Legislator Ligia Fallas, from Frente Amplio, encouraged Venezuelan congresswoman Dinorah Figuera to check that in Costa Rica there are also citizens who eat out of garbage. I invite her to stay with me now in the office and see there are Costa Ricans in that condition, and not because of that I go to another […]
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Natalia Díaz is the new head of the Libertarian Movement
On Monday, the Libertarian Movement elected legislator and presidential candidate Natalia Díaz as head of fraction for the last legislative year. The decision was taken by the three libertarian legislators who, for the first time since this administration took office, did not elect Otto Guevara for that position. Guevara was elected as deputy head of […]
Girl dies after being dragged by a horse in Limón
A five-year-old girl passed away on Monday afternoon in La Rita de Cariari after being dragged several by a horse. Apparently, the girl became entangled with a rope, which made it impossible to get rid of the animal. The incident occurred in a distant area of difficult to access for the Red Cross. When arriving […]
Toucan Grecia’s happy ending!
Toucan Grecia, which lost part of its peak after a brutal aggression in Alajuela, went from misfortune to world success in 2 years. In 2015, the news of its aggression was spread around the world: a female toucan was attacked with a stick, to the point that they had to amputate part of it. Two years […]
Train amputates man’s legs in Calle Blancos
At 5:40 a.m. on Monday, a man was hit by the train in El Progreso neighborhood in Calle Blancos. Jorge Jiménez, from the Red Cross monitoring center, said that the subject suffered the amputation of his legs and was transferred in delicate conditions to the Calderón Guardia Hospital. Ileana Espinoza, from the Fire Department, commented […]
Man was struck by a lightning in Alajuela
A man of approximately 40 years old was transferred in delicate conditions to the San Rafael Hospital of Alajuela after being struck by lightning at 3:24 p.m. in La Guácima. The man suffered burns and severe injuries and the Red Cross took him to the medical center. According to the National Meteorological Institute (IMN), heavy […]