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President Solís has perhaps given his most passionate speech in recent months to defend the work of his administration with a strong voice and firm, defiant arguments, during the presentation of the Map of Works, an electronic tool where people can get information on all the infrastructure and equipment they have installed since 2014. The […]

A month and 20 days ago, the government inaugurated the Pozuelo-Valencia section and it already had its first repair. The press visited the area and verified the work done on the asphalt layer. A crew of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) was in charge of carrying out the repair in the place, because the hole would […]

A 35-year-old man was arrested in Liberia, for allegedly committing two rapes in 2010 and 2011. During the detention, the subject locked himself up and self-inflicted wounds with a knife in his neck. The lesions were superficial. Apparently, the man acted in deserted, dark places and he covered his face. The subject used a weapon […]

According to the world ranking published by Reporters Without Borders organization (RWB), Costa Rica occupies the sixth place in Freedom of the Press among 180 countries. This place is privileged, only surpassed by nations like Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and the Netherlands. According to the analysis, freedom of the press could make a big turn […]

President Solís thinks that if Venezuela leaves the Organization of American States (OAS), it will be just a step to have less democracy in that country. The president of Costa Rica was emphatic when saying that this decision is not a solution and it does not solve the situation Venezuela is going through: it is […]

The access to La Platina bridge will be suspended from April 29th, at 3:00 pm, until May 1st, at 5:00 a.m. This is because authorities will build the approach fills: it is the part of the road that reaches the edge of the bridge at both ends, and allows the comfortable and safe transition of […]