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Costa Rica to reach 900 homicide cases in 2023

Published on: December 18, 2023
17:54

San Jose, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) The toll of homicides in Costa Rica surged in 881, after a weekend where 11 more violent deaths were reported.

Cuba’s National Ballet will return to Costa Rican stages

Published on: December 14, 2023
11:48

San José, Dec 14 (Prensa Latina) The National Ballet of Cuba (BNC) will return to the stages of Costa Rica next year, with a program that will surprise the public of this Central American nation, avid of these presentations, Flor Carreras announced here.

Poás volcano’s new eruption recorded in Costa Rica

Published on: December 11, 2023
15:03

San José, Dec 11 (Prensa Latina) The Poás volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in this country, recorded a new eruption whose activity lasted for 14 minutes, the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) reported on Monday.

Costa Rica for revoking citizenship to foreigners

Published on: December 9, 2023
11:49

San José, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) A bill to revoke Costa Rican citizenship to foreigners involved in drug trafficking and money laundering crimes is advancing in Congress, its Speaker Rodrigo Arias, one of the main promoters of the initiative, affirmed.

Four dengue serotypes circulating in Costa Rica

Published on: December 7, 2023
11:50

San José, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) In addition to serotypes one and two of dengue that circulate regularly in Costa Rica, health authorities report an increase of variants three and four of this virus caused by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

Former Panamanian presidential candidate Ochy arrested in Costa Rica

Published on: December 5, 2023
11:42

San José, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina) Former presidential candidate and Panamanian entrepreneur David Ochy was arrested in this capital on Tuesday in a joint operation by the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) for alleged money laundering.

Costa Rica carries out operations against criminal groups

Published on: November 22, 2023
08:37

San José, Nov 22 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rican authorities are immersed in a crusade to tackle organized crime and drug trafficking, which claim lives every day in the country.

Costa Rican Ministry of Health warns about vaping in minors

Published on: November 17, 2023
09:37

San José, Nov 17 (Prensa Latina) The Costa Rican Ministry of Health today warned the population about the use of electronic cigarettes in minors and recalled the provision that prohibits their sale to this age group.

Conference on migration in Cuba assessed in Costa Rica

Published on: November 13, 2023
10:51

San Jose, Nov 13 (Prensa Latina) Juan Mesa, president of the Association of Cuban Residents in Costa Rica (ACRCR), on Monday, valued as of great importance, the upcoming 4th Conference Nation and Emigration in Cuba, which he believes will have a significant development.

Costa Rican legislators suggest discussion of law to fight crimes

Published on: November 3, 2023
13:24

San José, Nov 3 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly, Rodrigo Arias, and members of the Security and Drug Trafficking Commission proposed adjustments and renewed approaches to the law of execution of sentences, digital media reported today.

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