The Venezuelan opposition will resume the dialogue with delegates of President Nicolás Maduro, announced on Sunday the parliamentary leader Juan Guaidó, indicating that the new attempt will take place on the Caribbean island of Barbados on an unspecified date. We address the country and the international community in order to announce that, in response to […]
Archives for July 2019
Costa Rican who sent six tons of cocaine in a banana container was caught in Austria
The Spanish National Police reported on the arrest of a Costa Rican with a Canadian passport in Austria. The subject is allegedly responsible for the shipment of six tons of cocaine hidden in a banana container in October 2018. The fruit was seized at a dock in Malaga in southern Spain, and it was confirmed […]
Ticos dressed in white to march for Democracy
A group of citizens met in San José for the “United for Costa Rica-Yes to Democracy” demonstration. They were wearing white clothes and waving flags and posters. The activity began at 11:00 am this Sunday, when the protesters left La Merced Park in the direction of Parque de La Democracia. They sang the National Anthem […]
Earthquake with epicenter in Guanacaste had a 5.5 magnitude
A medium-intensity earthquake was felt on Sunday night, with an epicenter in the Pacific area of the country. According to the National Seismological Network, the tremor had a 5.5 magnitude with a depth of 57 kilometers, and its epicenter was 31 kilometers south of the Guanacaste Cross. The Vulcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica […]
Civil Aviation blames previous governments for air downgrade
Guillermo Hoppe, General Director of Civil Aviation (DGAC), gave accountability statements in front of the Tourism Commission of the Legislative Assembly about the lower air category granted by the Federal Aviation Agency of the United States. Hoppe blames airborne de-categorization for nine years of regulatory delays. After an audit conducted between October and February, Costa […]
Sahara dust will reduce rainfall
A cloud of dust from the Sahara desert entered the country on Thursday, which will bring a decrease in rain, according to the National Meteorological Institute (IMN). According to IMN meteorologist Eladio Solano, the current state of weather is being affected by the dust of the Sahara directly in the cloudiness; for which the rains […]