Former president of INCOFER Miguel Carabaguíaz desisted from aspiring to be a potential candidate for Partido Unidad Social Cristiana (PUSC). He informed that the reason was the failure to comply with the membership requirement, which further complicated his situation due to the years of continuous membership required by the PUSC statute. He admitted that from now […]
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Flames engulfed a house in Cóbano
A fire completely consumed a house in Cóbano, Puntarenas. The disaster took place in a farm near the school of San Pedro. The 50-square-meter house and 15-square-meter warehouse were completely destroyed. Apparently, the structure was uninhabited, so there were no victims of the fire, the smoke or the falling material. The emergency was taken care […]
PLN against the appointment of Ana Cristina Trejos
The head of the National Liberation Party (PLN), Maureen Clarke, fled a complaint to the Office of the Public Ethics for the appointment of the former deputy minister of housing, Ana Cristina Trejos, in the Mortgage Housing Bank (Banhvi). According to the legislator, that designation could violate the principle of probity and there may be […]
Border Police confiscated 200 vials of Ketamine
On Sunday, officers from the Border Police and the Ministry of Public Security intercepted a truck with 200 vials of Ketamine in Peñas Blancas (border with Nicaragua). This medicine generally used by veterinarians is also sold by Costa Rican drug dealers. In fact, on February 24th, the Drug Control Police (PCD) of the Ministry of […]
Truck loaded with cocaine was busted
On Sunday, officers from the Border Police and the Ministry of Public Security intercepted a truck in La Gamba de Golfito (south zone), carrying a cargo of cocaine. As confirmed on Monday morning by the Press Office of the Ministry of Public Security, the contraband was hidden under a false floor in the vehicle. The […]
WHO: Pollution kills 1.7 million children
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than a quarter of the deaths of children under five years old are attributable to environmental pollution. Each year, environmental risks -pollution of indoor and outdoor air, passive smoking, unsafe water, insufficient hygiene- kill 1.7 million children under five years old worldwide: – 570 thousand children die […]