Tropical Storm Earl has reached category 1 and became a hurricane on Wednesday afternoon. It is expected to affect the Central American coast. Rebeca Morera, meteorologist from the National Meteorological Institute (IMN), said that this hurricane will not arrive in, so its influence is indirect. Nevertheless, the IMN called for caution especially in vulnerable areas […]
Archives for August 2016
20 injured people after truck rollover in Pococí
Units of the Red Cross and the Fire Department are on their way to La Rita sector from Pococí where 20 people are reported injured after a truck rollover. Apparently, the vehicle was carrying cassava and farm workers from the sector when it overturned. According to the 9-1-1 Emergency Service, there are several people injured […]
Solís is concerned about power concentration in Nicaragua
President Luis Guillermo Solís is filled with concern since Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega announced he will nominate his wife, Rosario Murillo, as vice president in the next presidential elections. We are concerned about the concentration of power that is taking place in that country, that is not new in the political history of Nicaragua, which […]
Partial closure in Pérez Zeledón for road surface marking
Route 2 of Pérez Zeledón center will be closed partially for road marking works, from Wednesday until Saturday. The works will focus specifically from Ferremax to the junction with Route 243, at the end of section 10010. To avoid transit interruption the marking works will be done from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m in approximately […]
INCOFER new president will be appointed
President Luis Guillermo Solis declared that Costa Rican Railway Institute (INCOFER) president must be appointed within the next eight days so that, the service is not affected. On July 17th, Guillermo Santana resigned as head of INCOFER for personal reasons. On June 28th, Modernization Law was signed. As a result, the new president will be […]
Figueres will meet more member states
When asked about Chistiana Figueres’ candidacy to the United Nations Secretariat, minister of Foreign Affairs Manuel González answered: Nothing is decided until everything is decided. He declared that results are preliminary and she will keep meeting other member states, whether they are permanent members of the UN Security Council or not. On July 25th, 2016, […]