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Investigators
confirm finding body
of missing U.S.
citizen
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 By A.M. Costa Rica staff Forensic investigators of the Judicial Morgue confirmed through OIJ that the body found in Siquirres is that of missing U.S. citizen Thomas J. Cook. According to the police report Cook disappeared on August 23rd. He was last seen in near Jaco beach on the Pacific Coast. Investigators responded to an emergency call on October 1 regarding a body that had been found half buried on a large property in Siquirres, Limón, on the Atlantic Coast. According to the report of the Siquirres police office, "the body that was located on October 1 in the sector of Palmiras. The body was in a state of putrefaction and buried in a paddock. The body belongs to a male, who was wearing a blue shirt, a gray color shorts, girdle gray tennis shoes, plus an earring and fabric bracelet with the colors blue, white and red." Forensic specialists did a dental analysis and established with certainty that the body is that of Thomas Cook. According to the police investigation, Cook traveled frequently to the country and had a friendship with a woman surnamed Hurtado who was his companion during the stay abroad in the country. The woman has a residence in the Limón area on the Atlantic Coast. In an interview on a local television channel, Hurtado stated, "that she had nothing to do with the disappearance of Cook." She also confirmed that she "helped him find a house in a residential area in Jaco beach, where she signed as responsible for the rent, however he (referring to Cook) was in charge making the rent payments." Investigators found that the contract to rent the apartment where Cook lived was made in the name of Hurtado.
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 Thomas Cook body that was located on October 1 in the sector of Palmiras, Limon. There are several indications that the motive for the crime was theft, said investigators. They found several transactions in Cook's bank accounts and will continue to investigate that line of reasoning as a motive for the crime. The press department of OIJ reported the investigators are working together the specialists from Siquirres and Jaco offices but no advances in the case have been announced and no arrests linked to Cook’s death have been made known. The Judicial Investigation Organization – OIJ - is a unit of the Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica. It was founded in 1973 as a subsidiary body of the Criminal Courts of Public Prosecutions in scientific discovery and verification of the crimes and those responsible. |
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Research begins on
the impact of
shrimp trawling
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By A.M. Costa Rica staff Two research ships from the Costa Rican Institute of Fish and Aquaculture sailed from Puntarenas on Monday to carry out an investigation on the consequences that shrimp trawling has on local fish populations. According to the organization "there will be four trips, from 15 to 20 days each, in order to assess the effectiveness of the devices that exclude fish and turtles,” from shrimp trawling nets. These investigations come as a response to a court request to determine if “a significant reduction of bycatch be demonstrated, when the use of fish-excluding devices was implemented." The objective of the studies is to establish the effectiveness of devices known as "fish excluders," which are used to reduce the capture of fish or sea turtles that are close to the shrimp at the time of harvest. Biologists from the institute will travel on the vessels and are responsible for the research methodology and the execution of the studies. The ships have satellite tracking in compliance with current regulations. According to the report of the institution, "the specialists will evaluate the percentages of exclusion of the fish,” when the boats trawl for shrimp “using different sizes of mesh lights and other devices that exclude the fish and turtles. " The Executive President of INCOPESCA, Moisés Mug, says that the study will also serve to record other characteristics of the marine fauna. "Additionally, it is intended to characterize the length, weight and stage of sexual maturity of pinky and fidel shrimps. And to know the proportion that the different biological groups that make up the marine fauna represent in weight.” The boats that will carry out the tours have research permits from the institute and they will be sold diesel at a preferential price. The captured fishery product will be auctioned and the funds produced will go to the institute. The boats will be between 15 and 20 days at sea for each trip developing the studies, a total of approximately 60 days.
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 Costa Rican
Institute of Fishing
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These
investigations come as a
response to a court
request to determine if
a significant reduction
of by-catch be
demonstrated, when the
use of fish-excluding
devices was implemented.
"To these
investigations will be
added others that the
institute plans to
develop in 2019, on the
biomass and shrimp
resource capacity of the
country and how it is
distributed," said Mug.
Mug stated
that the institute has
been involved in
research and decision
making to give ensure
the sustainability of
shrimp fishing in Costa
Rican waters. "It has
carried out several
actions, some of which
are contemplated in the
constitutional ruling.
For shrimp fishermen to
use exclusionary devices
to minimize the impact
on incidental fishing
during their fishing
operations, the fishing
zoning that limits the
capture of white shrimp
to certain areas for the
benefit of artisanal
fishermen, and the
establishment of a
percentage of incidental
fishing and others."
These investigations have been carried out with the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The Costa Rican Institute of Fish and Aquaculture is the organization that regulates and promotes the development of the fisheries and aquaculture sector, with a focus on the protection of the marine ecosystem. |
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64 percent of hospitalized children have respiratory infections, say specialists |
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By A.M.
Costa Rica staff
The specialists of the Children's Hospital are calling on parents and adults responsible for the care of children, to increase care during this time of year due to the increase in respiratory infections, caused by the human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV). According to specialists, 64 percent of hospitalized children have a disease related to respiratory infections. The syncytial virus "mainly affects children under two years, especially those under six months of age. It is transmitted by contact with mucus or saliva of the sick person” often when the person who is ill coughs or sneezes. If someone coughs into their hands, the virus can be transmitted by hand to hand contact, say the Children's Hospital specialists. Dr. Olga Arguedas, director of the hospital said that the situation should lead everyone "to increase all the hygienic measures such as the correct washing of the hands, either by means of an antiseptic solution based on alcohol or with water and soap, preferably, covering your mouth and nose properly when coughing or sneezing and do not forget to clean objects and surfaces." The virus can present as a mild cold with a blocked nose, mucus, cough and fever. However, "children under two years of age, newborns and mainly premature babies can get more serious infections, such as bronchiolitis and pneumonia, which can lead to hospitalization and even death," said Dr. Arguedas. The National Children's Hospital registers 129 children currently medically hospitalized. Of these, 83 are patients admitted for respiratory reasons, about 64 percent. Of the children with respiratory infections, 20 percent are in very delicate condition. To reduce the risk of acquiring and / or transmitting the virus, specialists give the following recommendations: 1- Wash your hands with a mixture of alcohol and water, before and after touching a child sick with the virus. 2 - Keep the child in a neat place inside the house and not send the child to school during the days that he is sick. 3- Do not take a sick child to public places. 4- If the child is breastfeeding, continue with breastfeeding.
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 A.M.
Costa Rica
wire services
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The
syncytial
virus "mainly
affects
children under
two
years, especially those under six months of age. 5- Avoid exposing the child to smoke, pollution or tobacco smoke. 6- Avoid trips during the period that the child is ill with the virus. 7- Clean children's toys with water and alcohol. 8- Do not share the toys of the sick child with other children. 9- Prevent the child from receiving visitors. 10- Keep the child under the care of a doctor. According to the Ministry of Health report, the seasonality of the syncytial virus "started the second week of June" and may continue its high season until November. Three children have died of this virus this year, an improvement over 2017 when 15 children died. The Children’s Hospital was found in 1845. It is the national pediatric hospital and provides medical care to children and young people under 18. |
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Specialists
report two strong
eruptions of the Turrialba Volcano |
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By A.M. Costa Rica staff The Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (known by its Spanish acronym OVSICORI) recorded two eruptions in the Turrialba volcano on Monday. "The first eruption was recorded at 5:42 a.m. and minutes later at 6:16 a.m. a second was registered.” According to the observatory, "at 5:42 a.m. there is an eruption in the Turrialba Volcano, with a column that rises to 1,000 meters above the height of the crater and at 4,340 meters above sea level, with a duration of several minutes and strong activity." Minutes after the first eruption, a second eruption was recorded with conditions similar to the first one. "The seismographs registered a second explosion signal at 6:16 a.m. The column of ash and gas is between 800 and 1,000 meters high," said the observatory. According to the report, the eruption was seen by people in Cartago - "The column of ash and gas is reported by neighbors of the sector of Paraiso in Cartago." The observatory also has a seismographic record of an explosion or release of energy on Sunday at 5 p.m. however the foggy conditions prevented observers from seeing if an eruption was taking place or if the energy release was due to telluric movement. "The seismographs recorded an explosion. The height of the eruption is not known due to the high cloudiness conditions on the top of the volcano." According to specialists, since the end of August 2018, "the Turrialba Volcano has increased its activity and has been emitting ashes and gases more persistently." |
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Since the end of August 2018, Turrialba Volcano has increased its activity and has been emitting ashes and gases more persistently. It is very possible that there will be more eruptions similar to or even stronger than those that occurred in the last hours, said OVSICORI. Turrialba Volcano is an active volcano in central Costa Rica that has been explosively eruptive since 2016. It is located in the vicinity of the city of Turrialba in Cartago and has an elevation of 3,340 meters. According to the observatory record, it is about 1.5 million years old. The surrounding volcano area is the Turrialba Volcano National Park.
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| Vice President goes on a working tour to Italy |
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By A.M.
Costa Rica staff
Vice President Epsy Campbell Barr is traveling to Italy to meet with leaders of the Holy See, the UN and the Italian government. According to the report of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "the working tour aims to boost Costa Rican foreign policy." According to the agenda, "Vice President Campbell will meet Tuesday with the Secretary of State of the Holy See, Cardinal Pietro Parolin and with the Secretary for Relations with States, Monsignor Paul Richard Gallagher." The theme of the meeting is "the immigration situation in Latin America." On Wednesday, the vice president will meet Pope Francis at a general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. The vice president will also meet with the executive director of the World Food Program, David Beasley, the director general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, José Graziano da Silva, and the president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, Gilbert F. Houngbo. The theme of this meeting was not detailed by the ministry. Campbell will give a speech at the meeting on the United Nations ‘Decade of Family Farming.’ The theme of the event I,s "the importance it [family farming] represents for food security, sustainable development and poverty reduction," said the ministry’s statement. |
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House courtesy
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The vice president will also meet with the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs of Italy, Ricardo Merlo, the Minister of Environment, General Sergio Costa, and the Minister of Agriculture, Gian Marco Centinaio. The subject of these meetings was not indicated by the ministry. |
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Education Ministry will include fiscal education course in 2019 |
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By A.M. Costa Rica
staff
The new fiscal education course, which will be taught in all public schools in the country next year, responds to the initiative of the Finance Ministry and the Education Ministry. According to the Education Ministry this new course aims to, "strengthen the concept of tax culture in the country." The ministry reported that it will "train teachers on the new content of the program that should be applied next year in the subject Financial Education." Carlos Vargas, general director of taxation office of the Financial Ministry, gives high importance to this course as "the inclusion of this issue in schools aims to increase the interest of the future citizen in tax obligations and its importance for the development of the country." The subject ‘Tax Education’ is included in the didactic material of two sixth grade subjects: Social Studies and Civic Education. In addition, ninth grade students will have this course included in the subject Education for Everyday Life. Finally, the students of the eleventh year (similar to the senior year of high school in the U.S.) will have this course included in the subject: Civic Education. |
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According to the Education
Ministry this new course aims to,
strengthen the concept of tax
culture in the country.
The Education Ministry is part of government in charge of ensuring a high quality education throughout the country. The Finance Ministry is the entity in charge of applying fiscal policy and managing the country income. |
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Guadalupe highway will be closed
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By A.M. Costa
Rica staff
The Institute of Public Potable Water has informed the public that highway # 201 between Guadalupe and Sabanilla will be closed until November, due to repairs to the sewers. According to the institute, these repairs are of great importance, "so that wastewater from buildings, shops and homes in the area, will be redirected to reach the Los Tajos treatment plant." This work involves the closure of the road from the southern corner of the park in Guadalupe to Sabanilla. The work on the pipelines will take about two weeks and should be finished in November. The highway is expected to be open again on November 2nd. The institute confirms that only people who live in the area will be allowed on the road and calls on drivers to use alternatives routes between Guadalupe and Sabanilla. Route # 201 is one of the roads with the highest traffic volume of traffic in the country due to the proximity of the University of Costa Rica, Latina University and San Pedro Mall. The Institute of Public Potable Water, known as AyA for its Spanish acronym, was created in 1942, with the Law of Waters that says that all water pipelines of the country are the property of the state. The institute is the organization in charge of the management and exploitation of drinking water in Costa Rica. |
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This
work involves the
closure of the road
from
Guadalupe to Sabanilla. |
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