Officers of the security forces seized 87 kilos of cocaine carried by a Honduran man in Sabanilla de Coto Brus on Saturday. Officers boarded a vehicle, since the driver was nervous, decided check him with trained dogs, which found 87 packages of cocaine. In the car there were several compartments made to hide the goods, […]
Archives for November 21, 2016
Businessman gets the result of his entrepreneurship and boost Tilarán in a singular boat
The people of Tilarán had more hopes of seeing the mythical 30-meter snake (legend of the area) than of having a tourist boat for 150 people. However, businessman Gilberto Varela Mora, who arrived in Tilarán 40 years ago from Cobano, Puntarenas, had been thinking about the idea for a decade. Varela began to travel in […]
Costa Rican Legislators went shopping to Masaya market
The Costa Rican Legislators who visited Nicaragua, invited by the National Assembly of that country, visited the Masaya handicrafts market on November 19th, heavily guarded by police, according to La Prensa newspaper. The Legislators were greeted by Sandinista legislator Nasser Silwany. According to the publication, they were asked if the tour is a way to […]
Chancellor does not think Nicaragua will pay for the damages on Calero Island
Nicaragua must pay nearly 6 million dollars to Costa Rica as compensation for the environmental damage in Isla Calero. The payment’s deadline is December 16th, but Foreign Minister Manuel González stated that it would be “unreal” to believe that they are going to do it. It would be a great surprise that would be welcomed, […]
Tragedy on the road: a month after Cinchona’s accident
On October 20th, Costa Rica made history. The Centra-American country had not witnessed such a serious traffic accident in the last 32 years, in which so many human lives were lost. In 1984, a bus lost control of its brakes on Casa de Florencia Bridge, in San Carlos, and it crashed. 19 people died and 97 […]
Red Cross is asking an update of Health’s protocols
After the death of former soccer player Gabriel Badilla in an athletic race on Sunday, the Red Cross called on the health authorities to update the protocols that must be followed in these events. Those who assisted the former player denounced the lack of trained personnel for that kind of emergency, since there was no […]