According to the Ministry of Public Education (MEP), the ash fall, that is affecting some areas of the country, increased the absenteeism rate up to 30% in the following schools: Patio de Agua, José Fabio Garnier, Nubes, Pío XXI, San Jerónimo, Platanares, San Francisco and Cascajal High school. Until September 20th, when Turrialba’s volcanic activity […]
Archives for September 2016
Airlines resumed their operations
Silvia Chaves, spokeswoman for Aeris Holding Costa Rica and administrator of the International Juan Santamaría Airport, confirmed that airlines Sansa, Nature Air, Avianca, Copa Airlines, Iberia, Veca, Jet Blue and Air Canada, resumed operations after the airport closure. The decision to close the international airport was made as a security measure due to the ash cloud […]
Legislators Ramírez and Jiménez talked about Brazil, Venezuela and Nicaragua
Legislators Jose Ramírez, from Frente Amplio (FA) and Nidia Jiménez, from Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC), justified President Solís´decision of abandoning the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) when Brazilian president Michael Temer started to read his speech. Their main argument is that Temer was imposed as President after the impeachment of Dilma Roussef by the Brazilian […]
A man was arrested for diffusing pornography
Swiss police alerted authorities from the Judicial Investigation Agency about an IP address, registered in Costa Rica, that was diffusing child pornography. As consequence, agents from the Department of Crimes against Physical Integrity and Human Trafficking from the Judicial Investigation Agency raided two houses located in Los Corales I sector. A 37-year-old man was arrested […]
According to Mitofsky, just 10% of public opinion approves Solís’ administration
According to a study conducted by Mexican firm Consulta Mitofsky, just 10% of public opinion approves President Luis Guillermo Solís’ management. Costa Ricans have been reluctant to the president’s actions since 2014. Criticism has been constant and that is reflected in the polls. Mitofsky made the presidents’ ranking after a compilation of surveys from different […]
Turrialba volcano turned gray: ash layer coats its fields
Yesterday, a 2-centimeter ash layer coated fields near the western side of Turrialba volcano after its intense volcanic activity that have been taking place for more than a day. Blas Sánchez, a geologist at the National Emergency Commission (CNE) said that areas such as La Silvia are the most affected. According to Sánchez, a few […]