On Wednesday, Guatemala confirmed the first cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome and also a case of microcephaly associated with Zika virus syndrome in a newborn. It was informed by the officials of Roosevelt Hospital, the largest in the capital. We have a 70-year-old patient and a girl of five year old diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome. The […]
Archives for August 2016
Costa Rica sees “hidden threat” behind Nicaragua’s display of weapons
President Luis Guillermo Solís criticized Nicaragua’s exhibition of weapons, including a T-72B1 Russian tank, and called it “a hidden threat” from the neighboring country. The exhibition of that weapon is not constructive, it is a hidden threat that Costa Rica would not even consider for Nicaragua. We are not an aggressive country,” said Solís in […]
Police makes 120 confiscations a day to street vendors
The Municipal Police of San José, is making almost 120 daily confiscations to street vendors located in the public spaces from the capital city. Since May 2nd, they are working hard to remove the illegal sellers from the streets and boulevards and until June, nearly 2,000 confiscations were made. At this time, the regular number has decreased […]
President Solís: “I will not invite Putin to have lunch”
The United Nations General Assembly will be held in late September, and President Luis Guillermo Solís is going to promote the candidacy of Christiana Figueres as UN Secretary-General. Costa Rican Embassy in New York received instructions from the President to make the arrangements for him to meet with all possible organizations and other Heads of […]
Nicaragua ignores Costa Rica’s request on interoceanic canal
For months, Nicaragua has ignored Costa Rica’s formal request for information on a large interoceanic canal project. The project, promoted by the Asian transnational Honk Kong Nicaragua Development (HKND) began more than 19 months ago, but the authorities recognize that the project is about archaeological, geological, photographic or cartographic ‘studies’. This week, the Costa Rican […]
OVSICORI: After quake aftershocks aren’t ruled out
A local seismic fault caused the earthquake felt in the entire country, but mainly in the Central Valley. The main event was reported at 10:06 am, with magnitude 4.7 degrees and had a depth of 20 kilometers. It was reported at 7 kilometers west of San Marcos de Tarrazú. Floribeth Vega, from the Vulcanological and […]