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La Tenería bridge will be closed today

October 3, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Alajuela authorities announced the construction of La Tenería Bridge, located 800 meters north from Palmares Park. As consequence, vehicles and pedestrian crossing will be closed from October 3rd. The works will last 182 days and they will provide a new bridge for the community. To do so, 148 million colones were invested. La Tenería bridge […]

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Municipalities must improve paved roads

October 3, 2016 by Staff News Writer

81 Costa Rican municipalities must make a greater effort to improve the quality of road surfaces through strategies such as technology transfer, human resource training and contracts with high-quality technical specifications. This was suggested during the V Conference on Accelerated Pavement Testing (APT) 2016, held in Costa Rica with the presence of national engineers, as well […]

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Colombians in Costa Rica said ‘No’ to the peace deal

October 3, 2016 by Staff News Writer

According to data provided by the National Civil Registry of Colombia, the institution in charge of the official record, Colombians in Costa Rica overwhelmingly voted ‘No’. According to information from the entity, ‘No’ supporters amounted to 50.2% (832 votes), while ‘Yes’ supporters amounted to 49.8% (825 votes). Abstention in Costa Rica reached 78.43%: 1,661 people, out […]

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New constitution in Costa Rica?

October 3, 2016 by Staff News Writer

On September 30th, Nueva Constitución CR political party achieved it: the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) accepted the request to call a referendum to determine whether a new Constitution is necessary in Costa Rica or not. One of the promoters of this initiative, Alex Solís, described the proposal as necessary, and he assures that this is […]

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Colombia said No

October 3, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos delivered a messagge to Colombian population: he accepted the results of a referendum on the peace deal between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). People said No. I summoned you to decide whether or not to support the deal that would end the conflict with the […]

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