Can the country have an interoceanic highway if in 8 years, 3 presidents and 7 transport ministers have failed to repair La Platina? According to current Minister of Transport Carlos Villalta, it is very possible. The minister declared that La Platina is a different project and it can’t be compared to anything because it has […]
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Political parties are still the bad guys
The performance of political parties continues as one of the main causes of discontent among Costa Ricans. This was revealed by the latest report of the State of the Nation that analyzes the range of this dissatisfaction, its evolution in recent years and the challenge to reverse it. According to the document, the intensity of […]
Not only traffic signs… store also sold car plates!
The Antiques Shop in Plaza Víquez that was raided on Tuesday not only offered a variety of traffic signals, but also car plates. The agents of the Section of Traffic and Municipal Police seized 19 license plates; including one of a car reported stolen in 2013, plus a uniform from Administrative Police. In total, the […]
Prison guard arrested for taking drugs to La Reforma
A prison guard was arrested on Tuesday at around 11:00 a.m., in the First Post of La Reforma Prison, as he entered the place with cell phones, cocaine and marijuana. David Delgado, Head of the Press Communications Department of the Ministry of Justice, confirmed this information and said that the guard was on vacation and […]
New hope against Alzheimer’s
Science Translational Medicine journal published the findings of Merck Company with an experimental drug against Alzheimer that reduces up to 90% of the amount of beta-amyloid protein in the brain without causing significant side effects. The beta-amyloid protein is involved in the origin and progression of Alzheimer’s disease, so an effective drug against it could […]
Cartago analyzes evidence against prosecutor from Desamparados
The prosecution of Cartago collects and analyzes the evidence against prominent prosecutor in Desamparados, named Rodríguez León, suspected of reckless driving and aggravated tax resistance. The press office of the public prosecutor explained that the case is under preliminary investigation. The prosecution is waiting for the toxicology results from the Department of Forensic Sciences. Two […]