During the 2016 World Surfing Games, which took place from August 6th to 14th in Jacó, officers of the security forces arrested 91 people for various reasons. According to data from the Department of Analysis and Statistics of the Ministry of Public Security, most arrests occurred for violating the Law on Psychotropic Substances, with a […]
Archives for August 2016
Executive will not get involved in INCOFER’s issues
The Executive Branch announced that it will not take any actions regarding INCOFER’s issues, despite the fact that users were left without train service, which complicated the traffic in many areas, mainly in Heredia and Cartago. The Minister of the Presidency, Sergio Alfaro, said that the INCOFER’s executive president, Cristian Vargas, is the one who […]
Frente Amplio wants INCOFER CEO to appear before the Congress
Frente Amplio stated that Christian Vargas, CEO of the Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles (INCOFER), should appear before the Income Control and Public Spending Congress’ Commission due to the train service suspension. Legislator Edgardo Araya, Frente Amplio head, made the announcement, and added that they will also summon the legal representatives of INCOFER subcontracted companies, which […]
Anemia screening and care improved in the CCSS
According to the results of the 2015 Provision of Health Services’ (EPSS) evaluation, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund exceeded its own expectations and improved screening and care of anemia in children. The percentage of anemia cases being addressed went from 26% to 43%, which represented 14,138 children between 6 months and less than one […]
Taxi drivers complain ARESEP left them “hanging”
After the Controller General, Roberto Jiménez, canceled a meeting scheduled for Tuesday with a group of taxi drivers, the representative of the group has had diverse and contradictory reactions. First, the president of the Costa Rican Taxi Drivers Union (UTC), Rubén Vargas, said he was very happy for the suspension of the meeting. Vargas then […]
Poás volcano surprised with a short but impressive eruption
On Tuesday afternoon, Poas Volcano surprised with a short but impressive eruption. According to the National Volcanological and Seismological Observatory (OVSICORI), the eruption was recorded at 2:09 pm and lasted 2 minutes. Although it did not last long, the volcano erupted a steam plume that rose 100 meters above the crater. As it is shown […]