According to the Central Association of Aeronautics and Space (AEA), the first Costa Rican satellite would be in orbit next year or in early 2018. The Technological Institute of Costa Rica (TEC) is also part of the project. According to AEA, in early 2017, the assembly of its components will take place. This phase will […]
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A year ago, a Costa Rican couple disappeared when they were trying to reach America
Since April 15th, 2015 no one has heard from Rafael Garbanzo and Edith Alfaro, a Costa Rican marriage that tried to reach the US by sea from the Bahamas. Although their location is still a mystery, a new clue, that could explain everything, appeared on November 16th. The Immigration Police and the Public Ministry arrested […]
Costa Rican politicians are worried about Donald Trump
Elections in the United States and Republican Donald Trump’s victory get all the attention in the world and Costa Rican politicians are not the exception, especially presidential candidates, who, in 2018, will be in the way of the American president. Some of the respondants are concerned about the promises Trump did during his campaign, and […]
“Coyote Chino”, a human trafficker, was captured
On November 16th, the Investigation Unit from the Immigration Police along with the Prosecution Against People Trafficking and Smuggling of Migrants, detained a suspect of illegally taking Costa Ricans to the United States from Pérez Zeledón. The subject, surnamed Barboza, is suspect for the crime of people trafficking and he is been under investigation since […]
Rich countries keep underestimating the zika virus!
The zika virus invaded Latin America a year ago, but rich countries keep dangerously underestimating it, as reported by Brazilian expert Adriana Melo, who discovered the relationship between the virus and microcephaly in newborns of infected mothers. We have to remember that we now know that there are other ways of transmission, such as sexual […]
Promise to revamp Festival of Light
On Tuesday morning, the Municipality of San José promised to restore the luster to the traditional Festival of Light with 14 floats and 15 bands. Last year the Festival was not great. Employees, not politicians, organized it on their own (…) we were like orphans,” said Jorge Villalobos, director of the activity. In 2014, there […]