With a direct message against poor diet, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) used Halloween to get attention on social networks. What if we quit acting like clowns and eat well? Don’t be scared of the future, better eat healthy!” The institution posted this in the midst of offers by fast food chains that […]
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Recope pipeline was vandalized to steal diesel
The pipeline of the Costa Rican Petroleum Refinery (Recope) was broken in Matina, on the way to Limón, apparently to steal diesel from it. Guillermo Montoya, from the Fire Department of Costa Rica, reported that the fuel spill was caused by vandalism. He explained that aquifers were not affected and that they proceeded to make […]
Priest linked to abuses in OIJ cells found dead
The judicial police confirmed the death of a 62-year-old man in one of the cells of the Judicial Investigation Agency in Limón. The finding was made this Sunday. The deceased was identified as Porras, an evangelical priest. The man was arrested last week and was linked to child abuse. The authorities believe that Porras took […]
Exhibition on trans people was destroyed at the National University
A group of six students from the National University of Costa Rica (UNA) reported the destruction of their photographic exhibition on trans people, which they placed in this school as part of a project. They believe this was an act of discrimination. In the images some trans people from Costa Rica are seen posing for […]
One of the most wanted in Costa Rica was caught
The Municipal Police of San José (MSJ) arrested Alfredo Fallas Garro, one of the 10 most wanted by the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ). Fallas Garro was on the list of the most wanted by the OIJ, which was released this week by the authorities. According to the Municipal Police, the arrest took place at the […]
50-thousand-cubic-meter landslide affected Jorco’s riverbed
There was a major landslide in Higuito sector on Wednesday, which covered Jorco River in San Miguel de Desamparados, as seen in the video. According to Gilberth Jiménez, mayor of Desamparados and president of the Municipal Emergency Committee, the collapse was 50,000 cubic meters that fell on Jorco River, which covered a part of the […]