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Project seeks funds to save millions of lives

September 5, 2016 by Staff News Writer

A medical career is not for everyone and although Ricardo Chacón had a passion for it, he decided to take a different course and became a business administrator. However, the idea of helping people with health initiatives was always there. That was the engine behind the creation of BeeMedics and BeeGeo, initiatives that aim to […]

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Security companies keep “losing” their arms

September 5, 2016 by Staff News Writer

More than a thousand firearms belonging to 228 security companies, that have been disabled to work, could be on the street, could be owned by criminal gangs or in another country. There are near 8,000 guns that remain off the radar of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS). After several months of investigation, it was known […]

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IAFA: boom of legalization lead to increased marijuana use

September 5, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The media and global initiatives to legalize marijuana are listed as culprits for the increased use of this drug among Costa Rican students. This was revealed by a recent analysis of the Institute on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (IAFA). In 2009, 38 out of every thousand high school students used marijuana. In 2015, this number […]

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One out of the two predicted scenarios for Zica is about to be a reality

September 5, 2016 by Staff News Writer

In January, 2016 a 25-year-old person was the first Costa Rican with Zika virus. Since then, two scenarios are expected in the country: finishing the year with a 1,000 cases or with 60,000 cases. There is no doubt that we will reach and perhaps surpass the best of both scenarios but even if we do not […]

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The construction of a pedestrian bridge in La Galera will start today

September 5, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The construction of the pedestrian bridge in the Florencio del Castillo highway, which connects San José with Cártago, is going to start today. Adrián Rojas, technical director of the project, said that they will extend the lane near the Servicentro La Galera, on National Route 2, because the new structure will occupy part of the […]

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La Niña phenomenon might have less impact than expected

September 5, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Although during the month of March it was announced that La Niña would impact the country during the second half of the year, it seems that it will not. Juan Diego Naranjo, a meteorologist from the National Meteorological Institute (IMN), said that La Niña has been slower than they anticipated 6 month ago, and now […]

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