The president of the United States and the president of Mexico again once broke diplomatic relations and the plans to meet, as had been agreed in the White House, because again there is a discussion between both heads of state for Trump’s insistence on publicly saying that he will make Mexico pay for a supposed […]
Archives for February 2018
Intense downpour with hail surprised everyone yesterday
On Sunday, the residents of Guácima de Alajuela witnessed a surprising phenomenon for a summer afternoon. A video shows the strong intensity of the rain and a white layer is observed on the lawn, apparently ice. However, La Guácima is not the only area in which this phenomenon is recorded. According to other reports on […]
Costa Rica, the “new paradise for drug cartels”
Colombian Caracol Televisión has a show called “Testigo Directo” (Direct Witness), a space dedicated to research whose team visited the country and reached the conclusion that “Costa Rica is a paradise for Mexican and Colombian drug cartels.” The documentary shows the problems that the country faces due to the increase in local and international drug […]
Fabricio Alvarado seeks to increase support in Guanacaste
On Sunday, the National Restoration candidate, Fabricio Alvarado, visited several Guanacaste communities, such as Liberia, Santa Cruz and Nicoya, where he was followed by a large number of people. Guanacaste was another of the provinces that won by the former legislator on February 4th, along with Limón, Puntarenas and Alajuela. On April 1st, the result […]
Family drug gang was finally stopped in Alajuela
A family-based criminal organization was stopped this Thursday in Montecillos de Alajuela. They apparently distributed drugs in the sector. A 40-year-old woman and her 17-year-old son were some of the six people arrested. The four raids also resulted in the confiscation of half a kilo of marijuana, 140 doses and four bags of crack paste. […]
Venezuelan Parliament says early elections are a coup d’état
The Venezuelan parliament, which has an opposition majority, believes the government’s proposal to have early legislative elections and join them to the presidential elections on April 22nd -corresponding to 2020- is an “attempted coup d’etat.” This attempt of coup d’etat aims at evading the control of the national public administration that constitutionally corresponds to this […]