Two thousand hectares of the Indio Maíz Biological Reserve, Nicaragua, remain in flames at 40 areas of the Municipality El Castillo on the San Juan River, and the smoke spread to Costa Rican territory. The most affected areas in Costa Rica go from Guatuso to Colonia Puntarena, according to local residents. The information of those […]
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Panama removes its ambassador in Caracas and asks Venezuela to do the same
Panama removed its ambassador in Venezuela and asked Caracas to also remove its diplomatic representative accredited in Panama, following the measures taken by the government of Nicolás Maduro against Panamanian companies and officials, the Foreign Ministry reported. The Government of Panama has decided to remove its Ambassador in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Miguel Mejía, […]
Brazilians do not think twice before buying American semen
In Brazil everyone wants blond, light-eyed children. That is why that country became one of the main destinations for semen from the United States. Last year Brazilians bought 500 semen pipes compared to the 16 bought in 2011, according to The Wall Street Journal. The health authorities report an increase of 2,500% of the import. […]
More than ¢7 million in avocado were confiscated
On Thursday morning, the Fiscal Control Police of the Ministry of Finance seized 133 boxes of avocados valued at $12,500 (more than ¢7 million), in a warehouse located in La Fila de Desamparados. These avocados were stolen the week before from a container in Caldera, using the bajonazo method. At the time of the robbery, […]
President-elect has not defined his cabinet or received response from other parties
Carlos Alvarado has been president-elect for just three days and in little more than a month he will receive the presidential band. Time is running and he has yet to put together his cabinet. To this day he says he does not have names. Days ago, Otton Solís said that the Citizen Action Party should […]
The TSE received thank-you flowers after elections
Costa Rican citizens left flowers and thank-you messages in the Electoral Freedom Square of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, after the process that carried out during the presidential campaign that ended last Sunday after the second electoral round. This is an initiative of the Costa Rica Coalition movement, which through its Facebook page encouraged citizens to […]