After an investment of 2 billion colones, the Council of National Roads (CONAVI) completed the roadworks to restore the Chiquiza passage in La Cangreja and La Chonta areas on the Interamericana Sur route. Due to the mudslides and landslides that cut off the passage in 2015, two points of the road required urgent restorations. In […]
Archives for September 2016
The vehicle restriction will not apply on September 15th
The regular vehicle restrictions for cars with plates ending in 7 and 8 to access downtown San José, will not apply on September 15th. Mario Calderóon, director of the Traffic Police, said that since it is a holiday, the number of workers arriving to the capital will considerably reduce, so that, the measure is not […]
Landslides keep Mora canton on tenterhooks
For several weeks, the attention of several emergency institutions is focused on the canton of Mora. On September 1st rains caused 4 hectares of land in Quitirrisí to collapse, causing the eviction of 20 families in the area of Quebrada Honda. On Tuesday there was a landslide in Guayabo de Mora that kept 4 people […]
Entrepreneurial women stimulate Costa Rican economy
Their courage, driven in most cases by lacks and obstacles in life, makes them move on with their family. That is why on September 21, from 8:00 am to 12 noon, a forum will be held at the Crowne Plaza Corobici Hotel. It is called “I’m the Hidden Face of Development”, which aims to show […]
4 housing projects in Heredia are reportedly at a halt
William Alvarado, legislator from the Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC), reported in the Legislative Assembly that four housing projects in Heredia are at a halt and said that they have not been executed for negligence. Alvarado said the government has not been interested in developing them, although they can provide housing solutions to many families […]
50 years of prison for man who sexually abused 10 children
Ten minors lived hell on earth for trusting a man who offered them a job in the modeling world. However, this was a screen to commit a series of sexual abuses. The man offered the victims between 20 and 70 thousand colones to model clothing brands for a photoshoot. But this was the perfect excuse […]