On Saturday, the Venezuelan government sent an aircraft with 10.4 tonnes of food, mattresses and tents to Mexico to help those affected by the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck that country last Tuesday. We are going to send a humanitarian aid on a plane of our Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) that is going towards our […]
Archives for September 2017
Neighbors denounced narco-family that operated in the Southern Zone
The Drug Control Police (PCD) dismantled a narco-family that operated near a school in Aguas Claras de Coto Brus in the Southern Zone. The operation took place after the neighbors of the sector had denounced the suspects through the confidential and gratuitous line 1176. The organization was led by two brothers. The neighbors told the […]
State to plan for climate change in environmental policies
Legislators from five political parties presented a bill that seeks to have the state incorporate the variable of the threat of climate change into all public environmental policies. The initiative was signed by lawmakers Marcela Guerrero, from the Citizen Action Party (PAC), Juan Marín and Maureen Fallas, National Liberation Party (PLN), William Alvarado, Christian Social […]
Once again Guatemalan Congress protected president accused of corruption
Once again the Guatemalan Congress prevented a criminal investigation against President Jimmy Morales, failing to reach enough votes to withdraw his immunity, since he was accused of corruption by the prosecution and a UN anti-mafia commission. In a new vote, the legislators reached 70 votes in favor and 42 against and did not reach the […]
German elderly woman found death near airport
On Thursday morning, the body of an elderly woman over 80 years old, was found in a vehicle in Juan Santamaria airport. According to the Red Cross department, she was found by gate 7 inside a car.” According to preliminary police reports, it seems it was an assault that occurred in the (apparently German) woman’s […]
Project seeks to give interventionist role to the State
Entrepreneurs grouped in the Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Private Sector Associations (UCCAEP) expressed their concern about what they believe is an attempt to give an interventionist role to the State in food and nutrition. This is what they say about the draft law 20.076, which seeks to create 82 cantonal committees to decide […]