There is currently an outbreak of Lassa fever in Nigeria, which is expanding in some other countries of the continent. This is generated by a virus of the same name and there is no vaccine to treat it. Daniel Salas, Head of Health Surveillance of the Ministry of Health, explained that it is an outbreak […]
Archives for March 15, 2018
Nigerians sent cocaine in packages from Costa Rica to the world
A gang composed of two Nigerians sent cocaine from Costa Rica to Asia, Africa and Europe. The subjects hid the drug in packages and had false identities and documents. The subjects were captured by the Drug Control Police (PCD) of the Ministry of Security, after an investigation in conjunction with the Directorate of Intelligence and […]
Laura Chinchilla was named vice president of international organization
Former president Laura Chinchilla was appointed as vice president of the World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid, an organization that has the mission of promoting democracy, its institutions, and values around the world. The entity is composed of former presidents and former prime ministers who have been democratically elected in their respective countries. I thank @CLUBdeMADRID […]
In one month forest fires consumed more than 1,700 hectares
The forest fires consumed a total of 1,735 hectares of different areas of the country in just one month. According to the report of the Emergency Dispatch Office of the Fire Department, 98% of the affected area is in Guanacaste. This is due to the speed of the winds, dry vegetation, and high temperatures. The […]
Otto Guevara presented 1,200 motions to tax project
On Thursday, legislator Otto Guevara from the Libertarian Movement presented 1,200 motions to the bill that seeks to create new taxes promoted by the Executive Power. The legislator made the announcement after the special commission that studies the law of strengthening public finances decreed a recess, in order to give time to the congressmen to […]
Banco Popular officials sold Chinese cement on the internet
Since July 2017, the Public Prosecutor’s Office maintains that Banco Popular officials, who were arrested on Wednesday in a series of raids, sold Chinese cement through the Internet and institutional telephones. The Prosecutor’s Office requested six months of preventive custody against six people, four of them officials of the bank who are now suspects of […]