One of the most impressive photographs of the volcanic reality that lives in Costa Rica was taken this Thursday by Laura Barboza Rodríguez. Her lens captured the emanation of gases from the Poás and Turrialba Volcanos in a single image. Without a doubt, it makes you speechless. And in the middle was the Barva Volcano. […]
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Can Costa Rica help Venezuela?
The Government and the Foreign Ministry have issued different criteria, condemning what has happened in Venezuela in recent weeks. Costa Rica also signed a document with 10 other countries in Latin America to condemn the deaths of civilians and to call for dates for the elections. Can Costa Rica do more than this? Authorities are emphatic […]
Aircraft crash, pilot unharmed
On Thursday afternoon, a fumigating aircraft crashed in the Finca 12 sector, in the Estrella Valley, province of Limón. This was confirmed by Enio Cubillo, director of Civil Aviation, who said that, the aircraft crashed on a banana farm and the pilot was unharmed.” The communications department of the Red Cross stated that the patient […]
Drug dealing operations in La Guácima were dismantled
Officials of the Drug Control Police (PCD) dismantled drug dealing operations in two schools, the church and a health center located in La Guácima, Alajuela province. As a result of the anti-drug operation, the PCD arrested a man surnamed Arias, who is known by the alias “Sandro”, 30, and with a history of violation of […]
A commission approved the investigation report on bonus payments to Ana Gabriel Zúñiga
The Public Revenue and Expenditure Commission unanimously approved the investigation report on the bonus payments to Vice Minister of the Presidency Ana Gabriel Zúñiga, and asked the President of the Republic and the Minister of the Presidency to remove her from her position. In addition, they are demanding the return of the 30 million colones […]
Fishermen demonstrate at Assembly against trawling
On Thursday afternoon, dozens of fishermen demonstrated outside the Legislative Assembly against project 19.838 or “Law of sustainable use of shrimp, generation of employment and fight against poverty.” According to the protesters, this promotes trawling that would affect the employment and economic share of artisanal fishers, as well as marine ecosystems. The objective is to […]