A Costa Rican and a Spaniard were arrested on Monday by members of the Bolivarian National Guard at the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Venezuela, after the authorities discovered they were carrying two gold ingots whose weight exceeded three kilograms. According to Venezuelan media, officers of the Special Anti-Drug Unit in the town of […]
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Kidnapping gang had two leaders and complex structure
An extortion and kidnapping gang had two leaders and a complex structure, as determined by the Organized Crime Section after conducting 15 raids on Tuesday. The organization kidnapped a woman on September 30th, then asked the family for $200 thousand, and finally released here on October 4th in Escazú. According to Cristian Montenegro, head of […]
Attention! Health alert about product used to remove fat
The Ministry of Health warned about “biological enzymes” that are being used in clinics and aesthetic centers to remove body fat, but the product is not authorized. According to the health alert, this product is being promoted in social networks and injected into people, which is not allowed because it is only for cosmetic use. […]
If you have children under one year old, leave them home
Due to the increase of people affected by the respiratory syncytial virus, which mainly affects the respiratory system of children, the Ministry of Health recommended that if you have babies under one year old, it is better not to take them out of the house to avoid contagion. According to the latest report from the […]
Government appoints director of the Central Bank
On Tuesday, the Governing Council appointed economist Miguel Cantillo as a member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Costa Rica. Cantillo is a doctor and has a degree in Economics; he has worked as an economics professor at the University of Costa Rica, as an associate professor at IESE Business School […]
Government appoints first indigenous ambassador in Bolivia
The Executive Power appointed the first indigenous ambassador in the history of the country in the Costa Rican embassy in Bolivia. Guillermo Rodríguez Romero is a native of Suretka, a Bribrí indigenous territory in Talamanca. The new ambassador is a lawyer and has studies in environmental and agrarian law. According to the Presidency, Rodríguez Romero […]