The reconstruction of a traffic accident, that took place on July 13th, 2013, will force the closure of the 150-meter intersection located to the east of Casa Cural, in Ciudad Quesada. The closure will take place tomorrow from 10:30 am to an undetermined hour. According to San Carlos Public Prosecutor’s Office, the accident allowed the […]
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A 4-year-old hero!
In Sabana Sur, a 4-year-old boy ran to the kitchen where his father was making lunch to tell him that the house was on fire. The man, affected by the events, chose not to be identified, but he said that his son was the one who told him that a spark entered a window and […]
Authorities arrested 4 more suspects of extracting gold
San Carlos Deputy Prosecutor is investigating 18 people suspected of attempting to extract gold from Crucitas area. On March 20th, authorities were able to arrest 14 people who were caught in a river in a mountainous area. Now, the authorities arrested four more people and everyone is being investigated for the gold mining extraction. At […]
Controversy at the PLN
Álvarez and Figueres’ supporting prosecutors went to Partido de Liberación Nacional (PLN) headquarters: they claim there is a delay in the counting process and say they doubt they way the scrutiny is taking place. The Internal Elections Court issued TEI-653-2017 resolution in which, the registration of 977 boards were already digitized and they will now […]
Poll shows the image of President Solís is improving
The number of Costa Ricans who believe the management of Luis Guillermo Solís and his team is “bad” or “very bad” has decreased considerably. This is clear from a recent study done by the University of Costa Rica (UCR). The negative opinions about Solís decreased from 62.2% in August 2016 to 40.4% in March this […]
Saharan dust is still affecting the country
Saharan dust is still affecting the country, a situation that generates a very dry environment, intensifies temperatures throughout the day and it could last until next Saturday. According to the National Meteorological Institute (IMN), the rains will be very dispersed nationwide and maximum temperatures could be around 31 and 33 degrees Celsius in the Central […]