Foreigners that become legal residents in Costa Rica are required to keep current their cedula or identification document. The cedula renewal, which can cost up to $123, depending on immigration status can be done directly with immigration or with certain branches of the Banco de Costa Rica (BCR). In a recent article in crhoy.com, immigration […]
Archives for December 19, 2013
Campaign to prevent dengue epemic to begin in January
Ministry of Health has admitted that it must work harder in 2014 to prevent a dengue epidemic that infected 50,000 people this year due and accelerated out of control due to late action. Ileana Herrera, Director General of Health, has stated the country has already surpassed the epidemic phase and that Dengue is now endemic […]
Costa Rican students to attend Intel engineering fair
Intel and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications (Micitt) announced five students will participate at the upcoming 2014 Intel International Science Fair in Los Angeles, California. Students developed projects that applied principles in organic agriculture, clean energy, medicine, and biology. Original Article in crhoy.com
Accident with train leaves woman trapped in car for 35 minutes
A woman traveling in the front passenger seat remained trapped for 35 minutes after a collision with a train, last night in Calle Blancos. Witnesses say the driver of the vehicle tried to pass and get ahead of the train, but his 2002 Toyota Rav4 became pinned by the train and dragged for 40 meters. […]
Rescue shelter received over 2,000 mistreated wild animals
Rescate Animal Zoo Ave, which has a Facebook page with more than 28,000 subscribers rescued a total of 2,199 wild animals, stolen from their habitats in Costa Rica. Animals most commonly received by the center include monkeys, parrots and tortoises. Original Article in crhoy.com
Public Sector Goes on Vacation Friday
Any urgent business with government agency should be concluded as soon as possible as Friday will be the last day that ministries, autonomous, semi-autonomous institutions and state enterprises will be open for two weeks. With few exceptions government employees will enjoy a vacation from December 23rd until January 3rd. Although the National Insurance Institute will […]