A passenger was caught in the Juan Santamaría Airport hiding $226,005 in bundles of $100 bills in the double lining of a suitcase. He was planning to fly to Panama…
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Costa Rican Bill To Punish Hate Crimes Dies
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2019/06/05The project against hate crimes has essentially died. It seems strange at first that anyone would be against punishing hate crimes but the actual issue behind this is that the…
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Costa Rica Travel Warning Issued by Canadian Government
by admin 2019/05/29The Canadian government has issued an ‘Exercise a High-Degree of Caution’ advisory for the Central America country of Costa Rica. This Level 2 Advisory was issued on May 13, 2019,…
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Corruption in School Construction in Costa Rica
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2019/04/18The Minister of Education, Edgar Mora, stated that he suspects corruption schemes related to school construction. He has found irregularities in the office that plans and maintains the construction of…
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Costa Rica Pawnshops Must Close by 7 pm
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2019/04/15A bill passed this week in the Drug Trafficking and Security Commission will continue in the legislative plenary. It prohibits pawnshops from operating between 7pm and 6am and requires better…
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First Costa Rica Trial for Animal Abuse
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2019/04/01Two residents of Alajuela are to face trial for killing a dog. The Criminal Court of Alajuela raised the case on March 15th. The indicted, Espinoza Leslie and Zúñiga Palladino,…
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A sorcerer was arrested by the OIJ on Tuesday in Los Angeles, Liberia. This self proclaimed wizard had set up a mystical center in his home where he offered services…
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Help Find the Stolen Wheelchair in Costa Rica
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2019/03/15Seriously who steals a wheelchair? That being said hopefully someone can help with finding it location. Eight-year-old Jefry needs our help. The boy’s wheelchair was stolen from his home in…