The Municipality of Alajuela is refining the last details to celebrate on April 7th, parades and civic events commemorating the Battle of Rivas. The activities will begin at 8:00 a.m. in Juan Santamaria Park, with protocol acts and then the parades with about 30 schools, colleges and communal bands from different parts of the country. […]
Archives for April 5, 2017
Power service suspension in La Aurora de Heredia
The Public Services Company of Heredia (ESPH) reported they will suspend electricity service in the Aurora sector of Heredia on April 6th. The power cut schedule will be from 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., due to the installation of posts and medium voltage lines in the area. The affected area will be the Urbanization the […]
Magistrate endorses project to reduce trial duration
Judge Carlos Chinchilla, president of the III Supreme Court of Justice, approved on Tuesday a bill that seeks to guarantee the principle of prompt and complete justice. The initiative, led by legislator Mario Redondo, from the Christian Democratic Alliance, seeks to reduce the duration of the 5-year trials, on average, to 11 months and set […]
Breath Alcohol Test Now Available in Costa Rica
A breath alcohol test has just arrived in the country. The product is called “Alarm” and provides consumers with an alternative to measure alcohol consumption. According to Giovanni Sosto, Vice President of Prumisa, the company that markets the product the test is disposable, that is, it is used only once and it has a cut […]
Oil tends to increase due to a reduction in reserves
Oil prices rose due to the next decline in world reserves. The price of a barrel of light sweet crude in the US gained 79 cents reaching $51.03 for May delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). In London, North Sea Brent’s barrel price gained $1.05 reaching $54.17 in the contract for June delivery […]
San Juan de Dios Hospital needs blood donors for Easter
San Juan de Dios Hospital (HSJD) urgently needs blood donors, especially those of type O positive and negative. Nancy Castrillo, head of the Blood Bank, explained that donors are not approaching and this puts the reserves for Easter at risk. Therefore, the microbiologist calls on donors to collaborate urgently. To have an optimal reserve, 40 […]