Despite constantly mentioning expenses cuts, the government didn’t cut the extraordinary budget presented to the national assembly. The “cuts” introduced by the ministry of finance were ¢ 25.810 million, an amount that was actually intended for the increase of wages and pensions. This is no longer the case because the estimate was based on a […]
Archives for June 10, 2016
9 pending tasks for Costa Rica’s progress
In order for Costa Rica to achieve a developed country status it must address some issues that prevent it from being included in the 20% of best performing countries. The Development Observatory (ODD) at the University of Costa Rica presented the results of an analysis of 14 international indicators that place Costa Rica among the […]
Hail surprises Guanacaste
On June 9th, hailstones took people from Guanacaste by surprise, since they have rarely witnessed this phenomenon. Juan Álvarez, police officer from the delegation of Bagaces in Guanacaste, recalled the last time was 12 years ago.” Álvarez reported the heavy rain started at 3:30 p.m. and hailstones fell from the sky for approximately ten minutes. […]
Health Festival to end obesity
Ebais Unibe treated more than 5,000 people with weight problems in 2015, which is why they decided to promote the consumption of vegetables and fruits with a “Health Festival”, to be held on June, 10th. Walks, zumba classes, lectures, glycemia and blood pressure examinations, parades and fruit tastings, are part of the activities that will […]
A big snake surprised people from Heredia
People from Heredia were surprised following heavy rains in the afternoon, due to the large snake in a culvert of La Gruta, in La Asunción de Belén. They posted an image on the Facebook page “Heredia por media calle”. The fire department has not reported any actions on this matter. crhoy.com
President Solís doesn’t get traffic jams dynamics
President Solís has yet to schedule a meeting with the director of the traffic police, Mario Calderón, to discuss the issue of traffic congestion. The president is asking for a more detailed traffic engineering report, since he does not understand why there are traffic jams in some places one day, and then the following there […]