247 men spend their days among smelling beds, wooden cabins and doorless bathrooms. They are serving 6-month sentences in prison for failing to pay or having arrears in their children, former partners or parents’ alimony. Some of them cook to earn ₡ 5,500 a fortnight and others are waiting for their families to raise the […]
Archives for December 9, 2016
OIJ is in a risky position: accusations among officials is having an impact on its image
Finger-pointings and internal accusations among officials put the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) in a risky situation. In recent months, multiple controversies in the institution go beyond pursuing or investigating criminals. The most recent case appeared this week. The Internal Affairs section carried out a follow-up, considered illegal by the Judicial Inspection, in 2015 against Geovanny […]
Post offices are working a lot! They receive from 15,000 to 20,000 packages every day
Correos de Costa Rica receives from 15,000 to 20,000 packages from online shopping every day. Erick Jiménez, a Correos de Costa Rica spokesman, said that Hurricane Otto didn’t prevent people from buying during Black Friday and these packages have been arriving in large numbers. In the case of Box Correos service, packages can be tracked and […]
You don’t have to tip garbage collectors
During this month, it is common that municipal workers who collect garbage, go door to door, asking for a “tip” or “second bonus”. Two workers from the Municipality of San José (MSJ), who preferred not the say their names, told that this custom is very old and it occurs in almost all municipalities. They added […]
No more ash! Turrialba keeps plume of gases and steam
Since Thursday, Turrialba Volcano is no longer emanating ash and the plume only shows gases and steam. Eliécer Duarte, an expert from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI), reported that the seismic signal from the colossus fell back to a period of stability, as it happened days ago, when it spent more […]
2016: the sixth worst year in the history of dengue
The dengue virus arrived in 1993 to stay, as Costa Ricans have not learned that they can live without threats. As long as there are breeding grounds and carelessness, cases will persist. For Rodrigo Marín, program manager of the Vector Control Department of the Ministry of Health, this year was one of the six worst […]