The data is worrying: it is estimated that by 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the world’s seas. Daily human activities are filled with the pollutant material and it reaches rivers and seas for different reasons. Therefore, a group of organizations and residents of Osa, in Puntarenas, built a whale with 3,494 […]
Archives for August 2017
Red water in Fuente de la Hispanidad was not polluted
According to the Aqueduct and Sewer Institute (AyA), there was no pollution in the water from Fuente de la Hispanidad. At the beginning of last week the fountain was dyed red, but there were no dangerous chemicals involved. […] preliminary analyzes show that there wasn’t any type of contamination or chemical. It was just the […]
Prosecutor calls 25 witnesses against doctors for organ harvesting
The Office of the Prosecutor against Organized Crime (FACDO) called 25 witnesses in the trial against four doctors and a business owner linked to an organization for the illicit extraction of organs for international traffic. The case dates back to 2013, when the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) and the Public Ministry unveiled the case that […]
Medical Union demands more security measures for their protection
Members of the National Medical Union ask for emergency buttons, security perimeters and metal detectors in hospitals, following the aggression against a doctor on Monday at the hospital in Alajuela. Edwin Solano, president of the Union, stressed that in other places such as Desamparados and Limón they have had to implement some of these measures […]
Costa Rican sisters condemned for money laundering in Guatemala were extradited
Two Costa Rican sisters who sentenced in Guatemala for money laundering were extradited on Tuesday to comply with their conviction in the country, reported the prison system. The sisters were dispatched on a plane to Costa Rica from the La Aurora International Airport in the Guatemalan capital in a simultaneous extradition process, said SP spokesman […]
UN High Commissioner for Refugees to Visit Costa Rica
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will visit countries in the region, including Costa Rica. Filippo Grandi, leader of the UN agency charged with the protection of refugees and displaced persons, will be in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico and Costa Rica. According to UNHCR, the objective of the visit is to get […]