The report by thee special investigative commission of the Congress that recommends the Attorney General of Public Ethics (PEP) to investigate Luis Guillermo Solís again for breach of duty of probity in the case of cementazo will be discussed and voted by the Legislative Plenary next Monday. This was announced on Wednesday by the president […]
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Panama arrested Costa Rican wanted by the US
A 43-year-old Costa Rican man named Arias Leiva was arrested on Wednesday afternoon by the units of the Subdirectorate of Judicial Investigation in the province of Chiriquí, Panama, near the border with Paso Canoas, according to local media. There was an Interpol alert on him, as he was apparently wanted by a Texan Court, in […]
Foreigners arrested with 32 stolen cellphones
A Peruvians couple was arrested at the Juan Santamaría airport while trying to leave the country with 32 apparently stolen cellphones. The subjects were identified as Suárez and Surichaqui. They were apprehended by the officers of the Airport Police of the Air Surveillance Service (SVA) of the Ministry of Public Security. Upon being checked by […]
How much did Turrialba volcano change between 2017 and 2019?
Through the use of drones, the Costa Rican Volcanological and Seismological Observatory (OVSICORI) built a virtual model to show the morphological changes suffered in Turrialba volcano between 2017 and 2019. The analysis, prepared and published by volcanologists Cyril Muller and Geoffroy Avard, highlights that in those two years the depth of the active crater grew […]
Foreigner couple was murdered in Alajuelita
A video shows the terrible scene of the double homicide of a couple in a car on Tuesday afternoon in Alajuelita. Apparently, according to witness version, two subjects aboard a motorcycle would be responsible for the double murder. According to the Costa Rican Red Cross (CRC), the 25-year-old woman and the 30-year-old man did not […]
Health alert for improper use of herbicides
Although they must be used only by professionals and for agricultural purposes, herbicides are being mishandled by some people and that is putting public health at risk. Given this situation, the Ministry of Health issued a health alert so that public institutions, private and the general population, do not use the chemicals for the control […]