Two children are stable in the National Children’s Hospital (HNN): both of them have meningitis, a non-common but very dangerous disease. It is an inflammation in the membranes that cover the brain, either by bacteria or virus. According to María Luisa Ávila, HNN infectologist, one of the way to transmit the disease is related to […]
Archives for January 9, 2017
Capellades earthquake accelerated landslides in Irazú Volcano
The 5.5-degree earthquake that shook Capellades Alvarado de Cartago last November accelerated the landslide that keeps 75 telecommunications towers in check in Irazú volcano. More than 90% of this equipment is in zones of risk due to the cracks in the top of the massif. This factor, along with the accumulated rainfall during 2016, was […]
Inflation is likely to increase in 2017
Imminent increases in the exchange and interest rates would lead to an increase in inflation during 2017 and thus to the cost of living of Costa Ricans. It is expected that this year inflation returns to the target range set by the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR): about 3%, mainly driven by an increase […]
What is one of the greatest Legislature’s debts?
Legal reforms intended to limit the payment of wage incentives in the public sector is one of the greatest debts left by the Legislature in 2016. This was pointed out by legislators Gerardo Vargas Rojas, Otto Guevara and Mario Redondo. The initiative is part of the bills that aim to contain public expenditure and it […]
Taxi drivers created an app to fight Uber back
Tired of returning home with less money in their pocket after working all day, a group of taxi drivers decided to fight back: they created an application that aims to recover all clients that Uber stole from them. “Taxis de Costa Rica” app allows users to know in advance the price of the travel, the […]
Authorities arrested the first two mules of the year
The Drug Control Police (PCD), arrested the first 2 mules of the year. They were apprehended in the kilometer 35 in the southern part of the country. The men carried bags of cocaine in their stomachs. According to the report of the Ministry of Public Security (MSP), the arrests occurred at different times, when they […]