Honduran authorities informed that eight children were born with microcephaly. Most cases are associated with zika. As consequence, they urged population to fight mosquito Aedes Aegypti. Honduran minister of Health Yolani Batres explained that five out of the eight women who had children with microcephaly suffered from zika, but the three others claim not to […]
Archives for July 2016
Baby lost an arm in traffic accident in Puntarenas
A one-year-old baby lost one arm in a car accident on July, 26th in Isla Venado, Puntarenas, as confirmed by the Ministry of Public Security. According to the Fire Department, the child was traveling on a motorcycle with his father. The vehicle skidded and severed the baby’s arm. According to Carlos Hidalgo, a spokesman for […]
Unions and government fail to agree on wage adjustment
Unions’ members believe the salary adjustment of 0.01% proposed by the government for the public sector is a mockery. Therefore, negotiations will continue next week. According to Olman Chinchilla, from the unions’ central, the rejection towards the figure was publicly announced. We think that the proposal presented by the government is a mockery for all […]
Japanese and Costa Rican scientists will launch the first Costa Rican satellite
Japanese scientists are pleased to work with Costa Rican scientists to launch the first domestic satellite. Mengu Cho, Space Engineering Laboratory’s director at Kyushu Institute of Technology (KYUTECH), visited Costa Rica last week to learn about the project developed by representatives of the Central American Association of Aeronautics and Space (ACAE). According to the agreement, […]
Many believers have started the Romería
July 25th was a reason for many Virgin Mary’s believers to start the Romería to Basílica Los Ángeles in Cártago. As a result, traffic police intensified its operations in certain parts of the road that connects San José with Vieja Metrópoli in order to protect the pilgrims. Mario Calderón, Traffic director, explained that since July […]
19,378,000 colones have been invested in Guanacaste’s road system
Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT) has allocated 1,550 million colones per month aimed to maintain and fix Guanacaste’s road system. Between July 2015 and June 2016, Guanacaste received an investment of 19,378,000 colones for maintenance, restoration and improvements of the national road network. Through Roads and Bridges Preservation contracts, a 21-km highway between […]