On Monday, Nicaraguan justice imposed sentences of more than 200 years in prison on opposition leaders Medardo Mairena and Pedro Mena for participating in the violent protests against the government of Daniel Ortega last years. Mairena was sentenced to 216 years in prison for “terrorism” and six other crimes attributed by the Prosecutor to his […]
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MINAE asks suspension of regulation on pesticides
A report from the Ministry of Environment sent to the Constitutional Chamber requests the suspension of Executive Decree 39995 on the registration of pesticides in the country. The institution believes this regulation “violates the precautionary principle” by exposing the population and the environment to pesticides that lack ecotoxitological studies. The introduction of pesticides to Costa […]
Authorities seize 202 kilos of cocaine in a banana container
This Sunday, Drug Control Police (PCD) officers found 202 kilos of cocaine inside an organic banana container in Puerto Caldera, Puntarenas, according to the press office of the Ministry of Public Security (MSP). It wasn’t until Monday morning that the packages were counted. The drug came from Ecuador and it was headed to Guatemala. The […]
Another machete attack on a dog
A dog was mercilessly attacked with a machete in several parts and then left to die in the old Cementerio de Leprosos in Tirrases de Curridabat. The Press Office of the Ministry of Public Security (MSP) reported that the animal was rescued by officers of the Public Force that passed through the place. The dog […]
OAS: “It will take time” to hold new elections in Venezuela
On Friday, experts of the OAS warned it will take time to hold new elections in Venezuela and, to that end, it is essential that Nicolás Maduro leaves office. The Organization of American States (OAS) assured that the organism can guarantee transparent elections in Venezuela, a country shaken for more than three weeks by a […]
Plastic waste reaches remote area of Costa Rica
The photograph was taken less than a month ago, while a research vessel was working between Puntarenas and Isla del Coco analyzing seamounts and reviewing the relation between what happens under the sea and the surface. The image was taken 3,500 meters deep, confirmed Haydée Rodríguez, deputy minister of Water and Seas during a hearing […]