Fabricio Retana is 9 years old. As any other nine-year-old, he loves video-games and playing with friends, but stands out among his peers for his environmental sensitivity. A month ago he decided to create a Facebook page to promote recycling of plastic bottles. His site is called Green Footprint CR and aims to raise awareness […]
Archives for June 6, 2016
Poás volcano spewed a column of water and debris
Poás volcano, in Alajuela province, spewed a column of water, sediment and steam of 66 to 98 feet long. The eruption occurred on Sunday morning and took place in the active crater of the volcano, covered by an ultra-acid lake. Such eruptions are normal and occur when the under-water pressure at the Poás lake comes […]
Firefighters face hazardous substances blindly
The lack of adequate signs in trucks loaded with hazardous substances threatens the life of the firefighters, according to the fire department chief Hector Chaves. When firefighters attend tanker trucks for emergencies, frequently they don’t know what kind of substance they are facing, because cargo isn’t properly identified. Even drivers, in many instances, do not know what […]
Dollar credit rate increased in the last two weeks
The credit dollar rate has increased consecutively in the last two weeks, due to a shortage of dollar liquidity, according to the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR). The cash rate in dollars rose 2.06 percent on June 2, the highest increase so far. In total, it has grown 0.13 percentage points since five weeks […]
State refinery reports loss of 6 billion of colones in 2015
The Costa Rican Oil Refinery (RECOPE) has reported an operating loss of 6 billion of colones in 2015. The negative result was due to a decrease in oil sales by 2 pecent, while labor have increased, according to financial reports. RECOPE attributed the loss to an extraordinary benefit for a group of workers who retired last year. The company […]
Costa Rica seeks extradition of Nicaraguan suspects
Costa Rican authorities have requested the extradition of two Nicaraguan brothers allegedly responsible for killing a 12 year-old boy. The brothers Carmona Solis allegedly tied up the boy by the neck to a motorcycle and dragged him for about 1,970 feet. According to an autopsy the boy died of strangulation. When the attack happened, the boy was […]