short trip. However, to her surprise, there was a new update: the less-than-half-an-hour trip cost 82,000 […]
30,000 residents of Heredia will not have water today
The Public Service Company of Heredia (ESPH) reported that on Wednesday, December 7th the drinking water service in the canton of San Rafael, the district of Santa Lucia de Barva and sectors of San José de la Montaña will be suspended from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cut includes the communities of Paso Llano, […]