Costa Rican judicial authorities must define in the coming days if Honduran criminal lider Wilter Blanco, wanted by the United States, will be extradited to that country. Blanco, known as ‘El Capo de Honduras’, was arrested on November 22nd in a residential building in Belén, Heredia. He is required for offenses of organized crime, drugs […]
Archives for January 17, 2017
International Court of Justice decides Costa Rica–Nicaragua case
The Government of Costa Rica made a request: that the International Court of Justice in The Hague sets the amount of money Nicaragua must pay as compensation for damages caused in Calero in 2010, when it militarily invaded the area. Costa Rica granted additional days to reach an agreement with Nicaragua, since president Ortega wanted […]
Do you want to avoid traffic jam in La Platina? There’s an option for you!
Traveling in the train will be one of the options for those drivers who want to avoid traffic jams caused by La Platina closure. They will be able to travel and leave their cars for a while. The service will be provided at El Pedregal Event Center from January 18th and leaving the car during […]
Officers found drugs and weapons inside a house in Pococí
Officers at the Public Force from the Operational Support Group (GAO), located in the Caribbean area of the country, found weapons, drugs and several disassembled motorcycles inside a house. The incident occurred in San Jorge de Cariari, Pococí: they were performing safety tours in Llano Bonito, Mata Limón, Maravilla, Londres and El Millón. Officers saw […]
Good news! The train will start working this week!
The train will start working due to closures in La Platina. Its locomotive would be heard in the center of Alajuela from this week. We asked the company to increase the number of workers so that we could finish faster. We started the last stage which is the roof, and that’s the only thing that […]