President Luis Guillermo Solís reiterated his concern about the arrival of Haitians who come from Brazil looking for a better quality of life, during his speech at the meeting of world leaders at the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). He declared that Costa Rica has helped migrants since its independence in 1821, but […]
Archives for September 2016
The kitchen and dining room from San Rafael Hospital will be closed due to remodeling works
The kitchen and dining room from San Rafael Hospital in Alajuela will remain closed for several months until the area of nutrition is remodeled. A new structure will be built and this process can take 9 to 10 months. We have already started to disassemble machines located in the nutrition service and they will be […]
Tips if a great ash fall takes place
Ashes from recent Turrialba volcano eruptions have reached areas such as Puriscal, Sabana, Moravia and Heredia. The eruption that took place yesterday morning produced a column that rose near 4,000 meters high. In addition, the wind has greatly helped to carry ashes, as well as a strong sulfur odor, to several locations. As consequence, the […]
Pacheco: “the debt is starting to be unstable”
José Francisco Pacheco, deputy minister of Expenditure, declared on September 19th that government’s debt is starting to be unstable. It’s like a snowball. The government is paying a great amount of money on interests. It endangers the economic support of the country. It has a great socio-economic impact, stressed the official. Pacheco explained that the […]
Panama and Costa Rica will hold a meeting to discuss about the migration movement in the region
Presidents from Panama and Costa Rica, Juan Carlos Varela and Luis Guillermo Solís, respectively, agreed to hold a security meeting in October to address the humanitarian crisis that both countries are facing, due to the migration movement that has been taking place in Central America since last year. The leaders decided to meet in Panama’s Chiriquí […]
Authorities intercepted a truck that carried cattle without having the legal requirements
On Sunday night, security forces from Matina intercepted a truck that carried four cattle without the permits of transport required by law. Authorities seized the animals and referred the case to the local prosecutor. crhoy.com