The Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) warned that the millionaire budget reduction for next year will affect water quality programs and it will also reduce resources sent to other agencies such as the National Meteorological Institute (IMN). According to the ministry, the reduction would be of 700 million colones. In the case of Water […]
Archives for October 2016
A man tried to cross 2 kilos of cocaine to Nicaragua
An officer from the security forces in Peñas Blancas prevented a 23-year-old Nicaraguan, surnamed Amador, from crossing the border. He had kilos of cocaine in his luggage. He had no record or residence card. The subject was arrested and he is under the custody of the Prosecutor of Liberia for precautionary measures. The man tried […]
Taxi drivers want the Constitutional Court to determine Uber’s illegality
In a peaceful protest, a group of taxi drivers demanded that the Constitutional Court, through 2 writs of protection, determined the illegality of mobile applications that provide transport service. Right now institutions such as ARESEP, the Central Government and even the Traffic Institution, argue that they cannot enforce the law if the writs of protections […]
The low pressure system in the Caribbean Sea continues affecting Costa Rica
The low pressure system located on the Caribbean Sea, near the coast of Nicaragua, continues affecting the country with many clouds and showers. The National Meteorological Institute (INM) estimated that in the early hours of Thursday, intermittent rains would occur in the Pacific area, in some parts of the Central Valley, mountainous parts of the […]
Beware of the inappropriate use of platelet rich plasma to perform plastic surgery
The Association of Medical Specialists in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (AMECPER) launched an alert about the inappropriate use of platelet rich plasma that is being promoted in different aesthetic properties as a treatment for rejuvenate, lose weight, shape the body and increase breasts or buttocks. They are dangerous when there are not well applied, […]
Job market gets difficult for over-60-year-old people
The percentage of people over 60 who are outside the labor force grows every day, according to the report on the situation of the Costa Rican labor market for the second quarter of 2016, by the School of Economics at the National University. Although researchers from the Observatory of Economic and Social Situation from UNA […]