The security forces arrested a man suspected of kidnapping a one-year-old girl in Santa Cruz de Guanacaste. In all started on Sunday early morning and according to the mother’s story, the man, who lived with her, took the girl and threatened to take her away from home. He threatened the woman with a machete and […]
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The unwanted package strikes again: an American father cannot see his son
An American father surnamed Phelps tells his story: I haven’t seen my son. If I told you that I’ve seen him twice this year, it would be a lot. I just want to see him and share with him. Phelps is defined as a victim of the so-called ‘unwanted package’: alimony and domestic violence complaints. […]
Mites: silent threats on your bed
A female mite can lay up to 30 eggs every three weeks. Due to its reproductive cycle, it is common to be allergic. In addition, it is important to know that one gram of dust can have up to 10,000 mites. That is the reason way specialists insist on keeping places clean. Some doctors explain […]
You can support FUNDESO in the fight against breast cancer!
#RetoRosa is a campaign that will take place in October at Plaza Real Cariari to support the National Foundation on Solidarity against breast cancer (FUNDESO). The Foundation requires funds to provide beds, mattresses, blankets and other necessities to the shelter, so cancer patients who live far from the capital and require a place to recover […]
Police found a marijuana lab in a house basement in Heredia
In San Josecito of San Rafael in Heredia, police found a marijuana lab in a house basement. Authorities discovered 10 marijuana plants with an average height of one meter and a half. Security Forces officers knew about this place thanks to the owner and renter of the house, who realized that strange things where happening. […]
Hurricane Matthew will partly hit Costa Rica
Rains and thunderstorms will take place today during the afternoon aand the early evening in the Central and South Pacific region. Hurricane Matthew will be partly responsible for this. According to the forecast from the National Meteorological Institute (IMN), there could be from 25 to 50 millimeters of rain in this area, especially in mountainous […]