A ban on a Canadian citizen to enter the United States sparked controversy in Canada’s parliament, where the opposition blamed the silence of Justin Trudeau’s administration regarding President Donald Trump’s immigration policy. A 30-year-old Canadian, who is used to traveling to the United States, was rejected last Sunday at the border on the pretext that […]
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Nova: the new Costa Rican transport app
Applications to request a vehicle to go from one place to another keep increasing. However, there’s a 100%-Costa Rican app that intends to start operations by mid-year. It is Nova. One of the main differences between Nova and Uber is that it will charge 10% less than Uber and it will have a monthly fee […]
Train derails near the Municipality of San José
A few hours ago, a mechanical failure caused the train to derail near El Mayoreo Market, behind the Municipality of San José. Therefore, the road is closed in both directions, causing the services delay. According to the report of the authorities, an official from INCOFER had to receive medical attention, since she got injured in […]
Antonio Álvarez Desanti’s different opinions on PLN
Antonio Álvarez Desanti made declarations before the internal assembly of Partido de Liberación Nacional. He announced a national broadcast by former president Óscar Arias, whose support Alvarez has boasted about. However, it was not always like that. In 2004, when Álvarez disowned the PLN, he made some denounciations that made people doubt the Party and […]
Honduras has seized more than 3 tons of drugs in 2017
The authorities of Honduras have seized more than 3 tons of drugs this year, according to the spokesman of the National Inter-institutional Security Force (FUSINA), Santos Nolasco. So far in 2017, Honduran security forces have confiscated 516 kilos of cocaine in different anti-drug operations. FUSINA has also seized more than 2,727 kilos of marijuana and […]
Abelino Esquivel will try to charge ¢ 10 million to the party
Abelino Esquivel, representative of the Christian party Renovación Costarricense, assured that the party owes him 10 million colones that he will try to collect. Esquivel gave this statement when the press asked him why he did not comply with the party’s requirement of giving 5% of his legislator’s salary. The politician says that the management […]