A drug-trafficking gang in San José seeks to expand operations to the provinces of Cartago and Alajuela, so violence would increase in these sectors to disputes over drug territory. For example, in recent weeks, the cantons of Cartago and La Unión have registered different killings that would be linked to the expansion of these groups […]
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Candidates bet on economists for presidential formula
This weekend, four of the most prominent political parties in the country defined their presidential formula to face the elections of February 4th, 2018. Each candidate presented their candidates to the vice presidency with a common aspect: they all bet on an economist within that formula. Antonio Álvarez opted for Minister of Finance, Edgar Ayales. […]
PUSC legislator candidates sign anti-corruption pledge
The candidate of the Christian Social Unity party, Rodolfo Piza, asked the aspiring legislators to sign an ethical commitment against corruption that would force them to resign their candidacy or their position in case of noncompliance. This weekend, during the national assembly of the party, where the candidacies were ratified in the seven provinces, Piza […]
Agreement to benefit entrepreneurial senior citizens
The Ministry of Labor and Social Security and the Municipality of Cartago signed the Framework Convention on Inter-institutional Cooperation on October 2nd. This was done with the aim of implementing the program for the care of the senior population in promotion and entrepreneurship processes in the central canton of Cartago. This program seeks to provide […]
Monteverde Reserve reopens its doors
Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve reopened on Saturday, after being closed for eight days due to the emergency caused by tropical storm Nate. Through a press release, the Tropical Science Center, which manages the Reserve, indicated that starting on Saturday it will open from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., as will the night tour from […]
Work to fix roads affected by Nate continues
MOPT and Conavi continue cleaning operations on all routes affected by tropical storm Nate to restore regulated transit and enable other institutions to provide basic services such as water and electricity. Of the total of 539 damages registered so far on 121 routes, 340 points were already enabled, 161 points have regulated transit and work […]