Proficiency in the English language, tourist ethics, knowledge of the country’s legal framework, training in history, and more than two” years of service as a “street officer”, are part of the requirements that must be fulfilled by the officers of the Tourist Police. To date, this division of the Public Force has a total of […]
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Legislators said the government has been deficient in the first 100 days
The government of Carlos Alvarado has been deficient so far, according to the legislators. The liberationist María José Corrales questioned the slow progress of the road to San Carlos and the few actions to stop the massive influx of Nicaraguans due to the political, economic and social situation of the neighboring country. On the other […]
Nicaragua announces the OAS Working Group is not welcomed there
The Nicaraguan government announced on Wednesday that members of the special group of the Organization of American States (OAS) created to address the political crisis affecting the countries four months ago are not welcomed in its territory. They are not welcomed to our country; therefore, they will not be received in our homeland,” read Foreign […]
German tourist is assaulted in the heart of San José
A German tourist was assaulted on Wednesday afternoon in downtown San José. The European claimed that a subject snatched belongings and ran in the vicinity of the Metropolitan Cathedral. According to statements made by the German woman to the television station, she knew about the recent murder of two women and believes Costa Rica is […]
Donate blood in Acosta and El Guarco
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) announced that it will hold blood donation days in Tejar del Guarco, in Cartago, and Acosta in San José with the objective of supplying the hospitals with different components necessary to save lives and improve the condition of patients who need transfusions. In El Guarco it will take […]
Abandoned dog from Pérez Zeledón now has many humans to pick from
Officers of the Public Force found a dog full of mud and with signs of abandonment during a road check in San Isidro de Pérez Zeledón, in El Potro sector on route 2. According to Edwin Miranda, regional director of the Public Force in the Brunca Region, the police saw the animal that was in […]