With the aim of strengthening security in the canton, the Municipality of Tibás announced that it has officially initiated the placement of 82 devices that will be located in 33 points. The plan emerged at the end of 2016, following a wave of violence in Tibás, placing the canton among the areas with the highest […]
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Solís condemns North Korean nuclear action in UN speech
President Luis Guillermo Solís said goodbye to the UN with a speech against denuclearization, mainly because of what happened in North Korea, and a request for equality of women in the economic area. On Tuesday afternoon, the president gave his last speech in the General Assembly of the United Nations as a Costa Rican representative, […]
14 people fall for gold extraction in Crucitas
A total of 14 people were arrested on Monday in Crucitas de Cutris in San Carlos, for alleged illegal mining. According to the Press Office of the Ministry of Public Security, there are 13 men and one woman who were arrested by officers of the Operational Support Group (GAO). The authorities also seized various items […]
612 extra-continental migrants have arrived in the country in 18 days
The flow of extra-continental migrants arriving in Costa Rica has increased in recent weeks, a worrisome situation for the authorities. In the first 18 days of September, the General Directorate of Migration and Foreigners counted the entry of 612 people along the Paso Canoas border. In August, a total of 745 people were received from […]
Top US executive dies while celebrating birthday in CR
A top US executive from New York died ON Saturday while celebrating his 65th birthday at a resort located near the Pacuare River in Costa Rica. Entrepreneur John Anderson was originally from Pittsford, a town located in Monroe County, in the state of New York. According to media reports such as the NY Post, NBC […]
Plenary extends deadline to committee investigating cementazo
The Legislative Plenary agreed on Monday afternoon to extend the deadline to the special commission of the Congress that investigates the possible influences peddling in the granting of two lines of credit for $30 million by the Bank of Costa Rica (BCR) to the importer of Chinese cement, Juan Carlos Bolaños. Thirty-nine legislators voted in […]