A week ago, there were taxi drivers’ demonstrations in several parts of Costa Rica. A meeting between the Regulatory Authority of Public Services (ARESEP) and taxi drivers was planned, but it was canceled. As consequence, threats of new demonstrations are becoming stronger. Taxi drivers declared that they will return to the streets, but this time […]
Archives for August 2016
Long weekend affected Alajuela hospital
The emergency service of San Rafael de Alajuela Hospital collapsed during the weekend, as confirmed by Francisco Pérez, director of the medical center. A photograph published in Noticias de Última Hora Alajuela Facebook page showed the situation. According to Pérez, it was a consequence of the long weekend. There were 17 people who had to […]
Food waste: alarming data
About 40% of food in Costa Rica is wasted or thrown away, even before being served at the table. In addition, 60% is lost for not being consumed on time. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that more than 1,300 million tonnes of food are wasted every year worldwide. In most cases, this loss is […]
Outrage protest against UCR chacellor
The protest has been organized by the Employees’ Union (SINDEU) and the Students’ Federation (FEUCR) of University of Costa Rica (UCR). They are requesting that the case of chancellor Henning Jensen does not remain unpunished by the University Council. We are joining the call from the Students’ Federation, to participate in the Outrage protest (…) […]
Train service will be restored to normal
On Wednesday, the train operators will resume their duties as an agreement has been reached, meaning that INCOFER service is going to be fully enabled. They will receive a raise of salaries, but the company shall inform how much it will be within 15 days. We are happy because before we didn’t know if we […]
Water service suspended in Desamparados de Alajuela
The water service will be suspended in Desamparados de Alajuela, on Wednesday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., due to the maintenance on the pumping system, informed Alajuela’s Municipality. The affected communities will be: El Mojón, La Españolita street, Jerusalén street, Gutiérrez street, from the crossing La Españolita to La Amistad supermarket, La Claudia street […]