This year, the authorities have registered 29 deaths in fires, which doubles the figure from last year (14). This is the highest record of deaths in the last 12 years. The Fire Department says that to date they have also dealt with 1,103 structural fires, 18 more than in 2017. In fact, between Monday noon […]
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Turrialba Volcano has been active 58% of the year
Turrialba Volcano started a new eruptive period on Wednesday, after several days without major activity. According to the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) the small but constant eruptions started at around 8:00 a.m. and were followed by reports of sulfur odor in Coronado. On the other hand, the internal seismic activity remains […]
Woman smuggled and exploited young foreigners in Puntarenas
The Criminal Court of Puntarenas sentenced a woman named Valdez to three months of preventive arrest for the crimes of human trafficking and smuggling of migrants. Valdez was arrested on December 21st in the streets of San Ramón de Alajuela. Apparently, the accused illegally brought young foreigners who apparently were victims of sexual exploitation in […]
Two tourists were rescued after kayak accident in Caldera
A group of officers from the Coast Guard Station of Caldera rescued two tourists who had a kayak accident due to a leak in their gear. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in front of Paseo de los Turistas in Puntarenas, near the sunk Italian ship Fellain the Gulf of Nicoya. The coastguards took the […]
WTO created special group for dispute between Mexico and Costa Rica
On December 18th, the WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) agreed to establish a panel to examine Mexico’s claim against the restrictions imposed by Costa Rica on the importation of fresh avocados from Mexico. Mexican authorities submitted their second request for a panel to rule on the restrictions, following Costa Rica’s decision to block Mexico’s first […]
Legislators approved three projects before going on vacation
During the last session of the year, national legislators approved three bills in the second reading. As of Thursday, they will go on vacations, after seven months of work. They approved bills 20.0997 and 20.096 on extradition and judicial assistance in criminal matters between Costa Rica and Italy, as well as 20.460 that reforms the […]