With more than 2,000 soldiers, the army of Nicaragua exhibited part of its artillery. Among it, there were the controversial tanks that Nicaragua bought from Russia for almost 80 million dollars. It was part of a parade honoring the 37th anniversary of the creation of the Nicaraguan Armed Forces. However, president Daniel Ortega refered to the […]
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Nearly 50 migrant women blocked the road in Peñas Blancas
Nearly 50 migrant women and children blocked the road, in both directions, on the northern border of Peñas Blancas, in Guanacaste. Carlos Hidalgo, Ministry of Public Security (MPS) spokesman, declared that migrants are from Congo. However, there are people from other countries whose nationalities have not been identified. Police has monitored the situation. They are […]
More reasons to fear Zika: it might cause hearing loss
Researchers in Brazil found another reason to fear Zika. After analyzing 70 cases of babies born with microcephaly related to the virus, they found that 6% of them were deaf. Brazilian researchers wanted to observe the prevalence of hearing loss in newborns with microcephaly related to Zika, since deafness has been associated with other congenital, […]
Project seeks funds to save millions of lives
A medical career is not for everyone and although Ricardo Chacón had a passion for it, he decided to take a different course and became a business administrator. However, the idea of helping people with health initiatives was always there. That was the engine behind the creation of BeeMedics and BeeGeo, initiatives that aim to […]
Security companies keep “losing” their arms
More than a thousand firearms belonging to 228 security companies, that have been disabled to work, could be on the street, could be owned by criminal gangs or in another country. There are near 8,000 guns that remain off the radar of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS). After several months of investigation, it was known […]
IAFA: boom of legalization lead to increased marijuana use
The media and global initiatives to legalize marijuana are listed as culprits for the increased use of this drug among Costa Rican students. This was revealed by a recent analysis of the Institute on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (IAFA). In 2009, 38 out of every thousand high school students used marijuana. In 2015, this number […]