Communication Minister Juan Carlos Mendoza explained that the government leaders will meet on Saturdays to improve inter-institutional coordination. The chief said that the meetings on weekends will be usual because during the week they have a complicated schedule. It is the first of many sessions that we are going to have where ministers and executive […]
Archives for May 14, 2018
Coastguard rescued two fishermen in Limón
Officers of the National Coast Guard Service assisted two fishermen who lost their way in the waters of the Caribbean Sea. After receiving the alert via 9-1-1, the Coast Guard Station of Limón moved the GC38-10 boat with several officers on board. They managed to find a small boat with two fishermen identified as Ricardo […]
Child poisoned with strawberry pesticide in Alajuela
A five-year-old boy was taken to a medical center in critical condition after he allegedly ingested strawberry pesticide in Poasito de Alajuela. Marcos Alfaro, from the Red Cross reported that the incident occurred on Sunday night in Sabanilla de Poasito. Apparently, the little one ingested the product and became intoxicated. Although he was conscious, he […]
More than 50 dead and 400 injured in Nicaraguan protests
The government of Daniel Ortega faced roadblocks and strong protests on Saturday, while the army and the episcopate press for a dialogue to end the crisis that left 51 dead in less than a month in Nicaragua. The armed forces issued a statement in which they called to stop the violence, while they expressed their […]
Texas Tech University inaugurated campus in Costa Rica
Texas Tech University (TTU) inaugurated its first campus outside the United States this week and it’s located in Escazú. The university is expected to begin lessons in August with five majors: Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, and Restaurant and Hotel Management. We are very pleased to open the first international campus of Texas […]
International Folklore Festival will open with gala of 12 countries
The VIII International Festival of Couple’s Dance (Danzpare) will have an opening gala in San José with the expressions of Latin American dance partners as well as guests from Russia and the Middle East. Danzpare is a program of the Association of Folklore Festivals and Traditional Arts of Costa Rica “Folk International Group” and the […]