The National Animal Health Service (SENASA) ensured the welfare of the horses at the Tope de Palmares on January 11th, since officials were vigilant on some aspects, such the number of people on each animal, and the ban on galloping and the use of lacerating spurs, whips or other objects. SENASA together with the Ministry […]
Archives for January 11, 2018
Family filed millionaire lawsuit against the State
The family of José Gerardo Argüello, who fell to the Virilla River on June 21st, 2017, filed a million dollar lawsuit against the State. According to Jessica Argüello, sister of the victim, the legal civil action was filed because the bridge where the accident occurred did not have guardrails. It has been said on many […]
Three Costa Rican volcanoes show seismic swarms after earthquake in Honduras
After the 7.6-magnitude earthquake, which occurred on Tuesday near the Atlantic coast of Honduras, the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) reported seismic swarms in three volcanoes: Tenorio, Miravalles and Irazú. These low intensity movements were generated after 8:51 p.m., when the earthquake was recorded in Honduras. The information was confirmed by a […]
Camera caught images of tapir and red brocket in Corcovado National Park
A tapir lying on the beach next to a sparrow hawk feeding on its fleas. This curious scene happened near the Sirena Biological Station of the Corcovado National Park, last December. It was recorded by Carlos Murillo, reserve park ranger. The officer mentioned that this type of sightings are very frequent in this place. The […]
Legislator insists on creating Ethics Commission in the Congress
Legislator Marcela Guerrero, from the Citizen Action Party (PAC), urged the Legislative Plenary to approve a regulatory reform to create an Ethics Commission in Congress that investigates and punishes legislators for lack of ethical conduct. The legislator asked that this file be made known after the Plenary discussed and voted on the report by the […]
Central branch of the CNFL reopened in San José
On Monday, the National Power and Light Company (CNFL) reopened the doors of the central branch, located in San José, which was closed since October, due to a remodeling process that included a System of Attention of Filas (SAF) to improve the times of attention to the users of the electric service. The improvements include […]