The Ministry of Industry, Economy and Trade (MEIC) requested the businessman Gustavo Araya, general manager of the Whyndham Herradura Hotel to cease a promotion for Mother’s Day. This establishment offered a discount of 10% in a gastronomic festival celebrated on August 15th to all clients that arrived in Uber. However, the big surprise came on […]
Archives for August 17, 2017
Snake surprises a Scot who bought pineapple from Costa Rica
This week, a Scottish man from Edinburgh bought a pineapple produced in Costa Rica and it came with a live snake. After unpacking the groceries, the man found the reptile that arrived from Costa Rica -for reasons that are yet to be explained. The specimen is a member of the Leptodeira annulata family, which is […]
65 thousand people will have no water supply on Friday
The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) reported on Thursday afternoon that, due to the maintenance and repair of leakage in the main system, more than 65 thousand people would be affected on August 18th, since the drinking water supply will be interrupted. Interruptions may occur between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. in […]
After helicopter chase, bank robbers were finally caught
On Thursday afternoon, some 4 subjects robbed the National Bank of El Tejar del Guarco, Cartago. The pursuit of two of the suspects was not only with police vehicles, but also with helicopters. The press department of the Ministry of Public Security indicated that individuals threatened security personnel, entered and subtracted an undetermined amount of […]
CCSS will pay ¢ 2 million to patient who waited 10 years for surgery
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) will have to pay ¢ 2 million to a patient named Benavides, who had to wait 10 years for a surgical procedure. Benavides was on the waiting list since 2005 to be operated from a hernia at the San Rafael de Alajuela Hospital. In the face of the […]
Tool to fight overweight and improve employee productivity
The ProNutri Certification initiative was launched on Wednesday by the College of Nutrition Professionals and the Institute of Technical Standards of Costa Rica (Inteco) aiming to improve employee productivity and make people become agents of good habits at home. According to specialists, workers have developed consumption habits with a high presence of industrial, fatty and […]