Costa Ricans’ perception of the influence of drug trafficking in public institutions was captured in the 2016 Actualidades survey that is has been carried out annually by the School of Statistics of the University of Costa Rica (UCR). The data collected by Andrés Arguedas, Alejandro Sandí and Alejandro Zúñiga are really interesting for the specialist […]
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Colombia and Costa Rica started to renegotiate the free trade agreement
A Colombian delegation is in national territory to renegotiate the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Costa Rica, a measure that interests different sectors, especially those related to coffee, poultry and pork, As well as some dairy products. Foreign Trade Minister Alexander Mora confirmed from Brussels that a few weeks ago authorities received the request from […]
Police to take care of students
Public Safety authorities explained the actions they will take to ensure the safety of hundreds of students. To set the measures they met with schoolchildren, teachers and parents at Abraham Lincoln School in Alajuelita. Juan José Andrade, director of the Public Force, gave details on the plan they have has to take care of students […]
Authorities are hunting loggers
Officials of the Public Force and officials of the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) seized 210 logs and 14 trees clear-felled in the indigenous sector of Palmira de Potrero Grande, in Buenos Aires, Puntarenas. The officers, who are constantly patrolling and conducting roadblocks and coordinating with the MINAE, received an alert for illegal logging, […]
Italian man disappears in CR after negotiating island in Panama
On January 26th, the Judicial Investigation Agency reported the disappearance of Italian businessman Vincenzo Costanzo, 52, in circumstances that are still being investigated. There are few details that OIJ has shared since then, but in Italy, the media have made the disappearance a national scandal. Vincenzo was about to close a multi-million dollar contract for […]
SNG saved 2 boys from drowning in Puntarenas
Officers from the National Coast Guard Service (SNG) saved a boy and a teenager from drowning in Caldera Beach, Puntarenas. The strong waves turned into a trap for a 9-year-old and a 16-year-old teenager, who were enjoying the sea next to several other people. The boys lost control and sank suddenly right in front of […]